Rose Garden

The winter rains have provided us in WA with a bumper crop of roses this year. These roses are on my neighbours bush and as I go past on my daily walk, I’m delighted by them afresh as the different time of day and angle, amount and quality of light creates a different picture every time. Catching the light and the subtlety and variability of the soft pinks is challenging but important so as to accurately demonstrate the delicate, gossamer nature of the image. I hope I’ve achieved that.

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Kate Ryan is a West Australian oil painter. Kate is particularly interested in the play of light, shadow and colour temperature . “ There is a particular intensity of light and colour that is unique to Western Australia that provides us with endless, magical and fleeting moments of beauty in nature. I try to catch the essence of these transient moments in my paintings. “
Kate’s current focus is on coastal images, wild flowers and still-life. She enjoys the challenge of painting en plein air (outdoors) and from life but also enjoys time in her Floreat studio.
Kate has also had significant success with portraiture and has been a semi-finalist in the prestigious Black Swan (now, Lester Portrait Prize) competition. Her work is now in collections in the UK, USA, New Zealand and around Australia.