Kathryn Lynch’s paintings convey the poetry of places as they capture her everyday surroundings during regular walks through Manhattan and Shelter Island. Her portrayals of landscapes as in Pink and Shifting (2016) or in the seascapes, people, animals, and boats that frequently appear as subjects have a moody, naive quality in their candor. With expressive brushwork and a simple color palette, her paintings are candid and sparse in detail as she aims to express the essence of her environment. Lynch relies on her memory of the moment to turn images of the mundane into beautiful scenes.
