Artist

I work out of my studio in Austin, where I paint on stretched canvas. This is mostly in acrylics but some oils, it depends on the subject matter and how patient I am feeling.

Encaustic art has been a part of my artistic life since June of 2009. I love to incorporate found objects into art pieces and this wax media allows for that.

After graduating with an Interior Design degree I worked at John A. Colby Fine Furniture store in Chicago, Illinois. I then lived to England and the Netherlands where I studied with several well know artist, frequented art museums, and many historical sites throughout Europe.

I changed my canvas painting to creating murals for many of my friends and for family. With a growing clientele I started my own mural art business and named it after the charming geometric ‘knot gardens’ of England, and my remarkable Grandma Knott-Cobb.

Painting murals started out as the main focus of my business, but soon I added floor cloths and marouflages, portable murals. My Interior Design background helps me design and consult for any style home, retail store and office buildings. Listening to clients, developing their dream and seeing it come to fruition is my key and the success to my passion of painting.

Since moving to Austin there have been requests for canvas painting from several clients and galleries, so once again more of my work is on the ‘conventional canvas’ format. I still travel to paint wall murals and ship the floor cloth just about anywhere.

Kay Hughes, designer & artist – ‘Having fun in Austin’

Contact me at 512.573.8177 or use the form below for appointments or show listings.