Kristin Otwell


    I have been exploring nature with watercolor for over 40 years.  Trained as a scientific illustrator, my subject matter has included succulent plants, rocks, leaves and trees rendered with a combination of detailed realism and a focus on abstract design.

    In a new body of work entitled “Transfigured”, I looked closely at the way nature takes back what mankind has made through a process that is both amazing and beautiful.  With watercolor paintings and mixed media constructions, I pay homage to nature's process of transfiguration achieved through rust, decay, age and decomposition.  Old wood buildings, rusted items on the salvage pile, and miscellaneous found objects have long intrigued me.  I find these things strangely elegant and in re-interpreting them through a piece of art, I hope they are "transfigured" yet again.

 

Transfigured - May 2017 Exhibit

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Aging Elegance, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $600
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Hard and Soft, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $600
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Old Barn #2, Watercolor, 10" x 10" $350
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Red Quarter #2, Watercolor, 6" x 6", $125
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Heavy Metal, Watercolor, 12" x 12" SOLD
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Into the Blue, Watercolor, 12" x 12", $400
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Bent Pipe, Watercolor, 12" x 12", $400
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Old Barn #1, Watercolor, 10" x 10", $350
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Red Quarter #3, Watercolor, 6" x 6", $125
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Circles, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $600
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Rusted Green, Watercolor, 12" x 12", $400
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Circular Saw, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $600
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Red Quart #1, Watercolor, 6" x 6", $125, SOLD
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Red Quartet #4, Watercolor, 6" x 6", $125
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Plastics, Watercolor, 16" x 16" SOLD
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Insulation, Watercolor, 18" x 24", $800
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Wrinkled in Time, Watercolor, 24" x 18", $800
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Crushed Drainage Pipe, 18" x 24" SOLD
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Corrugated Roofing, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $600
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Back to the Land, Found wood on pencil drawing mounted on panel, 18" x 14", $350
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Ode to Rusted Nails, Printed leaves mounted on painted and block printed panel, rusted nails, 18" x 16" (panel size), $400 SOLD
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Where the Rusted Nails Grow, shadow box mixed media construction (with small table base - not shown) 6" x6", SOLD



​Older Watercolors

Mixed Media Collages