About Kathy

Kathleen Ertz is a Florida-based artist, having roots in the Washington D.C. suburbs where her family settled after military residency in both Europe and the Middle East.  She is a retired federal law enforcement agent, having served a 30-year career specializing in international criminal activity.  Throughout, Kathleen's dedication to her art has been her constant, with a passion fueled by familiarity of diverse cultural experiences influencing her artistic perspectives, methods and techniques.

 

Kathleen discovered her love for drawing at an early age.  At 17, her first paintings were included in gallery exhibits for young artists in Washington D.C. and New York City.  Kathleen holds a bachelor's degree with a Minor in Fine Arts from American University.  She has continuously been driven to explore, refine, and mature her skills in oils, pastels, acrylics, and mixed media. By creative application of color and texture to her compositions, Kathleen seeks to achieve an emotional connection with the viewer through her art.

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Kathleen has remained active as a professional artist through individual sales, commissioned work, and instructing private art classes.  More recently her paintings have been shown in group and private exhibits in Southern Pines, North Carolina and the eastern coast of Florida.