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Fall Bounty, a work that sold during the From The Forest” show.

"From The Forest" Show

September 29, 2025

The Manor Mill Gallery in Monkton, MD (say that fast three times!) was the perfect venue for From the Forest. Nestled in Maryland’s rolling hills, the Mill is surrounded by woodland and hiking trails—an ideal setting for a forest-themed show.

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In Art Shows, gallery work Tags forest, mycelium, greenman
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a black and white drawing of a scene of mushrooms growing in the forest with a toad and frog

Secret Forest. Graphite, 17 x 13”, 2022.

Saying the quiet part out loud

November 19, 2022

Hmmm. What am I afraid to tell you about myself that might make some of you self-select out and say "nope, that's not for me" right from the jump? I thought about it and after a bit of mild cheek-gnawing, thought-- ok, I’ll tell you: I believe in magic ….yes, I do.

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In Creativity, Business of Art, Botanical Art Tags magic, science, religion, beliefs, authenticity, spells, art, mushrooms, fungi, toads, amphibians, leaves, forest, drawing graphite, artist in York PA, arts in PA, York PA artist, PA art, botanical art in PA

Dragons are just a slightly different idea of dinosaurs …. This piece marks a turning point in my thinking. Oil on paper, 24” x 36”, 2018. The bright colors come from having a long career doing children’s books.

Be yourself, you lovely weirdo.

November 15, 2022

Trying to be something I really wasn’t meant that I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what my work was always saying to me. I lost my way because I got caught up in other artists’ journeys and what was successful for them, lured away by this idea that if I…

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In Creativity, Botanical Art, Business of Art Tags dragon, flowers, forest, dragonfly, mushrooms, fungi, insects, garden

Kristin Kest Fine Art, Illustration, and Ceramics

A studio artist and freelance illustrator in the beautiful Susquehanna Valley of York, PA

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