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Kirsten in her Studio
I was born in Hartlepool in 1968 and grew up on the island of Jersey before gaining a B.A. Hons Fine Art Degree in Newcastle Upon Tyne, I travelled throughout the world, to places such as China, Malaysia, Australia and Europe before pursuing a career in Art and eventually becoming a full time artist and gallery owner.
I am inspired by 'collections' of treasured objects and their remembered or imagined histories. Each piece has a subtle narrative, which I create by collaging vintage envelopes, stamps, dictionary text and maps, evoking memories of the places objects were found or bought. I paint over the richly layered surfaces using gesso, inks and washes of acrylic paint.
Recent works include; The Garden paintings where tall flowers and plants are combined with garden text and the ‘Collected Treasures’ series, where antique crockery studies are overlaid on fragments of 1937 mystery stories about a treasure hunt and a lost Chinese vase.
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French Flower Garden
ID #: KJ1001
Title: French Flower Garden
Medium: Mounted and Framed available
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Perfect Shoes
ID #: KJ1005
Title: Perfect Shoes
Medium: Mounted and Framed available
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Sweet Peppers
ID #: KJ1006
Title: French Flower Garden
Medium: Mounted and Framed available
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Cornish Lobster
ID #: KJ1007
Title: Cornish Lobster
Medium: Mounted and Framed available
