Catherine D. Lawhon

prefers to work in oils on canvas.  Her portraits
are to be found in homes across the country as
she has been painting portraiture since the 60s. 
She graduated from Texas Christian University
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and has more
recently studied with well-known portraiturists
and artists Paul Leveille, Steve Childs,
Clayton S. Beck III, Ramon Kelly  and  Linda
Kyser Smith in Santa Fe and Scottsdale. 
A member of the Portrait Society of America,
she calls her portraits "expressionistic."  "The
wonder of the human spirit is in its variety --
people are perpetually changing -- and that
spontaneity of the moment is what I try to
capture."

"La Nina de Cuzco" was recently featured
at Woman Made Gallery's Annual Auction. 
Chicago's Woman Made Gallery does a great job
of discovering and introducing top women
artists.

Two of Catherine's paintings from
her "Keep Her . . ." series ("Keep
Playing Dress-up" and "Keep Your
Posture") were selected for a group
show "Signatures of Age" juried by
Helen Redman and subsequently
sold at the Woman Made Gallery
in Chicago.
  

"Market Morning", an oil painting by
Lawhon, was selected for the juried show
"The Best and The Brightest" at Scottsdale
Artists' School in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

The Tulsa State Fair displayed ribbon-
winning paintings during the annual
event.   She won Best of Show in the Plein
Air Event last year and two this year.

Her paintings were among
those sold at the annual 5X5 show at
the Tulsa Artists Coalition gallery,
for the past three years. 

"The Fisherman" and "Sophia by
Moonlight" won lauds of Honorable
Mention at the Northeast Area Artists
Show, sponsored by The Oklahoma
Arts & Humanities Council.

Whiteside portrait painters each work as his or her own agent.  If you are interested in seeing more of Cathy's work or would like to commission a portrait, please contact her by e-mail: 

CathyLawhon@PortraitPaintersWest.com