Award winning watercolor artist focusing on floral and botanical subjects in a “larger than life” environment. A vibrant use of color and contrasts set these images apart from most watercolors. Paintings hang in both public and private collections. Cover artist for Southern California’s Garden Notebook - 2002 issue. Instructor of both watercolor and drawing classes at such venues as Palm Springs Art museum, Los Angeles County Botanical Gardens, The Living Desert (Palm Desert, CA) and the La Quinta Senior Center.

Inspired by a passion for nature, I search out floral and plant life to create these dynamic watercolors. Many of my subjects are plants and flowers indigenous to California and the Southwest. Using brilliant color along with striking contrasts of highlights and shadows, I give the viewer a sense of being able to reach out and touch my subjects.

Awards:

2006 Artist’s Council, Juried Show, Palm Springs Art Museum
2005 National Juried Show, Palm Springs Art Museum,
1st Place, Small Images Show, November 2004, Coachella valley Watercolor Society
1st Place, Watermedia , June 2004, Thousand Oaks Art Walk ‘04
Patrons Choice, March 2004, Coachella Valley Watercolor Society Annual Show
3rd Place, Watercolors - Southwest Arts Festival, 2004
Artist of the Month, November 2003 - Coachella Valley Watercolor Society
Best in Show/Hanson House Purchase Award, 2003 - Palm Springs Smooth Jazz Festival
Special Merit Award, 2003 - Coachella Valley Watercolor Society 14th Annual Juried Show
Best Watercolor in Show, 2002 - Rancho Mirage Art Affaire
Artist of the Month, December 2002, La Quinta Arts Association
Artist of the Year 2001 - Orange Art Association
XXXIII Annual Watercolor West Exhibition, 2001 - Purchase Award
8th Annual Orange Open, 2001 - Winsor Newton Award - Watercolors

Publications:

“Painting en plein air with Native Sprits” - International Artist Magazine, Dec/Jan 2006
“How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Still Life and Florals. Vol. II” - International Artist
Publications, 2005
Cover and Feature Artist - Australian Artist Magazine, Oct 2004
“Artist’s Projects You Can Paint - 10 Floral Watercolors by Kathy Dunham”
International Artist Publications, 2004
“How Did You Paint That? 100 Ways to Paint Still Life and Florals” - International Artist
Publications, 2004
Cover Art - Southern California’s Garden Notebook, 2002

Memberships:

Watercolor West - Juried Member
American Society of Botanical Artists
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California
Coachella Valley Watercolor Society - President 2005-2007
La Quinta Arts Foundation, Artist’s Advisory Board
Artists Council, Palm Springs Art Museum