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Finishing up – The Look
My two Golden Retrievers, Yogi (the blond) and Sazi (the redhead), like to spend time with my students in the studio, helping everyone...

Cathy Carey
Oct 22, 20141 min read


Speech for Poway art show September 13, 2014 by Cathy Carey
This show is a retrospective exhibit of the last 14 years of my painting career. In order to appreciate how my Expressive...

Cathy Carey
Oct 11, 20148 min read


Thoughts about Thinking
Pretending something is real is a closer experience to reality than ignoring something that is real. Mayan Jungle by Cathy Carey ©2014...

Cathy Carey
Sep 9, 20141 min read


Cathy Carey Solo Show
Poway Performing Arts Center – September 3 – 27, 2014 Coyote Joy 36 x 36 oil by Cathy Carey ©2014 Join Cathy at the reception, September...

Cathy Carey
Sep 8, 20142 min read


Watercolor Sketches and the Oil Paintings They Inspired
This group of pictures is going to show how I use my watercolor sketches to create a large more detailed oil painting. In the watercolor...

Cathy Carey
Aug 18, 20143 min read


Elfin Forest Acrylic Workshop
Over the Weekend I held a painting workshop to benefit The Escondido Creek Conservancy. Isabel and I had a load of easels and supplies to...

Cathy Carey
Jul 28, 20141 min read


Making a painting from Cancun
In July Brian and I took a trip to Cancun. It was our first time there and so we were anxious to explore and see all we could. On a day...

Cathy Carey
Jul 25, 20141 min read


New Paintings Finished in June
I was able to reach my goal of 4 – 5 finished paintings. June was a good month, I got a lot done. Finished three older paintings from...

Cathy Carey
Jul 8, 20143 min read


Summer Solstice Art Show – Artist Reception
Visit lovely La Jolla Shores for the weekend of July 21 and 22, for lots of art happenings! La Playa Art Gallery Terrific newly re-opened...

Cathy Carey
Jun 12, 20141 min read


New Series – “Seaside Botanical Garden”
I’ve been working on a new series for the month of May, based on photos and sketches I did in April at the Laguna Botanical Garden on the...

Cathy Carey
Jun 4, 20142 min read


#Summer Colors 2014
As the seasons change so do our #color inspirations. Summer evokes many emotions that #colors can represent. “Fresh and exciting,...

Cathy Carey
May 2, 20141 min read


A weekend trip to Laguna for Las Lagunas Art Show
Brian and I really enjoyed our getaway to Laguna last week! It started with the reception at Las Lagunas Gallery on 101 in Laguna. What a...

Cathy Carey
Apr 10, 20142 min read


Glen Ivy and Borrego Desert
Glen Ivy Borrego p1.jpg Glen Ivy and Borrego Desert are inspirational spots for me, where I can be in the quiet and see the palms sway,...

Cathy Carey
Mar 26, 20141 min read


New Coyote painting evolves
I was delighted to sell my original coyote painting – “Coyote Wonderland” in just a few days, because a kind friend – Debra Baldwin the...

Cathy Carey
Mar 20, 20141 min read


Cathy Carey Demo tonight at Fallbrook Art Association
I will be doing a demo, of the painting below tonight at the Fallbrook Art Assoc meeting from 5:30 to 8pm. I’ll be doing a follow up...

Cathy Carey
Mar 10, 20141 min read


Huntington Gardens Collage & Watercolor Sketchbook 2009
Huntington Garden 2009 – April 2009 p 2 For our anniversary in 2009, Brian and I got a really fun new camera. He was going to use it to...

Cathy Carey
Mar 3, 20142 min read


Alaska Sketchbook 2006
Alaska 2006 Sketchbook – Vancouver Island I was last in Alaska in 2006 to take a cruise through the Northwest Passage. It was incredibly...

Cathy Carey
Feb 27, 20141 min read


Vision from a Dream paired with Haiku
I was in an art show at the Escondido Municipal Gallery called “Summation”. It is the Escondido Arts Partnership’s annual year-end juried...

Cathy Carey
Feb 14, 20141 min read


Judging and Entering Art Shows
I was honored last month to judge the North County Society of Fine Arts (NCSFA) – annual show at the Poway Performing Arts Center. A...

Cathy Carey
Feb 11, 20143 min read


North County Society of Fine Arts Show at Poway Performing Arts Center
I was honored to jury the February 2014 show for the North County Society of Fine Arts in January. I was so impressed with the quality...

Cathy Carey
Jan 29, 20141 min read
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