Catherine M. James
Watercolors
Redmond Washington

When watercolorist Catherine James is not painting the landscape, she’s out playing in it. As an enthusiastic rock climber, hiker, and cross-country skier, she has an intimate connection with the Northwest wilderness and the Cascade Mountains.

The artist is also an avid gardener and makes use of her own lush garden for much of her subject matter. Catherine specializes in garden paintings and is available to capture your garden at its very best in a commissioned garden painting.

Catherine’s scenes of the natural world surround and enclose the viewer in a quiet, restful, green place. The artist is greatly influenced by Japanese prints. Her paintings are a peaceful refuge and a cure for nature deprivation. Catherine’s work reminds us of the beautiful, natural places that are a treasured part of our Northwest experience.

Catherine James earned a BFA from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire in 1988, and moved to the Seattle area shortly afterward. She worked for more than 15 years as a graphic designer, art director and children’s software illustrator. She enjoys teaching art as a volunteer art docent in her local elementary school. Catherine James is a member of the Northwest Watercolor Society and the Eastside Association of Fine Artists (EAFA). She lives in Redmond, Washington with her husband and two children.

Her work has been included in:

• EAFA’s Member Exhibits (2007, 2008 & 2009)
  
• EAFA’s 32nd and 33rd Annual Exhibitions (2007 & 2008)
  
• Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Gallery (2008)
  
• Museum of Northwest Art’s 16th and 17th Annual Art Auctions (2008 & 2009).