Kathryn Gilbert specializes in oil paintings and resides in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

"Fifteen years ago our family would ride bikes to Ryerson Woods and stop to watch the sheep feed at 4 o’clock."  I took many photos of our children at that time and found myself  taken by the barn and animals almost as much as the children and began photographing Ryerson Woods; the sky, the old barn, the buildings and of course, the sheep. Our children are now grown and we no longer see the sheep feed  but Ryerson continues to be a wonderful topic for me to paint any time of year."