Hello and welcome
Kristin Gibson paints from life and the garden in her Raleigh, NC studio capturing color from jars of paint with big brushes. Lively lines in a layer of fresh paint begin an alla prima process distinctly hers. Kristin likes to say, she paints the way she cooks, instinctively experimenting beyond the recipe. And speaking of recipes, dark chocolate, green tea, and walking in nature counters the twists and turns life brings, and replenishes the color and zest of her brush.
After studying at ECU School of Art, Kristin’s career began in NC textile mills designing repeat patterns and creating color stories for yards and yards of floral fabrics printed before her eyes. This led to painting on the dining room table and in the salt air of Carolina Beach, while immersing herself in the Wilmington, NC art community, and fostering gallery relationships that since 2004 have represented and sold her contemporary, fully developed work.
With a move in 2015 to Raleigh/Durham, NC, Kristin had opportunities to share her work at Duke Gardens, Duke University Hospital, Cone Health, and other medical and mental health entities, gratified most by giving others glimmers of joy and hope through paint.
“I find myself endlessly fascinated by the notion and fun of capturing color from jars of paint with big brushes. Compositions both large and small, begin as drawings with my paintbrush. These first lively lines in a layer of fresh paint begin a process of color into color, shape into form. Delights of painting in alla-prima technique show up in finding new ways to make color sing and seeing something across the room, or from memory, that balances the canvas right in the moment. Quite simply, I paint the way I cook, instinctively experimenting beyond the recipe. And speaking of recipes, dark chocolate, green tea, and walking in nature counters the twists and turns life brings, and replenishes the color and zest of my brush. Truly each new painting sparks a love of the process, stirring up something from within myself that finds its way to the canvas.”
— Kristin Gibson
Discover more about Kristin
Southwest Art – 05/2021
American Art Collector – Issue 95, Page 158
American Art Collector – Issue 94, Page 34
Southwest Art – 03/2014
Southwest Art – 10/2018
American Art Collector – Issue 90, Pages 89-99
Wrighstville Beach Magazine – Vol. 17 Issue 9
Wilma – 09/2014, Pages 20-22
“Kristin has a powerful sense of spontaneity and vibrancy in her paintings that collectors admire. Current work is fresh and contemporary, her best yet in the gallery.”
— Torrey Stroud, City Art Gallery
National Park Prints
Enjoy Kristin Gibson's National Park paintings available as fine art prints. Discover a piece that speaks to you and reminds you of a favorite place to be. Or share as a gift with National Park travelers and enthusiasts, as a colorful reminder of time in treasured lands and ecological wonders.
