Kathy Strouss
Kathy grew up in central Pennsylvania, with her college years filled with business and art courses at Mansfield University, Pennsylvania. After college, she began a career in the Federal government and moved to the Washington, DC area in 1982. This 30-year career was with the US Navy, US Coast Guard Headquarters, and supporting our nation after 9/11 at the Department of Homeland Security. During her government career, she never lost her love for art. Spending 3 wonderful years living and working in Southern Spain in the 1980s resulted in a love for travel, along with enjoying the outdoors, and painting, which continues to the present day.
Artwork of Botticelli, Picasso, Joaquin Sorolla, Monet, and Van Gogh has inspired my artwork. European trips over the past 15 years included studying and painting with international watercolor artists. My watercolor art includes designing watercolor Batiks using a process I learned from Kathie George and Ryan Fox, both Batik artists.
Pet portrait commissions are available upon request.