Biography from City of Ventura Municipal Art Collection:
| For this innovative and eclectic artist, atmosphere is more significant than realistic detail. Although Catherine Jessie Botke belongs to a remarkable, and famous family of artists from whom to draw her inspiration, she has developed her own inimitable style and technique. (This artist is the granddaughter of Jesse Arms Botke and Cornelis Botke, and sister-in-law of Frances Botke.)
"In the morning I look south to that same hill and there is usually a long horned cow or two making distinct outlines waiting for the sun to come up. I tend to texture and detail my drawings, but as I finish them in a print they always make me happier when they are stripped to a more bold and simplified illusion."
Catherine Jessie Botke is a graphic artist working in printmaking and drawing, drypoint, intaglio, monoprints, and some watercolor and oil. She was born in Ventura County and attained a B.A. in printmaking from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She has shown her work at local venues such as the John Nichols Gallery, Buenaventura Art Association Gallery, Carnegie Art Museum and Ventura County Museum of History and Art. Winning first place in the Santa Paula Art & Photography Exhibit in 2000, is among her artistic achievements.
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