Welcome! I am Krista, a full-time artist working in Clermont, FL from my little home studio.

As a self-taught artist, I am inspired by lifes ups and downs, travel, adventure, nature and history.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where exploring the beautiful coast mountains, deserts, and cityscapes of Southern California helped instill a love of adventure, nature, and culture.  My main source of inspiration is the twists and turns of life. The words and music that breathe energy in the happy and dark moments. Light and dark are always present in life and art, you cannot have one without the other.

In 2008, I decided that being at home with my two little ones was my goal and needed something to keep an income and more importantly my creativity alive. I accidentally discovered my ability to paint by inspiration from a fellow artist and friend. My art and business flourished for years. I seen time in my home studio creating with my kids, teaching workshops, and selling globally… until the desire to teach back in a classroom came knocking on my door.

Teaching allowed me to spark the imaginations of students in a whole new way in my World History class. My classroom was a place to express your thoughts through words and art all while exploring the world. Like life can do that dream was halted by Covid. Early in the pandemic I survived a Cerebral Veinous Sinus Thrombosis Stroke, a rare stroke and two seizures from that virus. After leaving ICU and a year of figuring out who I was I went back to work in a corporate atmosphere. I could not remember how to draw, paint, or create at all. I thought that was the end of my life as an artist.

Everyday I would try to remember how it felt to create. How the paint felt on my hands, the freedom and release I felt in getting lost in a painting. Two years later it returned like a glimmer. I continued to take care of myself through art. Painting a little here and there, sharing old and new art on social media, writing my story, and pushing past the feeling of it all being foreign to me.

I never gave up and the art healed me. The painting and writing became very cathartic. I am happy to say that I am back to painting, creating, and writing. It’s good to feel that part of me again. My process has always been about letting go. My art is a combination of watercolor, mixed media collage, expressive and intuitive art. Often times a muse appears in the form of a woman or an animal. They are my guides through this messy, beautiful thing called life and art.

When I’m not creating you can find me spending time with my husband of 24 years, visiting my two grown children, spending time with my two kitties and pup, and traveling when I can. Spending time in nature anyway I can is my best form of self care when I’m not creating.

Thank you for joining me here xo,