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"Lady of the Loch"
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About the Artist
Kate Maynard's lifelong passion for Scotties mirrors her interest in all things Scottish. Her own Scottish heritage can be traced through ancestors both paternal and maternal who settled the Appalachian region of the U.S. during the 17th and 18th centuries. She attended her first Gathering of the Clans at the Tidewater Scottish Festival in the early 1980s and has been actively exploring (and collecting) things Scottish -- including dogs! -- ever since. Kate Maynard is a graduate of The Art Academy of Cincinnati and later received a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Northern Kentucky University. She continued her studies at the Tyler School of Art of Temple University and completed an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Cincinnati in 1978. Ms. Maynard first "retired" from the art world in 1980, choosing to spend the next decade as a machinist in the Norfolk, Virginia, shipyards. After moving to the Blue Ridge Mountain area of Northern Virginia, she emerged from artistic retirement to pursue her lifelong interest in Scotties. » See more of Kate Maynard's Scottie paintings at the Scottie Art Gallery About "Lady of the Loch"I have to say that "Lady of the Loch" was one of the most satisfying painting experiences I've ever had. The image seemed to come to me in the most natural manner, as if it had simply been waiting in the wings for expression. To be honest, I wasn't at all sure that I was willing to part with it but as an artist I think it's important to be able to let go, even when we feel like hoarding! I've always enjoyed the challenge of painting water, perhaps because my mother -- a very talented artist in her own right (even sans what you would call "formal" training) -- always loved the water and painted it to the point of obsession. Pretty good for someone who has always lived in Ohio and had only been to the ocean once in her lifetime, when my father served in the Navy and was stationed in Rhode Island. So I grew up surrounded by my mother's watery landscapes, not so much realistic representations as they were impressions of what those landscapes felt like to her. It is with this in mind that I also approach my Scottie work, ie, the figures are not so much literal representations as they are impressions and memories of all the Scotties who have been my companions through the years. |
Many collectors of Scottie
memorabilia are already familiar with Kate Maynard's limited
edition lithographs featuring Scottish Terriers. In addition
to these prints, however, she has also produced original artwork
in a variety of mediums from acrylic to colored pencil. Most
have been sold to private collectors, but other pieces have been
presented as awards at Scottish Terrier dog shows.