“If a painting suggests a landscape or element of nature, that can be a starting place, but it does not need to be the destination. If a painting feels purely abstract, that openness is not a lack of meaning, but an invitation to participate more fully.”

This year I thought I'd share my list of accomplishments in my art practice with you all. Your support - reading these emails, coming to events, sharing my work with your friends - has helped make all of this possible, and I'm so grateful to have you in my corner!

My abstract paintings are inspired by natural elements - moss, stone, canyons, mycelium, and geology - and by the way color and shape interact through layered painting processes. Rather than depicting places directly, I use abstraction to translate experiences, memory, and observation into color, form, and surface.

“A lot of what I’m doing is about iteration—about returning, revising, layering. Nothing is fixed until, well, until it needs to go up on a wall.  I find the direction through the process itself. It’s not something I know from the beginning—it’s something I discover through making, through trial and error, and through paying attention to what’s already there.”

The closer I get to the opening of my upcoming gallery show on June 1st, the more vulnerable I feel. I'm learning a lot as I move through this process, and soon, I'll be putting the whole thing out there for all to see. That’s what’s got me feeling vulnerable…

Spring release of new limited edition prints!

Upcoming events for Katie Jett Walls Artist

Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Mamas who like Art!

Spring Open Studios at DC Arts Studios will take place on April 28 from 1-5pm! More than a dozen local artists will be showing work and welcoming guests into their studios for the afternoon.

DC Arts Studios hosts a bi-monthly book club for readers who want to explore more about arts and artists!

Led by yours truly, Katie Jett Walls, our book club meets in the Artists’ Lounge at DC Arts Studios, located at 6925-D Willow Street NW, just around the corner from downtown Takoma Park, and only a couple of blocks from the Takoma DC metro station. Next book club meeting will be on Sunday, April 14th, from 5-6:30pm