"So Here We Are" Original Painting - For the First Time

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
Our home is settled on over 40 acres of retired farming property and 2020 has become the year of exploring close to home. Evening quad rides have become our family's go to for moments of relaxation and reprieve. One evening in June, we coasted through one of our fields and I spotted this curious flower over and over again. We slowed the quad so I could investigate closer. After cutting a stem I knew. I was experiencing Milkweed for the very first time.

D E T A I L S

• Created on 140 gsm Legion Stonehenge cold press (textured) watercolor paper using handmade natural pigment watercolors.
• Size: 7" 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.