Featured in this week’s Artist du Jour: Mini Interviews with the Creative Kind is the lovely lover of teas, Kristy Lynn . Rest assured you’ll be swept away by the dreamlike mood created through Lynn’s expressive texture and delicate line work. ♥
- Artist du Jour: Kristy Lynn
Who are you and what do you do?
I am a lady living in Brooklyn, painting in the evenings and on weekends, and working as a secretary at a lovely antiques shop on weekdays.
What was that defining “A-ha” moment that led you to be an artist?
It is hard to pinpoint an exact moment… I believe it was more of an unfolding from a very young age up until high school when I was set on either studying literature and philosophy at university, or going to art school. I still studied those other subjects at school but in the end I chose art!
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If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Ooh superpower! I want to travel to other planets. Or back in time. Is that a superpower? If not, I would enjoy being psychic.
What memorable response have you had from your art?
Raji Kaur (on UK art website The Freak Show) said something memorable about my paintings, that I portray the narrative in my work “with patches of weather and natural objects like leaves” – I really liked that bit about the weather. I love to hear what people see in my work, especially when it’s a perspective that is novel to me. It can lead me in new directions.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
The sky, water… Nature. No matter where I am, I make sure to look up at the clouds and moon daily and take note. It refreshes my mind and softens my approach to people, which I feel nurtures creativity for anyone, but is especially helpful for people such as myself living in a big city.
If you could spend Happy Hour with any artist, dead or alive, who would it be and what one question would you
The important (and quite cute) tea shelf.
MAX ERNST! I would love to have a long conversation with him about his life and work. I would want to ask him about thepainting technique he invented, frottage, which appeared in many of his paintings. But also I would ask how he maintained his bold and varied artistic approach despite the many political and personal struggles he surely encountered (oops that was two questions).
Evensong: 2010 oil, rose petals & mixed media 2 panels each 10 x 10 inches
Kristy's feline friend, Niandra
Kristy Lynn's workspace in her Brooklyn loft
Be sure to visit Kristy Lynn on Artmuse for a
wonderful selection of prints or contact her
directly for inquiries on pricing.
Subtle Fox
Artist du Jour: Kristy Lynn
