At the core of Catherine's painting practice is a profound connection to and curiosity about nature in relationship to our lived experience and the greater continuum of time.

Catherine's geologic watercolors present forms and surfaces typically perceived to be solid and static as ephemeral windows—collecting passing moments of unexpected transparency and color. Plein air works present pure forms on the page, and studio works defy scale to celebrate surface, line and detail.

Process-oriented and experiential, making this work involves a meditative balance of rapt observation, intuitive interpretation, meticulous rendering, and the embrace of happenstance.