Kirstyn Wright

Montana Flora and Fauna

2024

In 1993, a window of opportunity opened as a result of several different situations that were occurring. I was participating in an Artist-in-Residence program in Yellowstone Nationa...

This captivating contemporary painting evokes the wild energy and mythology of the Yellowstone ecosystem. The artwork features dynamic silhouettes of a moose, wolves, and a bear, all...

Crystal Latimer employs the method to create depth. Inspired by 16th centenary tapestry, she combines western iconography with the symmetrical design elements of medieval artisans. T...

This is an original painting featuring a rabbit seated next to a geometric, abstracted, frozen waterfall. Todd Horton lives and paints full time on Samis...

Prickly Flowers is an acrylic painting on canvas by artist René Gonzalez representing a fallow-deer in the forest, embraced by a sea of blooming flowers. Dimensions are 75 × 50 cm (2...

This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper is composed of solid shapes, botanical and animal forms in rich gold, dark umber and jewel-toned hues. The arr...

Kierstin Young's (US based) "Tierra" is an acrylic and oil painting depicting a Comet Moth and it's yellow and red designs Artist Statement/Bio: (b. The Year of the Rabbit) Kierstin's life began by almost never beginning at all. A car accident occurred while Kierstin’s mother was pregnant with her. The doctors advised against continuing the pregnancy for fear that Kierstin would be born without limbs or even blind. Her parents decided against it, and Kierstin was born a healthy child. This story was relayed to her as a child as a reminder of how serendipitous her life was. Kierstin was always filled with an overflowing energy and creativity. This led her on many diverse paths in life. Her many areas of focus included psychology, poetry, photography, mountaineering, religious studies, music, playing ice hockey, spelunking and pretending to be an astronaut. She grew up between two places; the first was a house built on Native American burial grounds in rural New Jersey. The second was a summer home in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of New York. For the first sixteen years of her life, she was home taught by an assortment of sane and insane people. Her junior year she began the strange new adventure of going to school. She was most likely the only 16 year old in the world to be that ecstatic about riding a school bus, because it was for the first time in her life. It was there in public school, that her art teachers really encouraged her to pursue her love of art. Hopes were high for going to art school, but Kierstin found herself forbidden from even applying by her parents. She applied anyway. Upon getting rejected from prestigious art schools such as RISD and Parsons, Kierstin decided to attend duCret school of Art. Being rejected turned out to be a serendipitous turn of events for Kierstin once again. It was there at duCret that she met Timothy Jahn and began studying in his Academy duCret and subsequently Jahn Studios. This lead her to continue her education at the Ani Art Academy under the direction of Anthony Waichulis.

Oil and metal leaf, gold foil on wood panel Wildlife of the American Southwest, animal painting, earth tones, pastels, landscape, skyscape Oil paint...