Kathleen Conover is an abstract painter at heart, and a strong “abstract understructure” is a dominant visual element in all her work, with or without imagery. Watercolor is her main partner in painting because, as she explains, “it has a spirit of its own. By working with watercolor pigments, water, gravity and unusual sub-freezing temperatures, Conover captures winter’s frost and crystal patterns which become the dynamic beginning of her unique artistic expression of winter; the Frozen Crystal Series”.
Inclusion of other water-soluble pigments, unusual drawing implements, hand-made collage materials, and Kathleen’s continual exploration of techniques and concepts results in a fresh expressive approach to traditional watercolor. Kathleen
