My work is shaped by the places that have moved me, the people who have changed me, and the quiet moments that helped me find my way back to myself.
About Kirsten
Painting became the way I remembered who I am. Intuitive, curious, sensitive, moved by beauty, always searching for meaning and connection. I’m drawn to color, texture, and intuitive mark-making because they mirror the inner landscapes we all carry: layered, shifting, imperfect, and alive.
Travel has shaped me in profound ways. I carry colors from Morocco, textures from South Africa, soft coastlines, and the quiet light of early mornings. These impressions live inside my work, layered, imperfect, honest. Each piece begins as an instinct, a feeling, a memory, a fragment from my life, and evolves as I follow what feels true in the moment. The marks, shapes, and textures are traces of that journey.
Painting has become the way I listen. It’s where I process, rebuild, and reconnect with a sense of curiosity and play. I’m drawn to mark-making and gestural movement because they feel like truth on the surface, a reflection of the emotional terrain I’ve walked, the rebuilding, the letting go, the rediscovery of joy and freedom.
My hope is that my work creates a small place of resonance for others, a place to pause, breathe, and recognize something familiar within themselves.
I work with collectors and interior designers on select commissions and collaborations, creating pieces that feel natural within their surroundings. Each work is developed with attention to scale, material, and the overall feeling of a space.
Selected Collaborations
KMH Design Inc., Neptune Beach, FL
Moonlight Market: (Jenna Alexander), St. Augustine, FL
Shop Basic, St. Augustine, FL
The Kiaat House, South Africa