Kris Stewart
I want you to see and “feel” the same emotions that I am feeling when painting and the same emotions that the scene in the painting evokes within me. It is a joyful journey between artist and viewer.
Artist’s Statement
I am and oil painter in love with color and texture. I try to use them both generously in my paintings to evoke a sense of “being there” in my viewers. I want you to see and “feel” the same emotions that I am feeling when painting and the same emotions that the scene in the painting evokes within me. It is a joyful journey between artist and viewer. I hope you feel the same.
Bio
Primarily self-taught, Kris Stewart has also trained with such well-known artists as Carol Marine, Arnie Westerman, Hugh Greer, Dave Santillanes and Qiang Huang, among others. She studied art at Ohio Wesleyan University and is currently represented by A Pleasant Shoppe in Portsmouth, NH. While living in the Santa Fe area, she was represented by galleries in Old Town Albuquerque and Madrid, NM. Her work has been selected several times by Chamber Music Amici in Springfield, OR for promotional use on posters, programs and tickets.
She has received several awards from Emerald Art Center in Springfield, OR, the Lane County Fair in Eugene, OR and the National Audubon Society and is a member of the Monadnock Area Artist Association and the Saxtons River (VT) Art Guild.