Catherine Hillis                 
About the Artist
 "Pursue what you love, love what you pursue."
 

        

      Catherine Hillis has painted all her life, studying privately throughout the last two decades, 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 frequently paints abroad, most recently in Europe and Asia.  She was selected to be resident artist in Dinan, France during 2007 by “Les Grande Amis de la Vignes” and she was invited to paint in Monet’s Garden for two days during the summer.

 

Mrs. Hillis’ work is currently represented by the Benjamin Gallery in Hagerstown, MD, the Thames Gallery in Frederick, MD, Pennello Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio and Round Hill Arts Center in Round Hill, VA.  She teaches sought  after watercolor classes at her studio in historic Purceville, VA at 107 E. Main Street, #4D. Her paintings have been purchased by collectors throughout the United States and as far away as Russia and Japan.  During the summer of 2007, Mrs. Hillis painted  in and around Dinan, France, having been awarded a grant and status as resident artist

 

 

A painting by Ms. 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 and 2007 and 2008.”  Four of her paintings were selected as the cover art for the 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 Virginia Watercolor Society, the Baltimore Watercolor Society and the Potomac Valley Watercolor Society.  Ms. Hillis has been the recipient of many awards for her watercolors, including those from the Baltimore Watercolor Society, the Potomac Valley Watercolor Society, the Art League, the Springfield Art League, Reston Art League, Vienna Art League and the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, VA.

 

Telephone:  540-554-2462

Email: chhillis@aol.com

P. O. Box 41

Round Hill, VA   20141-0042

                                                         

      

                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 

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