"Thought Provokers" - An Interview with Voyage Houston

Waves by Kristine Kainer

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

20x10

Purchase Information

I was recently interviewed about my art by e-magazine Voyage Houston and it was released yesterday, June 27, 2018.  Follow the link to read the interview, see some of my paintings, and view a photo of me milking a cow!  (That should make the visit TRULY worthwhile!)

Voyage Houston interview:  http://voyagehouston.com/interview/thought-provokers-katy/

My website:  www.kristinekainer.com

Deep in the Heart

Oil

36x36

SOLD

The Prairie Sky

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas

36x36

As promised, here is the final painting.  The barn and windmill are from our homestead in Schulenburg, Texas.  This kind of minimalist look is a definite departure for me; however, I am pleased with the results.  

I am still toying with the name.  The working title, "The Prairie Sky" is from the song, "Deep in the Heart of Texas":  

The prairie sky is wide and high

Deep in the heart of Texas

I've lived in this state for ten years and still don't know all the words (I am shocked that I haven't been sent packing!), yet that phrase keeps popping in my head when I look at this painting.  

Any other name ideas?  This isn't set in stone yet!  Let me know.  If I choose yours, I'll send an 8x8 print to you as a small token of appreciation.

I need to obtain a better photograph before providing purchase information (and will do another post on this blog at that time).  Please let me know if you would like to receive details as they become available later this week.  Thanks!

Blending

As I began blending the white paint into the other colors, I completely changed my subject matter for this artwork.  In fact, I was so pleased with the result that I continued to paint and have completed the piece! The unveiling will occur this weekend.   See you then!

New Canvas - The Addition of White

36 x 36

Obviously, I paint for a living.  Unfortunately, some paintings don't find homes as soon as they become available.  Thus, I must "store" them on the walls of my home until they rotate into a gallery or are purchased online.  

In the previous post, my canvas consisted of a variety of blues.  Since this painting may need to reside in my green family room (over the couch) for awhile, I decided to tone down the vibrancy of the colors.  Splashes of white were added (see above) and will be blended in the next step (and the next post).  'Til tomorrow....

Making Waves

18x24

Oil

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We've all seen them:  paintings that look like they were made by a gorilla that sell for record amounts of money in the art world.  After a particularly frustrating day (and seeing some of those astronomical purchase prices via a fellow artist's Facebook post), I temporarily regressed back to the simpler days of childhood.  Using leftover paint on my palette and my trusty middle finger, I created this seascape fingerpainting.  Enjoy.

Quietude

Oil on Stretched Canvas

20x16

Available

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