Kris Parins has earned Signature Membership and awards in AWS, NWS, TWSA, and WW, as well as state and regional societies. She is a contributor and cover artist of Watercolor Artist and American Artist Watercolor magazines. Her paintings have been featured in International Artist magazine as well as several editions of Splash, the Best of Watercolor. Her work is regularly included in national and international competitions including the Society of Animal Artists' Art and the Animal, and the Birds in Art exhibition at the Woodson Art Museum.
Delight in nature was instilled in Kris in her childhood, spent at the edge of a lake in northern Wisconsin. That same small lake now provides the view and inspiration from the windows of her summer studio. She spends winters painting in Sarasota, Florida. Her work is often informed by the design of shapes and textures found in nature. She strives to communicate the sensations she experiences when immersed in a natural landscape. Frequent travels provide fresh input and continue to inform her way of interpreting the world around her.
After earning an art degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Kris studied graphic design. As an art director and account executive, she enjoyed creating watercolor illustrations for her clients' product graphics. Since 1999, Kris has devoted her creative energy toward fine art. Watercolor’s transparency and vibrancy, combined with an element of surprise, continue to keep her interested in this challenging medium.
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Each sunlit desert plant seems to vibrate in the low rays of the October sun. The contrasting colors are especially brilliant against the late-afternoon purple shadows.
Winter Arrives, 22 x 15
Fall Farewell, 21 x 29 was loosely painted to suggest the sound and motion of wind in dry leaves.
Traces, 30 x 14, was created in response to time spent hiking in Joshua Tree National Park.
Green Heron, Red Mangrove 29 x 21, employs a combination of mask and pour technique with traditional brushwork. Collection of Woodson Art Museum
