Kathryn Rutherford is a Canadian-born classically trained fine artist, photographic and fine art restoration specialist, and high school and college Fine Art, Art History, and English educator currenty opertating the Heirloom Art Studio in East Tennessee with a spectacular view of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park right outside her front window. 
 
Kathryn's one of a kind "Spirit Paintings" are investigations of the effects of light and shadow using transparent, pure paint layered onto canvas to create jewels of colour, rich texture, and deepened shadows as light passes through shiny or transparent objects, figures, and space.   They portray treasured heirlooms, multi-generational stories of ordinary lives, historical figures, folklore, fantasies, or Metaphysical concepts. 
 
Her one-of-kind award-winning fine art paintings and restorations have been featured in a multitude of international exhibitions and have received prestigious awards from Eastman Kodak Company, Epcot Center, Fuji Photo Film Corporation, American Kennel Club, Golden Retriever Club of America, Kraft Dreams on Ice, and received awards and online recognition from Manhattan Arts International and Artsy Shark.  Her paintings and restorations are in corporate and private collections worldwide.

Kathryn gladly accepts commissions that turn loved ones, fantasies, or personal stories into a Masterpiece Painting in oil on canvas or painted digitally on the computer and delivered as a chalk/watercolour print. 
A preliminary meeting is scheduled with the client (in-person, phone, or Internet) to discuss the objective of the painting and the story behind it where Kathryn will guide the client to develop the composition and storyline for the painting.
All paintings are created using photographs supplied, or taken by the artist. 
When the finished layout (sketch) is created Kathryn will email it to the client.   When written approval and a 50% non-refundable deposit is received Kathryn will begin to paint.  Paintings are usually delivered in four to six weeks.
Upon completion, a small image of the painting will be emailed for final approval and to discuss any minor changes necessary.  Upon receipt of the balance owing, the painting will be shipped. 
Framing is the responsibility of the client.
Contact Kathryn for pricing at:  [email protected] or 865-428-4900
For additional information on the process visit: http://www.kathrynrutherford.com/commissionkathrynrutherford.php 

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