When I paint I am taken away from all the distractions of modern living.

The calm in painting is similar to what I feel when I sit on the dock.  It is a summer’s afternoon at my cottage on Lake Miskwabi (Haliburton).  I only have to rest my eyes on the tall trees, rustling birches, yellow and red finches and feel that deep love of nature that stills the soul. I drink in the days when the blue sky and fading sun create water sparkles - just before an equally joyful late afternoon August sunset.  I know my desire to capture those moments and elements of Ontario’s landscape isn’t unique.  However, there is that view that I want to preserve, return to, and share with my friends.

I am a Lewis Carroll devotee. The watercolour medium takes me through the “looking glass”.  I am compelled to follow the white rabbit to another world full of surprises.  I journey through the challenges and find food for the soul.  I step through the looking glass and my art reflects who I am.  And it is a tea party - clean cup, clean paper, move on! Kay Hubbard, Watercolour Artist

Kay's Biography - Watercolour has magically taken hold of Kay in recent years.

Kay has spent most of her life in Southern Ontario but was born in the heart of farmland in southern Illinois.  The stunning scenery of Ontario cottage country has combined with love of nature and early experiences of barns, farms, and fields of flowers to feed a keen interest in landscape painting.   Kay lives in Pickering, Ontario and has a cottage in Haliburton.  She came to Canada from the United States in 1971. She is a member of the Pine Ridge Arts Council, Eastside Harmony Chorus (Pickering) and Pickering Naturalists.

Kay completed courses in Art Education at the University of Illinois and has taken many interest courses over the years in drawing, printmaking, design, painting weaving and textile arts.  Her primary interest prior to the last 5 years has been fabric arts, tapestry weaving, stitchery, and batik.  She has sold a number of pieces from her fabric art collections.  Watercolour has magically taken hold of Kay in recent years.

Kay has a doctorate from the U. of Toronto in Education and has spent many years as an Adult Educator, Organization Development Professional, Coach, and Management Consultant.  She aspires to combine her love of art with her love of coaching and facilitation.

Over the past 5 years, Kay has taken many continuing education courses and workshops in Watercolour.  She has studied at the Haliburton School of Fine Arts (Fleming College), Rawsthorne Studio (Haliburton) and in Durham Region.  She has studied with many respected Ontario artists including June Thomson, Shelley Beach, Hysook Barker, Margaret Roseman, Ken MacFarlane, Gordon Mackenzie and others.