Cathy Stearns

I have enjoyed my studio space at the Astoria Studio Collective since its beginning in 2018. My  mediums include acrylic on canvas or paper, watercolor, ink drawings, and small painted  sculpted works on paper mache, paper clay, or vinyl materials. I am a visual artist with a  background in painting, dance, and animation. 

The thrust of my work visually depicts movement, time and space within natural environments. I  choreograph line and color to provoke memories of sensations, and physical expressions of the  body and the elements. I appreciate the intimacy of drawing, the freedom of painting, and  choreographing with color. My work is animated beyond the surface. 

I have shown my work in various museums, galleries and alternative spaces in Oregon,  California, Arizona, Chicago, Michigan and Bulgaria. I have taught college courses in Animation,  and Drawing for Animation, as well as children’s museum workshops in painting/drawing, and  animation. I am currently an active volunteer with Astoria Visual Arts.