Meet Kate

Kate Nobes is a self-taught landscape pastel artist inspired by the Australian environment. Her work explores a balance between realism and creative expression, capturing places, moments and reflections through vibrant colour and texture. Drawing on a deep appreciation for gumtrees, flora, waterways and bushland, Kate uses pastel to create thoughtful, evocative artworks that reflect the essence of a scene and the feeling it leaves behind.

Inspiration

Finding the essence of a place

Each artwork begins with time spent observing the landscape, the light, movement and mood of the scene. Through pastel, these elements are distilled into a balanced blend of realism and creative interpretation, capturing not just what is seen, but what is felt.

The process

Landscapes shaped by colour and memory

Inspired by Australia’s gumtrees, flora, waterways and bushland, Kate’s work embraces vibrant and expressive colour. Pastel allows for both softness and intensity, creating thoughtful images of places that linger and gently tug at the heart.