Kay Hibbard

About the Artist:

Kay Hibbard was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Art has been part of her life since she was a child. Her architect father and artistic mother influenced and encouraged her to draw and paint. In 1977 she graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Afterwards she spent many years developing her skills as a watercolor artist. She has studied with Atlanta-based artist and teacher Dolores Kennedy and has studied figure painting with renowned artist Charles Reid.

While she has lived in the Atlanta area for most of her life, from 1996-2003 she lived in Clearwater, Florida and found inspiration for her watercolors on the beaches. Preferring to paint on location, Kay could be found painting scenes of palm trees and tourists. The tropical landscape remains a favorite subject as she visits the coast periodically painting in oil and watercolor.

Kay currently resides in Suwanee, Georgia where an enthusiasm for plein air oil painting the Georgia landscape has ensued. Her paintings also feature still life and the human figure.

Artist’s Statement:

“I like to paint from life and simplify what I see. I prefer my paintings to have somewhat of a painterly quality. I see beauty in things that may not ordinarily be considered beautiful such as an elderly person, a broken shell, wilted flowers, or a gray day. It is the relationship of shapes and values, mostly, and then colors that intrigue me. I try to translate that into a painting. I do not tend to purposefully exaggerate with color or proportion because it seems enough drama exists already.”