The Coast Road Diaries is now installed in Duff House and is open for visitors until August 1st, after which the work returns to my Edinburgh studio. This version of the show has rather fewer paintings than its previous showings in Edinburgh and Dumfries but does includes previously unseen ‘cabinet works’, ie small drawings/travel pieces etc.

‘ ….. an extraordinarily powerful show, fresh and vital’
Giles Sutherland  The Times ***** 5 star review
October 2009

‘Kate is a wonderful artist. A fine draughtsman (woman…) who is totally and utterly immersed in the power of the surroundings in which she finds herself’
Jan Patience (Blog) Journalist and Art Lover
December 2009

‘Her show records a journey around Scotland and some of the individual images are stunning  …….. she has reached a kind of luminous calm.’
Duncan MacMillan  The Scotsman  **** 4 star review of The Coast Road Diaries
October 2009

Thursday School of Art – Tutor Kate Downie RSA

The TSA drawing expedition to Muse, a famous Leith Hair Salon

Summer Classes at the Thursday School of Art are coming to a close, with the final ink& wax drawing and collograph printing session to finish on June 17th. This year the theme was ‘Being Human’ .

In May we had a fantastic trip to Dancebase in Edinburgh to draw the Curious Seed Dancer-in-Residence Christine Devaney whilst she ran a masterclass of professional young dancers.The results can be seen if you click HERE

2010/2011 TSA workshops  will feature a series of 2-3 day monoprinting masterclasses , exact dates to be arranged.

Contact Kate Downie for further information, cost and bookings