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Behind the brush: artist's journal

An insight into my thoughts about art, life, and everything in between.

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An oil painting of a woman painted in expressive realism style by Katherine Schiller with her hair blowing in the wind, a monarch butterfly over her right eye and surrounded by orange hibiscus flowers and banana palm leaves.

The painting that set me free

By Katherine Schiller

I would like to talk a little bit about one of my newest paintings, "I'm Set Free". I had this idea sketched in my sketchbook...

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A Day at the Cafe

A Day at the Cafe

By Katherine Schiller

Here I share my day at the cafe, how it brought me back to 2008, and reminded me how to be more in the present.

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Mid-year reflections

Mid-year reflections

By Katherine Schiller

I am so glad to write again on here after a long break. I wish I could say I have been on an actual break, but...

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A Moment of Reflection: The Truth Behind My Paintings

A Moment of Reflection: The Truth Behind My Paintings

By Katherine Schiller

I'm sitting here at the airport, tapping my thumb beside the delete key, contemplating whether I should press it again. For the last month or so...

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Introducing: The Shelltered Collection 🐢

Introducing: The Shelltered Collection 🐢

By Katherine Schiller

Dear Art Lover, Can you believe that I started these paintings well over a year ago? In September 2024, I got out several watercolor papers,...

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Current Works in Progress

Current Works in Progress

By Katherine Schiller

I recently shared my recent sketchbook pages on my Instagram stories. I've been thinking about them since then, and how I could hardly wait to...

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Thank you, Augusta!

Thank you, Augusta!

By Katherine Schiller

Today marks one month since we left Georgia. We are still settling, but Florida is feeling more and more like home. I was reflecting on...

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A Painting on Courage

A Painting on Courage

By Katherine Schiller

Introducing: "As I Am" | Oil and Mixed Media | 48" x 60" | 2025 This piece felt to me like courage. Presence. The courage to be...

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Homecoming | My First Painting + The Past 18 Years

Homecoming | My First Painting + The Past 18 Years

By Katherine Schiller

This week marks 18 years since I left everything I knew and stepped into a new country, a new life, and a version of myself...

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