ARTIST FEATURE
A Burst of Color FEATURING KATE BALDOCK BY Alexandra Martin | PHOTOS BY Hillary Ehlen
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ashion icon Iris Apfel once said that color can raise the dead. In the North Dakota landscape of farm fields and snowy expanses, we need color and the passion of art to survive. "I've never been happier." 27-year-old artist Kate Baldock quit the monotony of her 8-to-5 to create lively and colorful art full-time. Her work varies from large pieces fraught with vibrant colors to abstract portraits capturing the beauty of women. She claims that she hasn't completely nailed down a certain style yet, but all her work exudes the same energy and her understanding of color lets the viewer feel a connection between all the pieces. Her work is mostly abstract. She enjoys the room this leaves open for interpretation. "I think it's fun to give people the opportunity to see what they want to see," she said. A large part of her work as an artist is that human
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