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Artist Statement:
Although I began my art career
as a painter of portraits, my
fascination with pattern and
abstract form eventually took
precedence over depicting the
objects or people in front of
me. For most of the 1990’s,
my paintings were brightly
colored abstracts. However,
after moving to Santa Fe, my
love of the New Mexican
landscape led me to begin to
experiment with painting
Southwestern terrain in a more
muted palette. My current
series of paintings is the
culmination of over fifteen
years of observation of the
tones and forms of the high
desert landscape.
As an artist, I am perpetually
torn between portraying what I
see and trying to depict what
I feel. The unique shapes
that I see in rocks and trees
appeal to the abstract artist
within me and allow me to
paint works that, although
clearly realism in the
traditional sense, are not
standard southwestern
landscapes. I enjoy the
strong contrasts of light and
dark and am drawn to the
negative areas within an
image, as well as the abstract
forms within the larger
shapes. In addition to
attempting to simplify what I
see, I strive to create a
painting that incorporates
both delicately detailed
smooth ...
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Exhibitions for Kirstin F. Mitchell:
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2010 Scripps Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2008 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Pagosa Springs Arts Council, Pagosa Springs, CO, juried show
2008 Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, alumni show
2008 National Greeley Art Exhibition, Greeley, CO, juried show
1998 “In View,” Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL, juried show
1991 Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL, solo exhibition
1991 Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, alumni show
1991 “Introspections: A Self-Portrait Invitational,” College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL, juried show
1991 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, graduate show
1990 Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, juried show
1990 New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, national drawing competition
1989 Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, graduate show
1987 The Gallery Restaurant, Lake Forest, IL, invitational
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