Kathleen Dentinger

Kathleen majored in science and spent 33 years teaching biology, chemistry, and general science in Kenmore, New York. She painted in her spare time and belonged to the Kenmore Art Society and the Tonawanda Council on the Arts. When she retired, she moved to Emerald Isle beach with her husband, Jack.

She works with acrylic paint and additives. Her work often includes textures built of sand, paper, and found objects. The yin and yang of light and dark work against each other to create complex dynamics on the surface of the canvas. Color is a great mood achiever; it can sooth, excite, calm or invigorate. It can enhance moods. All Kathleen’s paintings employ color. They invoke happiness and joy.

Kathleen has produced several series of paintings including a dragon series, variations of heart shapes, space routes, and animal totem spirit paintings. Another inspiration has been a Girl with Hat series. Certainly not Carmen Miranda with fruit or flowers but a colorful abstracted splash of whimsy. Currently she is working on a “Night” series, a group of paintings which are predominately black but show bursts of bright colors. Her paintings are happy and cheerful. All her paintings are one of a kind and original. She does not make prints of her work.

Kathleen is an active member and former president of the Carolina Artists Studio Gallery in Morehead City where her work is always on display. Carolina Artists Gallery is a nonprofit gallery for local artists and is involved in community outreach programs. She also belongs to the Community Artists Gallery in New Bern.