Katie G

Where I post art, yarn, and fabric

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New art drop on my web site!

Three new paintings

I've finished a few more pieces a while ago and am just now getting around to framing and listing them for sale. I'm not sure why this part

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Check out my latest painting! It was inspired by a photo taken by Jake Brass. It took some serious hunting but I managed to contact him for permission to use his photo as a reference. I'm so grateful to him and excited to share my rendition of his work. https://www.artbykpgarner.com/art/enduring-love

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New artwork alert! 🎨 I’ve been busy painting and just added three new pieces — including Storm and Sun (10 x 20 acrylic). Available now on my site and at Pottery Place Plus in downtown Spokane, WA. Take a moment to browse and support local art: https://www.artbykpgarner.com/post/new-artwork-available

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I am thrilled to share that I am taking part in a special exhibition at the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center in Post Falls, Idaho. The show is titled "Among Friends" and is a juried group exhibition celebrating the River Ridge Association of Fine Arts (of which I am a member) community of artists. If you're in the area, stop by and check out this curated collection of original artworks.

I was fortunate to have to have five of my pieces juried into the show! You can see them in the collage above.

The exhibition runs from March 12th through April 10th, offering a unique opportunity to view my art in person. All art is available to buy.

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Watch as my latest painting, "Seeking the Sun" goes from a blocked in underpainting to a finished piece. artbykpgarner.com

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I’m so excited to share that I’ve won my first juried show with this painting titled: Edge of Day an 18 x 24 acrylic on cradled wood featuring bright colors, impasto, and glazing techniques.

The show is titled "Going Wild" and is happening this September at the Liberty Gallery in Spokane WA. It is the annual show for the River Ridge Association of Fine Arts or RRAFA for short. I’ve been a member since the first of this year (2025) and have loved every minute I’ve spent with this delightful group of artists.

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I’m going to call this painting “Memories” in honor of my mother. I love painting yarrow flowers but was never exactly sure why.  I mentioned it to my sister after I finished this one and she said: “Oh I know why! It’s because Mom and her friend Denise had a summer job once picking yarrow when we were young. I love it too.” It made me realize that my love of yarrow was a seed planted in my childhood. Truly a gift from a mother I adore. I hope to create many more paintings of this beautiful flower in the years to come.

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‘Little changes’ can affect the future of your work in unexpected ways. Mistakes become opportunities when you find the flexibility to chang

My latest finished painting features a quail that I started for my mother who just loves their little hats!

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Taking painting classes with my son — Katie P Garner - Artist

Taking painting classes from Janene Grende with my son Gavin and learning a lot!

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I recently submitted some of my artwork to the Courageously Creative Fine Art Show in Leavenworth, WA and had a piece selected! My painting, Hiding Poppies (10 x 10 acrylic on cradled wood), will be for sale at the show April 25 - 27th.

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I finally got around to binding this quilt. It’s been draped over my long arm for a few weeks now. This was my first Homestead star. I started on it in a class on the pattern at Stitch! in Reardan, Wa. I used my Q 20 Bernina long arm and ruler set to both match stick and outline the stars in the pattern. I tried taking the quilt off and re-orienting it to match stick the inside of the star 90° from the outside. I’m not sure that I would do that again. I learned a lot about the best practices for starting and stopping mid quilting. Notice how you don’t see the back of my quilt? It’s kind of a mess I’ll be honest! Overall-I’m happy with how the quilting turned out and I know that if I choose to do it again, I will definitely do a better job.

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My second Homestead Star quilt. This was created for a lovely lady I know who suffered a house fire just before Thanksgiving. She adores dragonflies so I chose the Dragonfly Illusions fabric line and a black background. I love how the colors popped. I tried to use the quilting to extend the star into all that empty space. It was my second time using a quilting ruler and I must say, it’s harder than you think! I actually enjoyed the pebbling the most. The backing was donated by Stitch! Quilt shop in Reardan WA and the batting is 6mm bamboo.

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Just finished getting this one scanned and posted to my website (artbykpgarner.com). It started as a golden hour painting of the Reardon, WA grain silos and turned into something a bit different.

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Just finished this today. It’s a foundation paper pieced pattern by Juliet van der Heijden found in her Animal Quilts book. I scaled the pattern up 188% and used a solid background fabric in combination with Australian Dreamtime prints. For the quilting I freehanded a variety of leaves, feathers and flowers working from the bottom up, then from the top down I worked on the bird to give it some feathering texture. The backing fabric is peppered cotton and the batting is 6mm bamboo. I’m very happy with the end result.

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Finally finished this late last night. It was my first block of the month from Quiltpatch Lane in Spokane. Of course the top took me more that two years to finish and it’s been at least a year or so since then waiting to be quilted. Well that ended yesterday when I tried my first matchstick quilt pattern. I used 6mm bamboo batting from Stitch Quilt Shop. I’m excited to wash it and see how the batting reacts.