THE ENERGY OF LIGHT · 2026
Louisa Edwards Osborn House
Katherine Milliken
PRICE
$800
Oil on Canvas
MEDIUM
11 in. x 14 in.
SIZE
2026
YEAR
During a plein air workshop centered on the meadow and Wainscott Pond, I found myself drawn instead to this historic Wainscott landmark. Bathed in the late-afternoon light, the house stirred my imagination: once alive with the energy of a hardworking potato-farming family, it now stands silent and deserted, yet proud and majestic—a quiet testament to the lives and labor it once sheltered.
About the Work
Southampton resident Katherine Milliken is a professional artist and educator whose paintings celebrate the East End. Her work captures the shifting light of harbors and wetlands, the pastoral rhythm of equine estates, and the character of landmark architecture and historic coastal villages.
She earned a BFA from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MAT in Art from Manhattanville College, then taught art at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua for 18 years. Katherine has exhibited widely across the East End, including Romany Kramoris Gallery, Gardiner Mill Cottage Gallery, Southampton Cultural Center, Water Mill Museum, Ashawagh Hall, Guild Hall, and Borghese Vineyard Gallery.