Other than small landscapes and seascapes paintings, animals and birds are subjects Catherine likes to portray. Just as all creatures, other than humans, do not have verbal means of communication, neither, as a rule, does visual art. This concept influences her work:
"To date I draw and paint on various mediums, oil, acrylic, watercolour, inks and pastel crayons. Animals feature much in my work. Just as painting and sculpture cannot rely on words or the power of speech, neither can animals. I found this to be an interesting link as a point of departure we're taking up art again. Landscapes and life drawing with largely subjects I touched on in the past.
Having painted in her youth she took up out again in retirement from teaching. This was just prior to lockdown:
"I had not produced much art at all for some years. Post retirement from teaching and lockdown in re-introduced me to the opportunity to take it up again. A nearby neighbour –celebrated Sculpture the late Stella Shawzin – was a huge encouragement. She persuaded me to renew this pastime.

I owe her much after our various informal talks about art which inspired confidence to create again."

Recently Catherine exhibited at the Mall Gallery in London with the Royal Society of British Artists. There she was awarded a prize, the 2022 Geoffrey Vivis Memorial Award, for her painting' Pug'. This is the third year she has exhibited with Open Studios.

Catherine is a member of the Association of Animal Artists .