It doesn’t take a lot of detail to make a statement. Thick paint and sublte shifts in hue tell the story of layers of various blue blooms seemingly exploding out of their vase. A simple bright background reveals the green, purple, and yellow undertones mixed into the blues of the arrangement.
Little Rock native Kristen Hess has been taken captive by the rich colors and thick textures of oil paints since 2005. Her work combines the effect of light on her subjects with expressive brushstrokes, creating movement and depth in her pieces. Her representational style along with an extensive background in drawing come together with the atmospheric colors of the impressionists to create paintings that capture the emotion of the place or subject.
