My two Golden Retrievers, Yogi (the blond) and Sazi (the redhead), like to spend time with my students in the studio, helping everyone...

My first painting this month was of a place I walk the dogs, near Bernardo Mountain. I see quail in our yard and am always amused by the...

This show is a retrospective exhibit of the last 14 years of my painting career. In order to appreciate how my Expressive...

Pretending something is real is a closer experience to reality than ignoring something that is real. Mayan Jungle by Cathy Carey ©2014...

Poway Performing Arts Center – September 3 – 27, 2014 Coyote Joy 36 x 36 oil by Cathy Carey ©2014 Join Cathy at the reception, September...

Here is and older sketchbook done in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2004-2005. As with all the sketchbooks, they are a place to gather ideas and...

I spend a lot of time in my studio, so over the years I’ve invested in taborets, and easels and of course I love buying art supplies. I...

Over the Weekend I held a painting workshop to benefit The Escondido Creek Conservancy. Isabel and I had a load of easels and supplies to...

In July Brian and I took a trip to Cancun. It was our first time there and so we were anxious to explore and see all we could. On a day...

I travel to Santa Fe every summer to teach workshops, and keep journals and watercolor sketchbooks of my time there. It’s always...

We are now back from an amazing trip to Cancun. We spent a few days beaching it, but most of our time was spent on adventure tours and we...

High Country: the Protector by Cathy Carey ©2014 My painting, High Country – The Protector won first place in the  Escondido Municipal...

I was able to reach my goal of 4 – 5 finished paintings. June was a good month, I got a lot done. Finished three older paintings from...

Last night as I was falling asleep with Yogi my Golden Retriever at my feet, I could hear the yelps and joyful little barks of a pack of...

Visit lovely La Jolla Shores for the weekend of July 21 and 22, for lots of art happenings! La Playa Art Gallery Terrific newly re-opened...

I’ve been working on a new series for the month of May, based on photos and sketches I did in April at the Laguna Botanical Garden on the...

Just one week after the devastating fires in and around the Elfin Forest and Harmony Grove, the Elfin Forest Interpretive Center Art...

I have been following Jason Horejs’s (of Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ), mentorship program since last fall. I just posted on his blog...

Rancho Mirage, Torrey Pines 2010 p3 Java Jolt by Cathy Carey ©2014 Rancho Mirage is a favorite spot for me, the start of many painting...

I’ve been working on a subject series within a series for the last few months. While doing the Agave series, I focused on my own...