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Two regulars at Nora's Fish Creek Inn in Wilson, Wyoming put their heads together over a newspaper at the counter. The many Tiffany-style lamps provide a glow and cast shadows into the corners of this historic log cabin establishment.

In order to create the dim lighting effect of the restaurant interior, I used a mask-and-pour technique. Pouring liquified pigment encourages the colors to mix on the paper and creates large gradient washes, suggesting space, atmosphere, and detail. The viewer's eye is drawn to the area around the subjects' heads while the periphery fades into the background.
The original was in the 149th American Watercolor Society Travel Exhibit, and received the Fred E Albrecht Award; and received First Place at Florida Suncoast Watercolor Exhibit, 12/14; Dean Mitchell Juror.

1/2023 Kris' award-winning paintings and articles have been featured in Watercolor Artist, International Artist, and American Artist Watercolor magazines, as well as several editions of "Splash, the Best of Watercolor." A Signature Member of several watercolor societies including AWS, NWS and TWSA, her work is regularly included in international competitions, including the prestigious "Birds in Art" exhibition at the Woodson Art Museum, and "FabrianoInAcquarello" in Bologna, Italy. 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 also maintains a working studio in Sarasota,...