Since 1992, I’ve worked professionally as both an illustrator and fine artist—three decades of painting for publication and beyond. Over the years, I’ve moved fluidly between worlds: from children’s science illustration to speculative fiction, from feminist figurative work to botanical portraiture, from gallery exhibitions to commissioned works for private collectors.
Throughout that time, I’ve also explored personal themes—ritual, identity, transformation—especially in my "Boundary Subjects" series. And world-building in my more recent Pelagic Worlds project. Bringing these threads together hasn’t always been simple, but a throughline is beginning to emerge: a fascination with the intersections between natural science, mythology, and imagined ecology.
Each collection here reflects part of that journey—linking science to wonder, design to storytelling, and imagination to meaning.
The Brood. 36” H x 36” W x 2” d, oil on canvas. 2025.
The Passage. 12.25” W x 15.25” H (framed), oil on Arches mounted to hardboard panel.
Sovereignty. 12 1/8” W x 13 1/2” H, (framed), oil on Arches mounted to hardboard panel.
Pressures, graphite and powdered charcoal on heavy Stonehenge paper. 52” H x 12” W. Vellum and alkyd overlays. Grommeted.
Pressures, detail.
Available for acquisition. Studio inquiries: kristin@kestfineart.com