Keary Kautzer paints in the American Impressionist style, painting with limited hues to set a mood to draw the viewer in. Living in Sheboygan along the shoreline of Lake Michigan is a main reason why many of his paintings have water related scenes. A career as Executive Director of WSCS, the Sheboygan community television station, has enabled him to transfer his visual experiences into his paintings.
Keary has studied watercolor painting with James Michael, especially en plein air.
Keary’s painting Springfield won the Best of Show and 1st Place honors at the 2009 Joan Kohn “Alive in the Arts” juried exhibition, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, Wisconsin.
At the 2009 Door County Plein Air Festival, Keary’s painting Journeyman won 1st place at the Dockside Quick Paint Competition. Keary was one of the forty featured artists from across the country invited to the Door County Plein Air Festival in 2010.
In 2013 Enjoy the Day won Second Place Award at the 18th Annual Holiday Membership Exhibition, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, Wisconsin.
In 2014 Onion River won the 1st Place Watercolor Painting award at the Endangered Places, Historic Places show, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth and
Missing Paris won the Viewer’s Choice Award at the Art and Wine Festival, Blind Horse Restaurant and Winery, Kohler, Wisconsin.
In 2015 Meyer’s Park won Second Place Award at the Paint the Town En Plein Air exhibition, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, Wisconsin.
In 2016 Best Male Artist Award at the Sheboygan Visual Artists Juried Art Show, EBCO Artworks Gallery, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
In 2017 Out to Pasture won the People’s Choice Award at the Paint the Town en Plein Air exhibition, Gallery 110 North, Plymouth, Wisconsin
In 2018 Pigeon River won the State Exhibit Award at the Wisconsin Regional Art Program Exhibition at The Pyle Center, Madison, Wisconsin.
Jail Alley won the 2nd Place Nocturne at Paint the Point, Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Main Market won the 2nd Place Award at Paint the Market Quick Paint, West Bend Plein Air, West Bend, Wisconsin.
In 2020 Fall Birches received a Merit Award at Paint the Town in Fall Color, Plymouth, Wisconsin.
In 2021 Springtime won a Merit Award at Alive in the Arts, Plymouth, Wisconsin.
In 2022 Dry Dock won the 3rd Place Open Class Award at the Quick Draw, 2022 Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, Port St. Joe, Florida
Dusk won the State Exhibit Award at the 2022 Madison Wisconsin Regional Art Program, Madison, Wisconsin
In 2023 Hillside Farm won the 3rd Place Award at the Paint the Towns en Plein, Plymouth, Wisconsin.
In 2024 Midday Light won the 3rd Place Award. Amber Fields won the Artist Choice Award at the Paint the Town in Fall Color, Plymouth, Wisconsin.
Keary Kautzer is a member of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society, the Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association, the American Impressionists Society, and Sheboygan Visual Artists.
Paintings are for sale online at www.kearykautzer.com and at Plum Bottom Gallery in Door County and online at www.plumbottomgallery.com. Follow him on Facebook: Keary Kautzer.
Email: Kearykautzer@gmail.com