Paintings

The paintings presented here have been produced in my studio or out in the field, for galleries, private collectors and myself.

My studio work often involves working from my imagination often with narrative undertones
My plein-air work fuels this output

See the image captions for availability. Limited edition prints of most paintings are available. Please make contact for a quote.

Please view Exhibitions page for current exhibition details

See Kate’s exhibition history here >

2022

kate bentley paintingConcrete Jungle.Watercolour and gouache.33x53cm Frame 53x73cm.£895

kate bentley paintingFaded Grandeur No 2.Pure watercolour.28x22cm.Frame 48x42cm.£495.

kate bentley painting Hide and Seek.Pure watercolour on Yupo paper.53x43cm.Frame 77x67cm.£1095

kate bentley painting 'Women hold up half the Sky -Mao Zedong' Pure Watercolour.65x53cm Frame 95x83cm.£1995

kate bentley painting Reveal.Pure Watercolour.52x72cm Frame 82x102cm.£2200

kate bentley paintingThe Sanctuary .Pure Watercolour.53x73cm Frame 83x103cm.£2200

2021

On-line Catalogue for ‘Ruskin’s Reverie’

‘Ruskin’s Reverie’ is the culmination of a 19-month long residency at Brantwood,John Ruskin’s former home.Kate applied for the residency to enable her to move away from strong landscape influences in her paintings, to experiment with contemporary media and to submerge herself body and soul into Brantwood.This exhibition of over 45 varied artworks focuses on Ruskin’s complex life and thoughts, his relationship with Turner and Effie Gray and his extraordinary literary, academic and artistic skill set.

NB.Some works are 3D in mirrored boxes and therefore impossible to photograph representationally.Therefore I have omitted these from this virtual platform.

2020

The Recluse.28x23cm.Frame 33x39cm.Oil on panel.£495 sold

Sunny Sunday.27x17cm.Frame 36x26cm.Oil on panel.£395

Sunny Monday.27x17cm.Frame 36x26cm.Oil on panel.£395

.Twilight House.Oil on Panel.40x30cm. Frame 54x44cm £995

Faded Grandeur..Oil on panel.28x23cm.Frame 39x33cm.£495

Decay and hope.Oil on panel.40x30cm .Frame 50x60cm.£1200

Another era.24x20cm.Frame 29x33cm.Oil on Reclaimed wood panel.£495

2019 Autumn – Winter

Morning on the Moss.Oil.30x40cm Frame 52x42cm £895.

Moonlit Walk.Oil.30x40cm Frame 52x42cm.£895

Lost Ball.Oil.33x26cm Frame 48x40cm.£695.Sold

Coniston Boathouse.Oil.30x40cm Frame 52x42cm £895.

Allotments -Howarth Yorkshire.Oil.28x19cm Frame 42x33cm.£595

Yellow Iris.Oil on Panel.470mm x 470mm.Frame 500x500mm.£1450

Study of Whites.Oil on panel.300x230mm Frame 420x350mm.sold

Boat Race (towards Langdales)Oil on panel.460x360mm Frame 580x480mm.£1200

Quarry.Oil on panel.29x39cm.frame 51x41cm.£795

After the Rain-Cherry Blossom Lane.Oil on panel.36x22cm.frame 50x36cm.£795

2019 Woods and Landscape Spring – Summer 19

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul” ― John Muir

Kate Bentley Mist rising in the valley (High Cup Nick ,Eden Valley,Appleby)Oil on panel.£995

Kate Bentley Midnight Snow on Wastwater Screes.Oil on panel.40x40cm Frame 53x53cm.£1195

Kate Bentley Lake Windermere No 3. ( from Gummers Howe towards Newby Bridge) Acrylic and Oil,28x40cm Frame 53x41cm.£995

Kate Bentley Lake Windermere No 2. ( from Gummers Howe towards Newby Bridge) Acrylic and Oil,40x40cm.Frame 53x53cm.£1195

Lakeside Trees.Oil on board 30x24cm.£495

Copse on the edge (Thirlmere).Oil on panel.55x50cm Frame 62x55cm.£2200

Boundary No 2.Watercolour and ink.62x46cm.£1300

Damson Tree.Oil image 26x24cm frame 40x37cm. £495

.Blossom in the orchard.Watercolour.54x35cm.Frame 72x56cm..£895

.Summer Field -towards Wetherlam.Oil.image 30x20cm.frame 41x32cm.£495

Late Summer Afternoon.Oil on panel.26x21cm Frame 40x35cm. £595

Out of the Woods.Oil on panel .80x42cm Frame 95x57cm.£2200

Apple Blossom Days.Watercolour and gouache..Image 35x53cm.Frame 55x73cm.£1200

.Red Coat Black Hat.Watercolour and monoprint.40x40cm 63x63cm.£425

Lakeside trees -Coniston.Mixed media and Monoprint £395

Shimmer..Oil on panel.30x40cm.Frame53x43cm.£995

The Bridge.Mixed media and monotype.Image 45x58cm Frame 78x90cm.£950

Morning Walk. Graphite, watercolour and monotype .Image 64x46cm Frame 90x73cm.£1200

Springtime Froth-v3.Oil on panel.64x60cm Frame 73x77cm.£2200

2018 Autumn – Winter Landscapes

Early morning mist.Oil on Panel.45x29cm frame 53x37cm..£895sold

Edge of the Woodland.Print and watercolour.22x22cm frame 40x40cm..£395

Field Patterns in the snow.30x25cmframe 43x38cm.£495

Moonlight study.Oil on panel.28x23cm frame 39x34cm.sold.

Scarth Gap Pass ButtermereOil on panel.£400sold

Silence in the snow.Oil on board,40x20cm.£sold

Summer Meadow.Oil on board,36x90cm.£sold

Spring -Summer Landscapes 2018

.Wastwater Screes..Oil on panel.35x92cm.£1900sold

Moonlight Study.Oil on panel.30x30cm.£395

Oil Sketch of Langdale Pikes.Oil on panel 30x30cm.£395

Summer Skies over Pen-y-ghent.Oil.58x49cm frame 73x64cm.£1450

Wet and Stormy (over Lyth valley) Oil 30x40cm.sold

Kate Bentley.Calm before the storm.Kelly Hall Tarn towards Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man.Oil on board.40x40cm.£995

Kate Bentley Water rail.Oil on board.35x45cm. £895

Kate Bentley SWA.Bright and Breezy.Oil on Board.890x1220mm .£4500

Kate Bentley Heavenly Light.(Towards Swirral Edge ,Catstye Cam,Helvllyn from St Johns Vale)Oil on panel.70x70cm..£1900sold

Kate Bentley .Cascade of Cloud.(Clough Head .St Johns Vale) .Oil on panel 89x85cm.£2995sold.

Narrative Painting 2018…

Hamlet, Ophelia, Shakespeare and all that jazz

This body of work was created over the winter of 2017 and spring 2018. Millais’s painting of Ophelia was my inspiration.

Analysing why this image (so beguiling and beautiful) is, when all said and done, depicting a scene of someone drowning.

My intention was to retain the beauty whilst exploring these themes. As each painting developed I was motivated to explore other themes such as drifting, movement, distortion of image, suspension, peacefulness, textiles, pattern and costume.