This page is a temporary page to give collectors a preview of the upcoming exhibit.
Kristin Kest
Earth Magic
Opening Reception January 13th, 2024 4pm-6pm Show runs from - January 13th, 2024 - April 13th, 2024
Preview (collector's advance viewing)
As a valued member of our Collector's Preview list, you have the unique opportunity to see all of pieces that will be part of the exhibit before it opens to the public. First access to all of the work and the opportunity to purchase your favorite/s before they become available to everyone.
This exhibit opens January 13th.
Below are images of all of the pieces that will be on display in the exhibit as well as reserve pieces that will replace sold pieces as those paintings go home with collectors.
This exhibit opens January 13th.
Below are images of all of the pieces that will be on display in the exhibit as well as reserve pieces that will replace sold pieces as those paintings go home with collectors.
Call or email to make a purchase or schedule a visit to the gallery.
A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
A reminder, purchases are on a first contact basis, so consider a back up option if your first option is no longer available.
Additional images, or a video, to see the work from alternate angles are available upon request.
To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
Wednesdays 10am-2pm
Fridays & Saturdays 2pm-6pm
Click image for a larger view.
To see the work in person, contact the gallery to schedule a visit, or stop by during gallery hours.
Wednesdays 10am-2pm
Fridays & Saturdays 2pm-6pm
Click image for a larger view.
A Prayer to Heal the World
13”x16”, 2022, Graphite on Arches hot press paper $550 |
Afternoon Tea
12”x16.75”, 2015, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
Bronze Clover
12"x16.75", 2015, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
Chicken Moonpot
(more photos available) 8”x5”x5”, 2023, Glazed black stoneware $125 🔴 SOLD |
Cochin
12"x16.75", 2023, Graphite on Stratford archival ragboard $950 |
Death To the Dictator
11”x14.5”, 2022, Graphite on Arches hot press paper $300 |
Feathered Apotropaion
(more photos available) 12” triangle, 2023, red terra cotta clay copper oxide washes $220 🔴 SOLD |
Fierce Pink
12"x16.75", 2015, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
Fire and Water with Dragons Eye Apotropaion
(more photos available) 12” triangle, 2023, red terra cotta clay copper oxide washes $220 🔴 SOLD |
Forest Bounty
20"x16", 2022, Graphite on Arches mounted to hardboard $850 |
Foxfire
24"x36", 2019, Oil on cradled hardboard $5,000 |
Garden Gnome
12”x16.75", 2013, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
How We All Go
20”x23.5”, 2022, Oil on alkyd treated museum board $950 |
Lavender Friends
12”x16.75”, 2013, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
Letterlocked
24"x36", 2022, Oil on cradled hardboard $5,000 |
Marine Study
21.5"x26", 2001, Oil on gessoed Arches $950 |
Mars Pods Moonpot
(more photos available) 12”x5”x6”, 2023, Glazed black stoneware $150 🔴 SOLD |
Monarch Migration
25.5”x14.75”, 1999, Oil on gessoed Arches $900 |
Morels in a Pennsylvania Woods
21"x29", 2022, Oil on Arches Olio paper $1,800 |
Ophanim (red)
(more photos available) 6.5” spherical, 2023, red terra cotta clay 20" aircraft cable (copper oxide wash) $250 🔴 SOLD |
Ophanim (white)
(more photos available) 6.5” spherical, 2023, White terra cotta clay 20" aircraft cable (copper oxide wash) $250 🔴 SOLD |
Ophanim (black)
(more photos available) 8" spherical, 2023, Black stoneware 20" aircraft cable $250 🔴 SOLD |
Ophanim Moonpot
(more photos available) 6”x6”x6”, 2022, Glazed black stoneware $125 🔴 SOLD |
Oracle Moonpot
(more photos available) 6”x6”x6”, 2022, Glazed black stoneware $125 |
Sea Roses
12”x16.75”, 2012, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 🔴 SOLD |
Secret Forest
13”x17”, 2022, Graphite on Arches hot press paper $650 |
Strawberry Pot
12"x16.75", 2014, Oil on alkyd treated Arches $550 🔴 SOLD |
Summer Nap
12”x16.75”, 2015, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
The Visitor
12”x16.75”, 2019, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
The Outing
19”x25”, 2019, Oil on canvas $1,800 |
Toad’s Hideaway
12”x16.75”, 2010, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
Yellow Roses
12”x16.75”, 2012, Oil on gessoed Arches $550 |
Artist - Kristin Kest
Statement
The focus of my work has always been located squarely in the natural world. I've been an illustrator doing botanical work for over 30 years and in that time my work has moved fluidly between science markets and product design, dropping into serious fine art painting with figurative and feminist themes. I believe that what holds all of these together is human storytelling with an understanding that the magic of the story doesn't negate the real world. That hard truths are sometimes easier to swallow when they are couched in kinder coatings of sugar and spice. Storytelling can act as a balm to soothe psychic wounds in oppressive systems when there is no recourse for justice. Seeking the realm of the magical and fantastic doesn’t have to be escapism. It can be healing. Revelatory. Looking for magic doesn’t disrespect reality.
I have often wondered about the unique phenomenon that is Art, and humanity's drive to create it, to see it, to possess it. It seems to me that Art is just a wild spore, the seed which allows humans to be part of the living force of the natural world and to each other. Our desire to connect with each other, to feel awe, wonderment, and beauty about our very individual, yet shared experiences are those feelings that drive our human existence. It is the artist's job, then, to leverage open that door as wide as we can to whatever realm of magic we can see and to invite everyone in.
I have often wondered about the unique phenomenon that is Art, and humanity's drive to create it, to see it, to possess it. It seems to me that Art is just a wild spore, the seed which allows humans to be part of the living force of the natural world and to each other. Our desire to connect with each other, to feel awe, wonderment, and beauty about our very individual, yet shared experiences are those feelings that drive our human existence. It is the artist's job, then, to leverage open that door as wide as we can to whatever realm of magic we can see and to invite everyone in.
Biography
|
Kristin Kest received her Master’s in Fine Art from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and an undergraduate degree from York College of Pennsylvania with an emphasis on Botany. Later she was professor of Illustration and Drawing courses there for nearly 9 years. Kest has illustrated over 30 books in the children's science market and has made illustrations for all kinds of products-- greeting cards, posters, wallpaper designs, book covers, magazines, and more— like a 100 page graphic novel. For 20 years, she has created the botanical artwork for The Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Calendar (Yankee Publishing). Kest has also worked with the US Dept. of State, illustrating the 2004 Earth Day Poster, and with the National Parks creating their brochure for The Russell Cave National Monument. Kest has continually shown her work in numerous gallery exhibitions since 1996. Kest was also represented for a few decades by the children’s book publishing representatives, Harriet Kasak of HK Portfolio, and Harriet’s successor, Mela Bolinao of MB Artists.
|
Website - www.kestfineart.com/
Instagram - www.instagram.com/kestfineart/
Facebook - www.facebook.com/kkest
YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCXGx4W64hX8U6qjjxvwa6ww
Instagram - www.instagram.com/kestfineart/
Facebook - www.facebook.com/kkest
YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCXGx4W64hX8U6qjjxvwa6ww