Acrylic paintings that celebrate the beauty of our everyday landscapes

Currently living and painting in Wichita, Kansas

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Did you know I've been painting landscapes since 2010? Until this past summer, I hadn't had a new art idea in eight years. In the past few months I've had lots. They're coming in rapid-fire and I'm not quite sure what to do with them. I share these thoughts and more in today's email newsletter. Sign up via the link in my profile (or DM me your email) and I'll send it to you. Email subscribers get first access to new paintings.
You know why I like this painting? I like it because I took the photo on a Sunday evening in June, the whole summer stretched out before us just brimming with possibility. Our friends had rented a sort of rustic Airbnb outside of town for a few days. My husband and I drove out for the afternoon. We splashed around in the above-ground pool, cooked dinner together and explored the vegetable garden as the sun went down and these sprinkle clouds started to pick up some color. Their kids went to bed and we stayed up talking around the table way too late for a school night. 30"x40," available on my site.
Happening now, with the help of Graceland on repeat.
🎶Ooh baby, baby it's a wild world🎶
Painting of the Day: A crazy Oklahoma sunset on a 6" wood panel.
Have you been to the Midwest in the winter? It's like this.
I love shopping small whenever possible; my husband and I even chose our neighborhood largely because of all the local restaurants and shops. That's why I'm so excited to share that @watermarkbooksandcafe and @loveofcharacter are both carrying my note cards. I'm proud to have my work available at these Wichita favorites. #shopsmall #ilovewichita
Think your house isn't big enough for big art? Or you don't have good wall space? Bam. This painting is 5'x4' (the biggest size I paint) and this is our very normal dining room, with normal windows and and a narrow table (my husband made it from an old door!). #artinthehome #catherinefreshleyart

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Wonderful words from wonderful clients

"It's been a privilege to get to know Catherine & her work over the past year. She nails every detail every time."

"My wife and I have purchased several of her pieces and 2 commissions. All of her work is fantastic and even more vibrant in person. She is extremely responsive, candid, and professional. She and her husband are also very sweet people and a pleasure to be around. The whole package!"

"I can't thank you enough for the painting. I love it so very much -- it makes me feel happy and hopeful every time I look at it."

"The paintings are stunning. We can't stop looking at them. They look different in different lighting, sometimes almost like windows."

"My husband and I grew up coming and going the Enid area and we miss those views that you see and paint. We feel fortunate to have come across you with all your talent for capturing our love of Western Oklahoma."

From vast, clear skies to dramatic cloud formations, Catherine Freshley’s paintings transport the viewer to a place that is familiar and comfortable – even ordinary. Her work attempts to capture and showcase the transcendent beauty in our everyday scenes: back roads and fields and the expansive skies above them. Her work is representative but she omits intricate detail, allowing viewers to layer their own memory and meaning onto her paintings.