Studio 34, Delta House Studios

Avoiding picture postcard moments where possible, Katharine is drawn to structures, often abandoned and decaying, depicting how they inhabit the landscape around them. Working from memory and photographic references, the process of applying layers of paint, scraping back, obliteration, allows the painting to take its own fluid course giving it a life of its own. Although firmly rooted in representation Katharine’s work embodies an abstract drama which points beyond visual representation and towards the essence of her subject matter.

Following a recent residency, this particular body of work is about nostalgia. The 100 year old Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium was demolished in 2018 making way for local regeneration and Katharine spent the year documenting it. Deconstructing the images through painterly abstraction captures the frailty of the structures, bridging the gap between past and present.

Website: www.katharinelehardy.co.uk
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