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
Some of my earliest memories are of my Father's peonies. I wondered what these large raspberry colored blooms were and why ants seemed to love them so much. And now, my Father transplanted specimens of those same peonies to my home garden and every May I anxiously await the first pop of a bud with just a hint of the raspberry petal peeking. Peonies for me mean family. And this year they bloomed at a time when I needed the reminder that this little family I created is all that I needed.
D E T A I L S
- Created on Legion Stonehenge cold press (textured) watercolor paper with Holbein watercolors, Dr. Phil's ink and white acrylic.
- Size: 7 1/2" x 10"
- Unframed paintings will be shipped flat with corner and surface protection.
- 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.
