Artist Highlight: Katie Brickman
Katie, a Midwesterner through and through, was born in Ohio, raised in Illinois, and educated at the Cranbrook Kingswood boarding school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Attending Cranbrook, designed by the famed architect Eliel Saarinen, had a formative influence on her appreciation for art and design. So much so, that after raising her two children in Lake Forest, she sat down in her bright yellow dining room and began to create art of her own.
✤ Colorful Circles ✤
Giant grids with colorful circles make formal living rooms more comfortable - and a little more fun! Katie Powell Brickman paints bold shapes in bright colors on whitewashed wood boards. She opts for wood over canvas because of its hardiness, imperfections, knots, the way it ages, and the beautiful grain lines that peek through the paint.
I hope my art is at home in any space: a casual family room or mixed with more precious pieces in a sophisticated living room. I love the mix!
✤ Katie Brickman ✤
Alessandra, always on the hunt for art that is refined, spontaneous and a mix of old with new, was delighted with Katie’s use of bright colors and everyday materials and began using her art in client's homes. While painting primarily with acrylic on whitewashed wood board, Katie enjoys experimenting with canvases of antique book pages, lampshades, and even vintage men’s shirts from Brooks Brothers.
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