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"Pursue what you love...Love what you pursue"
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Catherine Hillis has painted all her life, winning
numerous awards and honors at competitive shows regionally
and nationally.
Mrs. Hillis primarily paints in watercolors, including
busy street scenes, intricate florals and her favorite,
the historic sites near her home on the Blue Ridge in
Northern Virginia. The hallmarks of her work are
rich color and a touch of humor. She has been honored
to paint abroad, most recently in Europe and Asia.
Mrs. Hillis’ work is represented by the Thames Gallery
in Frederick, MD, Wide River Gallery in Colonial Beach,
VA, Pennello Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio, Round Hill
Arts Center in Round Hill, VA and the Workhouse Arts
Center in Lorton, VA.
She teaches sought after
watercolor classes in arts centers throughout the region.
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Her paintings have been purchased by collectors
as far away as Russia and Japan. During the summer
of 2007, Mrs. Hillis painted in Dinan, France, having
been awarded a grant and status as resident artist by
“Les Amis de la Grande Vigne." She is officially
“Pensionnaire
de la Maison d’artiste de la Grande Vigne (demeure du
peintre Yvonne Jean-Haffen) ‘a Dinan (Cotes d’ Armor)."
A painting by Mrs. Hillis was selected for the book
“Best of American Watercolorists, 2007” and she garnered
second place in watercolors for the state of Virginia
in 2005, her work being published in the book, “Best
of Virginia Artists and Artisans, 2005.” Her biography
is included in “Who’s Who Among American Women, 2006,2007,
2008 and 2009.” Four of her paintings were selected
as the cover art for the 2006 national journal of the
American Speech, Language and Hearing Association and,
in September of 2006, her article “Ten Tools for Better
Watercolors” was published in American Artist Magazine
(www.myamericanartist.com). She is a signature member
of the Southern Watercolor Society, the Potomac Valley
Watercolor Society, the Baltimore Watercolor Society
and the Virginia Watercolor Society and a member of
the National Watercolor Society.
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