"So Here We Are" Original Painting - The Beneath Story

N O T E  F R O M  T H E  A R T I S T :
Paintings will arrive signed and dated. I have a unique tradition in that I don't sign my paintings until the very last minute possible.
-Kristy

T H E  C O L L E C T I O N 'S   S T O R Y
The "So Here We Are" Collection is about surviving, then thriving. This is a celebration of moving through fear and chaos to discover joy in a new life, a new time. From mid March to late July this collection of watercolor and gouache paintings came to life. As the months passed darker and dramatic colors were replaced with transparent brights. As my heart found peace amid chaos, intensity gave way to lightness. Paintings were purposely not finished in any one given month or feeling. So each is the result of layering not only paint, but time and feelings.

I most often work on a small scale but dive deeply with layer after layer of paint. Details are added with the tiniest of brushes to trick and train the eye to see something new at every glance. My work is brazen in color, free from pretense but riddled with seemingly unending texture and linear detail. Best when viewed up close and curious when seen from a distance.

T H E  P A I N T I N G 'S  S T O R Y
The background of this painting was once a rich brown but that didn't feel right and so now it's a milky white with soft blue undertones. We don't know the full story of anyone, the beneath story. We cannot know one's motivations for their every word or action, those lie in the beneath story. So we are left with grace only, for ourselves and each other.

D E T A I L S 

• This piece requires custom framing as 7.5x9.75 inch pre-made frames are not readily available.
• Unframed paintings will be shipped flat with corner and surface protection.
• Framed paintings will be direct shipped from our framing partner with meticulous packing. 
• Each painting is created with archival materials of the highest quality. Archival artist materials ensure your painting, when properly cared for, will last for at least 100 years without any change in appearance.

***The purchase of this original artwork entitles you to 3 free 8x10" art prints! Please choose the numbers of the corresponding prints in the dropdown menus.

**If framing is selected, please allow 2-3 weeks for order processing.