Katie Haskell

Autumn Harvest

9 x 12", framed to 15 x 18"

Oil on Panel

$430

Sunlight beaming down on this patch of pumpkins inspired me to paint this piece on a warm day last fall (2025). Filled with the bounty of the season, this little farmstand enchants the viewer to seek the perfect pumpkin of the lot. You can feel the warmth of the sun through the paint strokes. Painted mostly en plein air, with studio touchups.

Artist's Statement:

I first felt my passion for art while visiting the Art Institute of Chicago in middle school.  To be surrounded by art became an emotional experience, a feeling that I never forgot. Surrounding myself with creativity became a theme in my career.  I worked in both advertising and marketing, energized by minds who sought to make emotional connections using photography, graphic designs and compelling copywriting.  After the birth of my first child, I left the working world and began dabbling in creative pursuits at home.  Finding local classes in photography, drawing, and, finally, oil painting, I used any free time I had to study art in the studio.  When approaching a painting, I consider the emotional response I to evoke with its viewer.  From concept to completion, I capture the atmosphere, the light, and mood of her subject. Painting is part of my soul.  When I am not painting, I am doing prework on paintings through sketches, value studies and color studies.  Every part of the process is a part of a creative puzzle, and it is such a celebratory feeling when the brushes get put away and the art is finally hung on the wall.