Catherine Corfield B.A Hons, M.A

Artist Statement:

My artistic focus revolves around impressionistic landscapes, infused with elements of romanticism. Through the medium of oils and occasionally acrylics, I strive to express the profound connection between humans and the natural world.

In an increasingly technological society, I believe it is vital to retreat to nature, shedding the confines and demands of modern life. As the British landscape changes with the expanding population, its accessibility becomes all the more crucial.

Within my work, you will find traces of idealism, nostalgia, and human relationships, often centered around childhood. I aim to portray these themes in a positive light, emphasizing the innocence and freedom experienced when surrounded by nature. By doing so, I strive to evoke universally shared experiences of the sublime, where emotions and landscapes intertwine.

While my artwork conveys my personal encounters with human connections in nature, it also invites

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Artist Statement:

My artistic focus revolves around impressionistic landscapes, infused with elements of romanticism. Through the medium of oils and occasionally acrylics, I strive to express the profound connection between humans and the natural world.

In an increasingly technological society, I believe it is vital to retreat to nature, shedding the confines and demands of modern life. As the British landscape changes with the expanding population, its accessibility becomes all the more crucial.

Within my work, you will find traces of idealism, nostalgia, and human relationships, often centered around childhood. I aim to portray these themes in a positive light, emphasizing the innocence and freedom experienced when surrounded by nature. By doing so, I strive to evoke universally shared experiences of the sublime, where emotions and landscapes intertwine.

While my artwork conveys my personal encounters with human connections in nature, it also invites the viewer to become an active participant in the narrative. It is an invitation to engage in shared stories within shared spaces.

Catherine Corfield is an international selling British landscape artist. Born in Berkshire in 1978, she found her love for art at a young age at school and followed her passion through school and college. She went on to study at University College of Northampton, where she gained a fine art degree with honours followed by a Masters degree in arts management from University of Greenwich.


Catherine works from her studio and exhibits regularly across the country. She has had a series of mixed and one woman exhibitions and her work is held in public and private collections both at home and abroad.


Her work has been used for many commercial and non commercial projects and commissions such as radio logos, school murals, book covers and corporate marketing.


She now lives in Yeadon, Yorkshire with her husband and 3 children, painting full time.



Professional Memberships

Fine Art Trade Guild

Guild Society for all artists (SAA)

Guild Society of Artists



Publications

2020 Cover Art and feature

Publisher - Paint magazine (SAA)

Front cover artist competition winner and feature article

2019 ‘Adventures in the Woods’

Publisher - Art in Yorkshire (magazine)

2006 Front Cover Artwork

Publisher - Griffin Publishers Associates (GPA)

Emily Thomas ‘the Green City’



Galleries

Smart Gallery, Harrogate & Batley

Art of Gold Gallery, Horsforth, Leeds

The Art Shop, Leeds

2020 Exhibitions

TALP Open, 7th July 2020
The Artist magazinecompetition
Wild on the Moors - Highly commended work
www.painters-online.com

Harrogate Open Art Exhibition, 31st July - 2nd August 2020

Patchings Art Festival (Covid19 cancelled)

Art in the Pen, Thirsk (Covid19 - Postponed until 2021

Artists Way, Northallerton - Covid19 Cancelled)

Art in the Barn, Oakwell Hall - January - February 2020