Introduction
Welcome to my website, I’m Kathryn Cooper and I live in Rayleigh, Essex. Creating original hand drawn ink and watercolour art.
Painting and drawing are something I have enjoyed for as long as I can remember. I studied Art and Design at GCSE and AS Level at school and then went on to complete a B Tech National Diploma at South East Essex College of Art and Technology.
In 2021 my husband bought me a watercolour painting class as a birthday gift, and things blossomed from there. I began making all kinds of watercolour art including abstract art, surface pattern design, landscapes and urban sketches. When I shared some of these pieces on social media, the response I received was both surprising and exciting!
So during 2022 I set up a small art business called KC Sketches, creating ink and watercolour original art, specialising in house and building portraiture. I’m now extremely lucky to be producing many charming commissioned pieces for customers of their homes, wedding venues, business/commercial buildings and a variety of other places with sentimental meaning. Often these are requested with lettering of names and dates as a personal and touching memento.
Much of my work has been made into prints, cards, wedding invitations, coffee shop menus, gift cards, tote bags, calendars, and book covers. I am very honoured to have been asked by some local businesses and charities to license my work out to them too. I’m having great fun exhibiting at local galleries, exhibitions and art fairs, plus teaching at workshops.
How can I help you?
My building portraits make ideal, unique and beautiful gifts for many occasions.
- House warming/first home
- Weddings/anniversaries/engagements
- Birthdays
- Mother’s day/Father’s day
- Christmas
- Business and commercial buildings
- Shop fronts
- Schools/teacher’s thank you gift
Or, you may like a special piece of art of your very own home to appreciate it’s charm and fond memories.
Whatever the reason, please feel free to get in touch with me, or view my commissions page for more info…
Some of my artwork is available to purchase as prints from my Arti Print shop. A convenient and easy way to add art to your home.
Arti offer a variety of high quality paper options, plus they will safely package and ship your art to you within 24 hours of your order being placed. Available worldwide.
New print to Arti…
View my Amazon shop to find a series of KC Sketches note books, each one features a bright and fun illustrated glossy cover. These colourful designs are hand drawn and painted in ink and watercolour.
100 blank white pages, perfect for keeping notes, recipes, birthdays, shopping lists, doodles, sketches or use as a journal…
I am delighted that my designs have been used on this very special selection of quality gifts and souvenirs produced by the Rayleigh Town Museum. All proceeds will help to keep our dearly treasured museum funded.
Please visit their website for further details.
