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.
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