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OUT&ABOUT
DINE & DRAFT
“Every painting has a story. I like to go a little deeper into that story to find more empathy and to find what we are doing in this scary time.” -- Catherine Martin
A BIT OF HERSELF
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SIGHTINGS
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KALEIDOSCOPE
CATHERINE MARTIN THE SWIMMER, 2021 A C R Y L I C O N PA P E R 18 X 24 INCHES
BY CHARLOTTE RUSSELL
Tapping into emotion is Apex-based painter Catherine Martin’s key to success. Her latest work is allegorical and focuses on telling
the subject matter’s stories, which depict their fears and joys. In “The Swimmer” Martin paints a solitary female figure seated in front of an imaginary cityscape overlaid with a lifeguard chair. Created during the pandemic, this acrylic work on paper captures a rare moment in which the female subject has escaped the pressures of the city for some solitude and calm at the beach. An integral
aspect of Martin’s work is to leave a bit of herself in each piece. Having spent most of her life in Wilmington, North Carolina, she ties the beach into this piece as a symbol for respite.
Martin has an upcoming exhibition at the New Elements Gallery in Wilmington. You can view more of her paintings in her studio, The Red Canvas, located at 127 N. Salem Street, Suite A, in Apex, and also via Instagram @catherine_c.martin. 72 | caryliving.com
