In a series titled “Industrial Evolution,” Kathleen Conover explores the implications of industry (when it comes and when it goes) on the landscape. Often full of moody color and ripe with reappearing symbols such as ravens and telephone lines, her mixed-media paintings tell the story of the artist’s home state of Michigan.
The artist says of her work: “The ‘Industrial Evolution’ series of paintings is my visual interpretation of an era of change my country, the United States, is undergoing due to evolving world-wide technological and manufacturing industries. Inspiration and visual references abound from my iron mining home on Lake Superior in Northern Michigan, through the farming heartland to the desert southwest and from coast to coast. I strive to paint the colors, textures, lines, shapes, sounds and feel – the essence of this evolution that affects every aspect of American life. International travel deepens my interest in this subject.”
For the artist, the telephone lines represent the effects of industry. The raven represents us (mankind) as creatures of “great adaptability, creativity, and survival intelligence. The Raven is calculating it’s next move in the evolution of survival, as are we,” she says.
Kathleen Conover has joined the faculty for the next Watercolor Live! Don’t miss the demonstration of her still life painting process she has planned. (See who else will be part of this exciting online event.)
Great article about your work Candy!!!