Kate Merriman

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I work full time as a program manager for a large software company, but in my spare time I find joy in getting outside and painting plein air or just quickly drawing a local scene in my sketchbook.

I have always drawn and painted. It is meditation, appreciation and expression all in one act. We all need a break from our inner critic, to freshly encounter the world around us, feel alive, and be grounded in the here and now. Every time I summon the courage to paint, I get that gift. 

Every painting is a little triumph over cynicism in that simple act of creation, even when a scene investigates and captures how the manmade interrupts nature - as we see everywhere in the Bay Area: giant container ships moving into port as osprey soar overhead, or giant oil tanks flaring on our golden oak-studded hills. 

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email: k8degr8@gmail.com

website:  https://www.katemerriman.art/