Utilising a process of distillation through photographs and watercolour pencil studies, Kate Murdoch plays with the essence in her subjects.

Inspired by the purity of nature, her abstractions find an emotion beyond visual representation. Immersion in gradual and precise layering of pigment means the paintings feel like complete worlds. In this way, her process is as vital as the result.

 

Kate is interested in how the natural world is formed through order and disorder,

its every aspect an interplay between these two forces. From microscopic plants to galaxies, this dance is crucial for understanding our place in the cosmos. The universe is not just an arbitrary collection of matter, but an organized and interconnected system.

 

Along with these ideas, Kate invites the viewer to reflect on solace within nature as our pace of life accelerates.