Katy Smith • California • waow
| Oil Paintings | Landscapes | En Plein Air |
"Celebrating the ethereal beauty of Central California."
Women Artists of the West, Associate
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Katy Smith
Katy Smith is a plein air landscape artist specializing in paintings of locations on the Central Coast of California. She finds her inspiration directly from the world around her. She enjoys painting locations of historical significance both to capture their beauty and to draw awareness to those places that need to be conserved for future generations. Her subject matter and loose brushwork lean toward California Impressionism/The Eucalyptus School with a subtle sense of romanticism, and the color palette of the Hudson River School. Her work has been described as “ethereal”.
Smith has taught art for various community organizations and public schools over the last 20 years. She taught weekly K-12 classes and professional development workshops for teachers through Dakota Hill Art Studio until she stepped away from teaching to paint fulltime in 2023. Her work is represented in several galleries in the Central Coast area of California.
Women Artists of the West
