Kathleen Broaderick has been a resident of the beautiful Emerald Coast of Florida for the past 21 years but she began her artistic journey during her last semester at Florida State University as a Communications major. She decided to fill an extra elective slot in her schedule with a watercolor class and never looked back. After raising two children and teaching elementary school, she has turned her longtime passion into a career.

Kathleen has been described as being able to perfectly seize the essence of the subjects in the painting. By boldly using color and light in her work, she brilliantly turns any subject into a personal, relatable piece to be appreciated by all. Instead of perfectly representing exact details and color of her subject, Kathleen paints to capture an impression and evoke deep and true emotions from within the viewer.

In the summer of 2017, Kathleen opened CHROMA Studio & Gallery at 3925 W. County Hwy30A, in Santa Rosa Beach. CHROMA allows Kathleen to combine her personal art studio and love of teaching in one place.
In October 2017, Kathleen was named South Walton’s Artist of the Year, representing the beautiful 30A area and all area artists. In December, 2020 Kathleen took her teaching online and introduced her first online painting course, “Essential Elements”. It teaches new and evolving painters the basic skills necessary to confidently create on their own.You can find more at https://chroma30a.com.