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Kristen Guest Studio & Fine Art Gallery

Spacious Skies No.3 | 20x16

Spacious Skies No.3 | 20x16

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ABOUT

20 x 16 inches
mixed media on panel ("faux encaustic" technique)
original abstract art by Kristen Guest
2022

Additional photos and videos available upon request.

INSPIRATION

Dawn's Early Light is Chapter 1 in my over-arching theme of "Heritage" for 2022. A collection of abstract landscapes, focusing on the places of important historical events through the lens of what these places may have looked like in the morning.

Inspired by clouds at dawn with creams, rosy pinks, and spring greens—softened by the velvety texture, which also gives them a vintage appeal.

I use acrylics and drawing media to create a "faux encaustic" texture that closely looks and feels like the beeswax used in encaustic painting. No wax was used.

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Artist

Kristen Guest

I'm a landscape lover pulling inspiration from regional areas and nature for my creative choices; translating the beauty and atmospheric feeling of these places into marks, color, and texture that often result in dramatic shapes, gestural lines, and visual tension.

Though I use reference photos that I’ve taken from my travels for inspiration in the studio, I don't always focus on creating a loose rendition of a photo. Sometimes I will instead deconstruct the image in a very abstract way and infuse my painting with the feeling or ‘mood’ of these places, creating a comforting familiarity or nostalgia for viewers who have also visited and escaped to these iconic destinations.

Most of my travels take me to two regions that couldn’t be more opposite: the SoCal desert and Hawaii. Aside from their differences, they have one alluring thing in common: time has a way of standing still and you find yourself getting lost in your surroundings. It’s that feeling of being away on vacation—relaxing, wandering, exploring, indulging—that I enjoy “bottling up” into my work.

– Kristen Guest