Artwork copyright Kay Lamoreux Buckner. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Kay Lamoreux Buckner. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Emerging, 1998

Kay Lamoreux Buckner
American (born 1935, died 2012)

Location: Squalicum High School, Bellingham

About the Artwork

Depicting an "introspective stroll, as well as the Northwest's marine atmosphere," artist Kay Lamoreux Buckner painted Emerging to highlight rich contrasts in technique, color and imagery. Using thick and thin layers of paint and a variety of brushstrokes, Buckner captures different densities and textures between pavement, foliage, and atmosphere.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Bellingham School District.

About the Artist

Kay Lamoreux Buckner was born and raised in Seattle. She graduated from Lincoln High School, the University of Washington (Bachelor of Art degree in Fine Art, 1958), and Claremont Graduate School in California (Master of Fine Art degree in painting, 1961). Kay was awarded the Rotary Award for Painting at The Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair (1955) in Bellevue, and she was included in Seattle Art Museum's 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition of Northwest Artists (1956). She moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1962, where she had a studio for the rest of her life and taught at the University of Oregon. The Frye Art Museum in Seattle held a solo exhibition of her paintings in 1979.