Kate Nessler lives and works in Kingston, Arkansas. In this
rural environment, she is surrounded by gardens, woodland, pastures and the
silence and isolation that give her the inspiration and
singular focus for her art. Throughout her 23 years as a botanical
artist she has painted a diverse variety of specimens that
exhibit a wide seasonal and subject range.
In her collection, one will find the quiet, gentle color of spring wildflowers emerging from last year's fallen debris, the brilliant
extravagance of summer flowers and the colors and forms of autumn and winter
as they once more prepare the ground for the return of spring. In each
painting, the color is stunning, detail exquisite, and portrayal intimate
and powerful. Nessler's paintings exhibit the clear vision and joy of an
artist intent on isolating and recording singular moments of beauty and
discovery.
Kate Nessler
has won numerous awards, including three Gold Medals (1990,
1991, 1993) from the Royal Horticultural Society, England. In 1997 she
was awarded the Award of Excellence from the American Society of
Botanical
Artists. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the RHS,
the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh PA, The Morton
Arboretum, Lisle, IL, The Shirley Sherwood Collection, England, as
well as in numerous public and private collections. She is a contributing
member of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Florilegium, NY, and her work has
been selected for inclusion in the Highgrove Florilegium.
This is presently being created under the umbrella of the
Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation and will celebrate and
record in a permanent way the flora in the garden at Highgrove.
Her work has appeared in many articles and
publications, including Dr. Shirley Sherwood's "Contemporary Botanical Artists"
and "A Passion for Plants". Her work is shown at Jonathan Cooper Park
Walk Gallery, London, England, and Susan Frei Nathan Fine Works on Paper, LLC.,
NY, NY.
"Kate has a remarkable eye for the extraordinary and for the mundane.
She is endlessly exploring and is never satisfied with the status quo -
so her paintings are continually evolving and (if possible) improving. Pablo Picasso said, "I paint objects as I think
them, not as I see them". Kate does both: she not only
produces a faithful portrait of her chosen plant, she
conveys the passion that led her to select the plant."
In her collection, one will find the quiet, gentle color of spring wildflowers emerging from last year's fallen debris, the brilliant
extravagance of summer flowers and the colors and forms of autumn and winter
as they once more prepare the ground for the return of spring. In each
painting, the color is stunning, detail exquisite, and portrayal intimate
and powerful. Nessler's paintings exhibit the clear vision and joy of an
artist intent on isolating and recording singular moments of beauty and
discovery.
Kate Nessler
has won numerous awards, including three Gold Medals (1990,
1991, 1993) from the Royal Horticultural Society, England. In 1997 she
was awarded the Award of Excellence from the American Society of
Botanical
Artists. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the RHS,
the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh PA, The Morton
Arboretum, Lisle, IL, The Shirley Sherwood Collection, England, as
well as in numerous public and private collections. She is a contributing
member of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Florilegium, NY, and her work has
been selected for inclusion in the Highgrove Florilegium.
This is presently being created under the umbrella of the
Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation and will celebrate and
record in a permanent way the flora in the garden at Highgrove.
Her work has appeared in many articles and
publications, including Dr. Shirley Sherwood's "Contemporary Botanical Artists"
and "A Passion for Plants". Her work is shown at Jonathan Cooper Park
Walk Gallery, London, England, and Susan Frei Nathan Fine Works on Paper, LLC.,
NY, NY.