The imagery for my paintings comes to me in many ways. The language of picture is a universal one.Īja: Its really true about slow being ok - that probably true for most areas of life! You speak of the language of your imagery - how does that imagery come to you? How do you choose to commit to an image for a painting? It is evidence of how we are all so connected beneath the surface. I feel I am serving a higher purpose somehow…like I get wonderfully used by something deeper than me to express a kind of quiet knowing. When someone is moved to tears or some kind of riveted awe, it is really validating. My greatest joy as a painter is seeing how some strange fantastic or serene image that has bubbled up through me can speak to people in such a positive way. Some of my best work emerges right after a long contentious dry spell. I always turn to the natural world for guiding metaphors and find encouragement in thinking it’s just that time when seeds are underneath germinating in the dark or the garden bed needs a rest to be ready for the next season. It can be frustrating when I feel unproductive but I know now from experience that things are stewing and steeping inside before erupting. (titled Moonspell, at left) because I was largely pregnant, then homebirthing, then breastfeeding and caring for my infant daughter for most of that time.īut being an artist also means honoring those times when I go dry. It took me about 9 months to finish one of my first paintings Many years ago, when I was first beginning to take the artist in myself seriously, that meant simply staking out a corner of my chaotic childrearing homespace to set up my easel and paints, setting objects and images of inspiration all around me in some kind of serene order and then sitting my butt down each day to just do it, even when it was a challenge. Firstly, of course, it means devoting time and space to my work. Krista: For me, showing up as an artist means many things. Enjoy!Īja: How do you show up as an artist? What are your joys, your challenges and processes?
#Krista lyn barron series
Our conversation was so rich, this is the first of a 2-part series of our interview together. She lives and works in her hometown of Santa Rosa nestled in the gentle rolling hills of Northern California. Her works are done primarily in acrylic paint on canvas or board. In looking at her work, I found the words "lucid dream" to come to my mind often - Krista's paintings are clear and vibrant, but also soft like old memories or the familiar. She finds inspiration in nature's form and patterns, psychedelic explorations, lucid dreams and the art of indigenous peoples and of young children. I am very excited to introduce Moon Woman readers to the artwork of Krista Lynn Brown. A self-taught artist, Krista paints intuitive and universal mythic narratives expressing the reawakening sacred feminine.
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