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370A A1A Beach Blvd. St Augustine Beach, Florida 32080
Hours: 10am-5pm Mon-Sat. 12pm to 4pm Sun. 
Phone: (904) 295-4428

Sam Kates

Sam Kates retired in 2002 after over three decades as a director of history, natural science and fine art museums and institutions in Florida, Tennessee and Alabama. While he is still called upon to jury and judge art shows and festivals, most of his time is now spent in the studio painting coastal scenes that are reminiscent of the old Florida that was still prevalent during the 1940-50's when he was a child. He fondly remembers spending summers with his grandparents in New Smyrna Beach where huge sand dunes still existed and fleets of shrimp boats crowded the local docks.

Sketching trips to Cedar Key in 1957 inspired his first paintings of working boats and shorelines. He describes his current style and techniques as "painterly realism," full of detail to document his subjects but very dependent on light and shadows that give his works extraordinary depth and definition. While his pictures are composed on site and reflect actual scenes and boats, the paintings are created in the studio at his home in St. Augustine, FL. 

​Sam was born in Orlando, Florida in 1940 and grew up in Gainesville. He is an alumnus of Florida State University. He currently resides in St. Augustine.

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Sam Kates, Artist



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  • Home
  • About
    • Board Members and Chairs
    • Membership
    • Art News
    • Friends of the Gallery
  • Our Artists
    • Laurie Back
    • Aphrodite
    • Helene Alland
    • Jo Bledsoe
    • Laura Boilini
    • Julie Cox
    • Cathlyn Driscoll
    • RoAnn Elias
    • Greg C. Frazier
    • Lori L. Frazier
    • Tom Harding III
    • Annette Dexter Jones
    • Tom Jones
    • Sam Kates
    • Bobbie Kuehn
    • LeaAnn Lombari
    • Leah McCarthy
    • Sharon Moon
    • Ross W Muller
    • G.G. Northington
    • Vincent Pizzitola
    • Debbie Powers
    • Dorothy Reid
    • Barbara Remensnyder
    • Darlene Scheyer
    • David & Judy Snyder
    • Angela Sopranzi
    • Melodye Stimpel
    • Suzanne Stusnick
    • Marilyn Terry
    • Cindy Ward
    • Nancy Willoughby
  • Art Classes
    • Events
  • Calendar
    • YouTubeChannel
  • Rental Documents
  • Contact
  • Map