I grew up on a back road dairy farm in far Western New York and I have been drawing and painting since I was a child. I am self-taught in that I never had the opportunity to take art classes beyond high school. After my children were grown and on their own, I found much more time to dedicate to my art obsession and took up my paint brushes in earnest again in 1999. I was represented in several Myrtle Beach SC area galleries over the 19 years we lived there, and we moved across the state of South Carolina to Rock Hill SC in December 2016.

I sign my paintings with my maiden name in honor of the child in me who still keeps the delightful dream of being an artist alive. I was juried in for membership in Oil Painters of America in the Spring of 2018.

I am a nature enthusiast and amateur birder, and hiking the woods is one of my favorite activities, especially when the sun is shining and I have my Nikon camera with me. I do my best to capture nature's amazing beauty in my paintings. It is how I say "Look, isn't that beautiful?" I welcome your comments.

If you see a painting you especially like which is already sold, I gladly do commissions of similar paintings at similar size and price points.

AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS

Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Juried Shows - 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010

Art Nouveau Gallery's " A Tribute to Women Juried show - Third Place Award

Horry County Cultural Council Arts Grant - 2008

Winner of County Arts Grant Project for C.B. Berry Memorial Center at Vereen Gardens, Little River, SC

South Carolina Artist in Residence Program - Oconee State Park, October 2015

Membership in Oil Painters of America

Kathleen McDermott

Artworks by Kathleen McDermott

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ROWING HOME oil 10X8 (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

HEADING HOME - oil 7X7 canvas (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

MARSH TRAIL - VEREEN GARDENS - 18X24 inch framed oil landscape by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

TREE TOP TRAIL oil 8X10 (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MINI - oil 5X7 (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

RURAL SUNDOWN - oil 8X10 by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

MOUNTAIN SUNDOWN by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

RIVER DUSK # 2 - 11X14 oil by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

CAROLINA ESTUARY (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

MOUNTAIN POOL by K. McDermott - oil 24X30 (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

SAILOR'S DELIGHT by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting

SHORE TREES # 2 - (SOLD) by Kathleen McDermott

Oil painting