Recently Cathy has gone out into the big world again and traveled to bring in new inspiration to her artwork and come up with more great ideas for her paintings. This time she went to Paso Robles and Big Sur, while she was there she did plenty of sketches of what she saw from the train. We jut might be seeing some of these images come to life in a painting in the future! This slideshow requires JavaScript. Not only did she do sketches but she took plenty of photos to be inspi

Excited to see some of Cathy’s Sketches and Watercolors? In August of 2015 she took a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Calgary. While she was traveling she sketched what she saw in a sketchbook and in another small sketchbook she watercolored various landscapes and water scenes. There are so many beautiful sketches, we will show you the rest in the next blog post. Let us know what you think and what would look beautiful in a painting. This slideshow requires Ja

Last week we talked about where Cathy goes to get inspiration for her sketches that eventually turn into her paintings, but what do these sketches really look like? In her most recent trip to Santa Fe she did a whole bunch of sketches on animals and scenery, check it out! This slideshow requires JavaScript. Next time you’re purchasing a painting you can look at these sketches and maybe see some resemblance! The way Cathy does this is she will blind contour something she is lo

Encinitas, CA – Reception June 12th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Cathy Carey show Vivid Views at Encinitas City Hall show runs May 8 – July 2, 2015 At the “Vivid Views” show, Cathy Carey will be displaying works from several series of colorful California scenes. The reception will be June 12 from 5 to 7PM. Her current series includes native animals like owls, bobcats, quail, coyotes and fox, many of which she has seen on her one acre property on a high hill overlooking Lake Hodges