Kathleen Flannagan

The Enthusiast's Scrapbook

10.38" x 13.38", framed to 18.63 x 22.63"

Watercolor, Archival Ink, and Pencil on 140 lb. Watercolor Paper

$150

The Enthusiast’s Scrapbook--Mixed media and collage depict decades of car lover memories from a parkway ride in 1941 to car mechanics, boys’ driving dreams, the 1949 NASCAR series champion Red Byron, Richmond’s first race winner Lee Perry in 1953, and the 0.001 second NACSAR record finish in 2024.

Artist's Statement:

I was fortunate to take art lessons when I was 10, courtesy of my mother. And, for most of my adult years, I was “too busy” to paint. Gardening, landscaping, home building were my creative outlets. Recently I have begun photographing and also returned to watercolor painting, building on garden discoveries: the amazing variety of color in purple coneflowers, the beauty in dried leaves beside blooming native plants in the woods such as Pink Lady Slippers and Jack in the Pulpit, or the transition coloring and myriad shapes of cherry tomatoes. While I try to represent the subject of a painting, I also try to keep paintings fresh with clean colors and light. Each painting is a discovery, a celebration of creation, and hopefully, something pleasant to view.