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Kay is in her element whilst painting wildlife. Kay was born in Tring in Hertfordshire. During her childhood, she spent many happy hours at the local stables and neighbouring farms, allowing her access to the animals she loved so much.
She studied Art at College in London and trained in graphic design, which enabled her to enter into the creative world of design and illustration of children's books. After meeting her partner David, they set up home together in an old farmhouse in Lincolnshire, surrounded by beautiful countryside. Kay found this so inspiring that she has lovingly created a fantastic range of wildlife paintings.
Many hours are spent observing the behaviour of different animals; in particular the hares that play in and around the farmland that surrounds Kay's art studio and of course the magnificent livestock specimens that she spends considerable time photographing in the cattle sheds at the County Shows.
Her black background images have a photo-realistic style but with an artistic twist. These pieces are created mostly in pastel which when combined with the dark background, creates a dramatic lighting and a wonderful texture.
Her focus and inspiration for the majority of these painting is the eye, Kay like many great artists believe the eye is the very essence of the animals' soul.
Kay Johns