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Kitty
Watt is a printmaker, producing limited edition etchings, which are
shown in many galleries throughout the country.
In
1997 she moved to John O’Groats, from Aberdeenshire, where she lives
and works with her husband on a croft, farming Highland cattle. Living
in one of the few houses powered by a windmill, they farm in an
environmentally friendly way.
Kitty
moved to Scotland in 1982 and first learnt to ‘Etch’ at the Peacock
Printmakers in Aberdeen in 1986. Fifteen years on she is still
fascinated by the different techniques employed to produce a print with
the use of metal and acid. The experimenting and development continue,
using ‘Aquatint’ to achieve tones and colour applied with anything
from rollers to cottonbuds.
Inspiration
for her work is drawn from the magnificent coastal scenery of Caithness
and Orkney, with its wild seas and
skies, towering cliffs and stacks. Stone circles and standing stones are
a continuing theme from Aberdeenshire where they formed a frequent and
popular subject.
A
selection of her cards can be bought locally at John
O’Groats Pottery & Gallery. Kitty can be contacted at Tel:
01955 611709 |
