Kate Bentley RI RSW SWA

Kate originally trained as a Sculptor and Theatre Designer but by 1999 she had evolved into a full-time professional painter.

Kate’s location and landscape hugely influence her subject matter and historically she is a ‘painter of life,’ using her en-plein air sessions and life drawing to feed her narrative paintings. These paintings are developed from her love of the human form, pattern, chiaroscuro and of course theatricality! They are initiated in the studio from mark making, working over studies and old work and with a huge amount of experimentation.

Themes emerge and the narrative becomes apparent, often stemmed from life experiences, past and present.