Controlled spontaneity. This dynamic dichotomy originally drew Kay Stratman to Asian brush painting, an ancient art she has since translated into a style all her own, a mix of traditional technique and contemporary aesthetic. She describes her current work as “Asian influenced.”
After graduating from college with a BA in Art, Kay spent 14 years at a commercial art studio in Minneapolis, MN but continued to search for her own artistic medium. In 1983, she met a “sumi-e” (Asian ink painting) artist and instantly knew she had found her visual voice. Asian paintings are simple in composition, yet full of harmony, balance and peace, all elements Kay seeks in her own life as well as in her artwork. Her paintings have since evolved and incorporated those ideas into a much more dynamic and personal artistic thumbprint.