On her work:
"I have always been drawn to abstraction. Perhaps it is the almost unrestricted use of color that draws me. I love color. As I begin to paint, I start with any color. My paintings are built in layers. Shapes begin to emerge and colors begin to interact with each other. I think of the shapes that float on the surface of the canvas as connections, doorways, or pathways to memories of the past, or thoughts of the unknown future. My paintings are an intuitive result of living and allowing the flow of nature, events, and experiences to enter my being."
-Kathleen DeFrancesco Smith