In deference to Mother’s Day the meeting of the SPSA will take place on Sunday May 19th from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Santa Paula depot, corner of 10th and Santa Barbara Streets. After a brief installation of officers for the next term (2013- 2015) Ms. Kilpatrick will give a demonstration on her procedures when she prepares and completes a painting.

Guests are always welcome and one in the audience will have the opportunity to take home an original painting can be yours with a small donation...

Hilda Kilpatrick’s oil paintings are primarily landscapes: local scenes, places that impress and inspire passion within her, mountains, trees, the ocean, the green of spring and the beautiful California skies. Raised by an artistic family in the cultural city of Trujillo Peru and influenced by the early California painters as well as the Impressionists, her pallet is warm and sunny with nature firmly in the forefront of her work. “Most of my work depicts scenes that I fear may not be here forever,” says the artist. By capturing places on canvas, she hopes these vistas will remain timeless. www.hildakilpatrick.com

Artist Statement
I have been painting since 1998, prior to that I worked in pastels while living in my native Peru. After moving to the United States, I began to seriously develop my skills as a painter. I studied under Marcia Cummings where I honed my abilities in depicting perspective in the scenes I paint. I have recently studied under Glen Orbik learning to incorporate the human figure in my paintings.

I am influenced by the early California painters as well as the impressionists. My pallets are warm and sunny. Nature is at the forefront of all of my work. Most of my work depicts scenes that I fear may not be here forever. I also paint places that speak to my soul, that make me laugh inside and that make my heart jump with excitement. California scenery has been an inspiration to me for years. By capturing places on my canvas they remain timeless. I hope to bring sunshine and happiness to whomever looks at one!
Hilda Kilpatrick