Kristin Blakeney

“Travel is my passion, and inspiration from my voyages has a profound effect on my work. I take pictures and record everything. The human form, the interactions of colors, compositions, shows, and hues are all fascinating. My landscapes take on a more literal interpretation of my travels, but even my abstracts are all continuations of color palettes seen first-hand. Every place I visit is represented in my paintings.”

Influenced by many abstract expressionism painters, Kristin’s work is very much an emotional process. She approaches a blank canvas with a feeling or thought about what she would like to create, but it’s all very spontaneous in its outward projection. She works layer by layer, often mixing mediums until she’s satisfied. Each painting has layers of under paintings that add a depth to the final composition. She enjoys mixing mediums, primarily oil paints, wax and charcoal, to create her paintings.