Katie Dowling Featurette

Katie Dowling – The Sweet Season

“When we trade our lounge chair for woods and fields.

The patio is where we dine and when we cheer along with

crowds of wildflowers for the warmth of the Sun. A collection

of pieces that celebrates how the balm of beauty helps us to unwind.”

-Katie

Katie grew up in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. At age 18 a family friend invited her to go painting outside. Weeks later the same friend told her she must sign up for a workshop given by Don Sahli, a nationally recognized plein air painter, so she did. On the third day the entire process clicked and there began a new love and a new career in the fine arts.

Don Sahli introduced her to the tradition and heritage of Russian impressionism, to the work of Sahli’s teacher Sergei Bongart and to the palette and techniques of the Russian masters. With this springboard of information she was equipped to experience nature in a totally new way. As she grows she has developed and discovered the importance of both the outdoors and the studio. This has enabled her to explore the elements of design, structure and balance in pieces painted from her field studies. Katie, a native of the Vail Valley in Colorado, now resides in Washington state where she searches for beauty near her home and throughout the west.