About

Katie Willes

Katie Willes is a mixed media painter based in Salt Lake City, Utah, whose work brings together color, texture, and pattern in layered compositions inspired by nature, memory, and everyday beauty. Working intuitively, she builds each piece through visible brushwork, collage, and repeated forms that create a sense of rhythm and calm. Her paintings often explore the space between abstraction and recognizable subject matter, inviting viewers to slow down and notice the quiet poetry in familiar forms.

Her earthy palettes and unexpected bursts of brightness make her paintings feel at home in intimate spaces, where art becomes part of daily life. Created with collectors and home settings in mind, her work offers moments of warmth, reflection, and visual joy.