Meet Kathy                             

Kathy Quigley is a painter, teacher, and therapist, who paints with Michele Cassou, founder of The Painting Experience, co-author of Life, Paint, and Passion, and author of Point Zero.   These painting classes and workshops are based on Michele’s work and understandings of the creative process interwoven with Kathy's training and life experience with Buddhism, Shamanism, alternative healing modalities, and traditional therapy. 

"I have been a therapist, group facilitator, and teacher for almost 25 years. Music was an integral part of my life as I grew up, however it is only in the last 14 years that I have incorporated the visual arts, believing previously that I had no "talent". 

 I was first drawn to painting for process by a longing to express myself creatively in a place free of judgment.  I was unprepared however, to find that I was the one who carried this into the room .  I have since come to re-experience the freedom of exploring myself and my world through the playfulness of the painting process.  Painting has also become a way of going inward and re-connecting with myself.   It has asked me to stay present, follow my energy, listen to my intuition, and trust in the process.  It has challenged me to take risks, and has helped me move more comfortably into the unknown, thus reinforcing my connection to the mystery.

I have been particularly drawn to the freedom of not having to understand, analyze, or find meaning in what comes off my brush.  I have instead learned to trust that the insights that may appear along the way most often emerge from what is happening inside of me…not what I put on the paper.  The painting process for me has truly become an active meditation which has brought more awareness, joy, and acceptance to my life. 

It is for this reason that I have created Artspace,  a place where anyone can explore their creative impulses in a safe, yet challenging environment.  A place that respects, encourages, celebrates, and embraces the creative life source flowing through all."

        " Kathy is a very intuitive, skilled facilitator.  I have been able to trust Kathy implicitly with whatever feelings or judgments inevitably arise for me while painting, and her wisdom and skill assist me in experiencing the rich creative freedom I never knew existed."                    Andrea