wisdom

Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 1997
Medium: oil pastels on paper
8 x 10 in.

see more paintings/drawings:
song in the night
conflicting thoughts
singin’ the blues
a man and his privacy
untitled painting
girls jumping rope
chair

click here to go back to the home page.

conflicting thoughts

Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 1996
Medium: oil pastels on paper
9 x 5.5 in.

I remember drawing this during a time when I was fascinated with sepia colored photos. This was also a time when the world seemed to be a very confusing place and therefore other people who seemed deep in thought or struggling to grasp life's complexities stood out to me. I have found drawing to be incredibly theraputic.

see more paintings/drawings:
wisdom
song in the night
singin’ the blues
a man and his privacy
untitled painting
girls jumping rope
chair

click here to go back to the home page.

singin' the blues

Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 1994
Medium: oil pastels on paper
17 x 13 in.

This is one of my favorite drawings simply because I embraced color. I was not fearful or timid in my use of color and at the same time I was able to capture the many colors within a person's complexion. While this woman is singing the blues, there is also a certain beauty that springs forth in times of pain and struggle…

see more paintings/drawings:
wisdom
song in the night
conflicting thoughts
a man and his privacy
untitled painting
girls jumping rope
chair

click here to go back to the home page.

girls jumping rope

Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 2006
Medium: acrylic on canvas
20 x 30 in.

This was created as a gift. It brought to mind ideas of summertime, carefree attitudes, fun and play.

see more paintings/drawings:
wisdom
song in the night
conflicting thoughts
singin’ the blues
a man and his privacy
untitled painting
chair

click here to go back to the home page.

a man and his privacy

Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 1996
Medium: oil pastels on paper
8 x 5 in.

It's a strange drawing I know. Yet it reminds me of someone peeking out their door, unwilling to open it completely and let you in...

see more paintings/drawings:
wisdom
song in the night
conflicting thoughts
singin’ the blues
untitled painting
girls jumping rope
chair

click here to go back to the home page.

untitled painting

Kristine Mays, artist
Completed in 2004
Medium: acrylic on canvas paper
8.5 x 11 in.


see more paintings/drawings:
wisdom
song in the night
conflicting thoughts
singin’ the blues
a man and his privacy
girls jumping rope
chair

click here to go back to the home page.

melancholy

see more of the human form:
vulnerability
a time of reflection
newborn
leaping man
little girl
hope
hand
contemplation
breathe

little girl

see more of the human form:
vulnerability
a time of reflection
newborn
melancholy
leaping man
hope
hand
contemplation
breathe

click here to go back to the home page.

breathe

see more of the human form:
vulnerability
a time of reflection
newborn
melancholy
leaping man
little girl
hope
hand
contemplation

click here to go back to the home page.

vulnerability

see more of the human form:
a time of reflection
newborn
melancholy
leaping man
little girl
hope
hand
contemplation
breathe

click here to go back to the home page.

newborn

see more of the human form:
vulnerability
a time of reflection
melancholy
leaping man
little girl
hope
hand
contemplation
breathe

click here to go back to the home page.

couture amore

Work’s title: couture amore
Year: 2006
Medium: wire
size : L 38’ x W 31’ x H 11’


see more dresses:
abundance
all that jazz
deliciously complicated
everyday elegance
flirt
lucy ricardo
phenomenal woman
saturday night dancing
shall we dance
splendor in the grass
step into her shoes

click here to go back to the home page.