| M. Katherine Hurley |
M. Katherine Hurley is from a small town in Midwest Ohio called Gates Mills. It is known
for its New England-like charm, rolling hills and horse farms. Horses were her first love
and for 17 years she cared for and trained them. The barns became a sanctuary. Riding
though the beautiful hills and valley was a serene and soulful experience for her. These
roots are the reason Hurley is so passionate about landscape painting. She believes we
all need to be surrounded by this kind of beauty and peace and Katherine tries to portray
this in her work.
Katherine concentrated in art in high school at Notre Dame Academy in Chardon, Ohio
and in 1974 received a BFA at The College of Mt. St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. She
continued her studies at The Art Academy of Cincinnati and worked with renowned
colorist and landscape painter, Wolf Kahn. For over 30 years, she has been a working
artist in Cincinnati, Ohio and has raised her family there. M. Katherine has exhibited in
Europe and is represented in several premier galleries in the U.S. A. Her work is in
numerous private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Hurley is a
Signature member of the Pastel Society on America. In September 2009 her pastel
"Romance" received the Pastel Society of Main Award at the Pastel Society of America
annual juried show in New York.
Katherine was honored to have a solo exhibit of her pastels at The Butler Institute of
American Art in 2005. Her work has been featured in The Pastel Journal and The Artist's
Magazine (Jan./Feb. 2008 and June 2008). Hurley also enjoys teaching, giving
workshops and mentoring young art students at her studio as The Pendleton Art Center
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
for its New England-like charm, rolling hills and horse farms. Horses were her first love
and for 17 years she cared for and trained them. The barns became a sanctuary. Riding
though the beautiful hills and valley was a serene and soulful experience for her. These
roots are the reason Hurley is so passionate about landscape painting. She believes we
all need to be surrounded by this kind of beauty and peace and Katherine tries to portray
this in her work.
Katherine concentrated in art in high school at Notre Dame Academy in Chardon, Ohio
and in 1974 received a BFA at The College of Mt. St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. She
continued her studies at The Art Academy of Cincinnati and worked with renowned
colorist and landscape painter, Wolf Kahn. For over 30 years, she has been a working
artist in Cincinnati, Ohio and has raised her family there. M. Katherine has exhibited in
Europe and is represented in several premier galleries in the U.S. A. Her work is in
numerous private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Hurley is a
Signature member of the Pastel Society on America. In September 2009 her pastel
"Romance" received the Pastel Society of Main Award at the Pastel Society of America
annual juried show in New York.
Katherine was honored to have a solo exhibit of her pastels at The Butler Institute of
American Art in 2005. Her work has been featured in The Pastel Journal and The Artist's
Magazine (Jan./Feb. 2008 and June 2008). Hurley also enjoys teaching, giving
workshops and mentoring young art students at her studio as The Pendleton Art Center
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
| 3 Barns Oil on Canvas 24 x 30 |
| After the Rain Oil on Canvas 36 x 48 |
| Alleghany Jewel Oil on Canvas 36 x 48 |
| Alleghany Passage Oil on Canvas 36 x 48 |
| Anxiously Awaiting Oil on Canvas 60 x 48 |
| Autumn Sunset Pastel |
| Barely Awake Oil on Canvas 24 x 48 |
| Bridges Oil on Canvas 60 x 48 |
| Cleared for Landing Oil on Canvas 48 x 48 |
| Dawn Departure Oil on Canvas 30 x 40 |
| December Dawn Oil on Canvas 30 x 40 |
| December Dream Pastel 14 x 19 |
| Direction |
| Gentle Dawn Oil on Canvas 24 x 30 |
| Guidance |
| Heartspace |
| Hike I & II Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 each |
| Hurley Heaven I & II |
| Invisible River Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 |
| Kentucky Splendor Oil on Canvas 48 x 60 |
| Layover Oil on Canvas 60 x 48 |
| Maine Serenity |
| Miracle Oil on Canvas 48 x 36 |
| October Fog Pastel 11 x 14 |
| October Frost Oil on Canvas 48 x 48 |
| Pastel Dawn Oil on Canvas 30 x 30 |
| Protection |
| Puddles Oil on Canvas 18 x 36 |
| Purple Bliss 1 |
| Purple Bliss 2 |
| Purple Bliss 3 |
| Rapture Pastel 13 x 20 |
| Relationship Pastel 14 x 19 |
| Relationship II Pastel 14 x 19 |
| Reverence |
| River Romance I Pastel 11 x 11 |
| River Romance II Pastel 11 x 11 |
| Seasons Oil on Campus 36 x 36 each |
| Surrender |
| The Jeweled Rings Oil on Canvas 60 x 72 |
| The Last Turn Oil on Canvas 48 x 48 |
| The Gap |
| The Way It Is |
