Abstract artist Kate Long Stevenson lives and works in Charleston, SC.  What Kate does so well is represent women.  Her paintings seem to capture the core of who the specific woman is, but they also offer universal appeal.  Any woman can look at one of Kate's paintings and see their own reflection.  That's something I've really come to respect and try to emulate.  Someone once wrote a comment on this blog saying they love the way I represent women, which is about the highest compliment I can get.  When I was younger, I felt like I was the type of person who was not going to have a lot of women friends, but the older I get the more I love seeing all the beauty and goodness in the women around me.  There is something artful and unique in every woman that deserves to be celebrated, and Kate tapped into that and carved a place for herself as someone who can visually represent the essence of what it is to be a woman.