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Your color palette is very distinctive.
I did the murals downtown—
The Heart of Missoula —
using sepia tones. I like gold and yellows. I tend to go
for the warmer colors instead of the cooler colors but
they're not super bright—there's a glow but they're
earthy. I try to get drama out of the color.
How has your health affected you as an artist?
I'm good with the little small tight details, but the
big stuff isn't as easy. My arms get really fatigued so
I have to do everything in little spurts. I can't do a
major all-nighter anymore. But it's changed me in other
ways. I don't think about it every day, I just live. The
things I thought of as really, really scary or emotional
before don't carry the same weight anymore. I have
days when I can't ignore it.
Those are hard days. And
then there are some days
I feel really good. I notice
those days, and I enjoy
them.
"Murals are
more than just
illustrating
the facts."
Missoula Catholic school heritage project. Acrylic on aluminum panel
"The Heart of Missoula" panel featuring the city's railroad history
CATHRINE L. WALTERS
CATHRINE
L.
WALTERS
