For many years, Catherine painted almost exclusively in watercolors, enjoying their unique and fresh qualities, as well as the ease of carrying them when painting outdoors, en plein air. More recently, and with more time and the studio on the Cape, she has again taken up oil painting, still largely working en plein air, and continuing to relish in the challenge of painting the landscape of marshes, dunes, shores and the sea even as the sun, clouds, light and tides change. In her most recent work, she has made increasing use of the palette knife, creating texture that captures the feeling and movement in the scenes that attract her. She also takes photos for use as references for painting in the studio, and for creating hand pulled prints