KATHY CAUDILL
A third generation self-taught artist, Kathy Caudill has had experience in a
wide range of art mediums. Kathy began her career working as a commercial artist
doing freelance work for various advertising agencies and corporate clients. In
1980, she designed the official seal for Raleigh County, West Virginia. For a
time, she also worked as a courtroom sketch artist. In 1980, she devoted her energy
to painting full-time.
Her subject matter derives from the ordinary people, places, and things that
have special meaning to her. In her paintings, Kathy places her primary focus
effectively capturing the emotion or feeling she wishes to convey to the viewer.
Technical execution is secondary to successfully rendering a composition the viewer
can relate to on a personal level.
Kathy has won numerous awards for her work including: Top Merit Awards from both
the South Carolina and the West Virginia Watercolor Societies, First and Second
place awards in North Light Magazine’s Cover Competitions. In 2001, she was selected as the cover artist for the South
Carolina Art and Agriculture Calendar; and her paintings were featured in The Artist’s Magazine’s “2005 Limited Edition Art Calendar.” Examples of Kathy’s work appear in the book,
Splash 8: Watercolor Discoveries. Kathy's studio was featured in a recent article in the special Fall 2009 issue
of American Artist's Magazine's Studios.
She is the author of Landscapes in Watercolor, Walter Foster Publishing, Laguna Hills, California. Her work has appeared in
numerous publications including Wonderful West Virginia Magazine, Creative Loafing Magazine, and YC Magazine. Her paintings have graced the covers of three Dick Blick art catalogs. Her
credits also include three murals painted for the U.S. Postal Service and NBC
Television.
Her work is widely collected both nationally and internationally, and is included
in the private and corporate collections including: the private collection of
actor James Earl Jones, and corporate collections such as Union Carbide, CSX
Corporation, and Bank of America, to name a few.
Kathy has taught local and regional painting classes and workshops for more than
twenty years. She is a Signature Member of the West Virginia Watercolor Society and a member of the South Carolina Watercolor Society, the Southern Watercolor Society, the Miniature Art Society of Florida, and the Allied Artists of America.
