Treffinger Daily: Route 66

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Route 66

Oil on Canvas 9"x6" Sold

Snakeskin boots and a white Corvette, get your kicks.

2 comments:

Dianna Woolley said...: Katherine, Well I am just tickled pink to find you have a blogsite. I will be posting a comment about you as an artist on my site on 2/26/09 - it's in the context of a "meme" and you are mentioned and given credit for the beautiful abstract I found of yours on flickr. You can see how I "found" your work in my post.

I am a fan of yours and think you do fabulous work. I recognize your flickr posts - Sunbath, Daniel, Anna, Angel, and Coyote, yep, all shown at the Carnegie Art Center in Walla Walla. Beautiful pieces plus of course your nudes - I've also seen your nudes at Allied Arts in Richland. Your abstracts are extraordinary and again, I am really thrilled to see your work in such quantity. With best regards - come over and see me on 2/26. I'm on Maui now vacationing - I see one of your pieces is entitled Lahaina......; February 21, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Katherine said...: Sunrise Sister over there in Hawaii, missing all that fog in Walla Walla. Not bad!! Thanks so much for posting my work on your blog, I love the idea of this network of blogs.

Thanks for the complements on my work. I don't think my nudes made it to Richland,only the Carnegie in W.W. I'd love to show there, the more places for my nudes the better. The venues for them can be quite limited as you can imagine.

Thanks again for the visit.; February 22, 2009 at 8:43 AM

The Art And Meaning Project

The Art and meaning Project is a series of responses from various artists to the question: "What meaning does doing art have for you? In other words why do you show up in your studio, or wherever, and pick up your tools day after day?"

This is something I have thought of doing for a while as
a book, but now I have the blog and, who knows, maybe
it could become a book. I am very excited about this. I love hearing the answers. Showing up for their creations is
often an irresistible pull for artists. Many of us at any given
time ask ourselves why we are doing it. All the answers have a different response. Most of us can relate to at least some part of every response.

I want to hear the artists' answers. If you are an artist
and would like to contribute please email me. I will not guarantee that I will post everyone's answer, I need to
see what you have to say first and if it contributes more to the project.

THE ART OF KATHERINE TREFFINGER

ABOUT THE ARTIST
www.katherinetreffinger.com

I spent my childhood in Sausalito, California in the 50’s. It was a magical place, teeming with artists and creative expression. Across the street from our house was one of the coffeehouses where the “bohemians” came to listen to music, and writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac read from their work.

It was a time when San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Sausalito were home to the abstract expressionist and Bay Area Figurative movements. My missing toys were found in the neighbor’s sculptures. I was often on tiptoes, peering into the windows of nearby studios and coffeehouses. I thrived in the wondrous mystery of this world.

Later, as an adult I had the good fortune to befriend Joseph Raffael and spend time in his studio. This was before I realized I wanted to be an artist myself. I was greatly influenced by his enthusiasm, dedication, and his ability to create beauty.

In hindsight, there was nothing else I really wanted to be than an artist. I paint and draw because I love to … and because I have to. I am primarily self taught.

When I stand before an empty canvas or piece of paper, I am lost, unaware of what to do. In fact, my most satisfying work comes from staying ‘lost’. Navigational confidence is seldom productive for me. Each piece becomes the recording of a unique introspective exploration.