Kirsten Ashley

Recently, I came across an artist on Find Art Buy Art by the name of Kirsten Ashley. She has posted several of her works on her blog; my favorite of which is a piece titled Hollow Eyed. It’s a mixed-media piece using acrylics and oil pastels. The most beautiful thing about this particular piece of art is her use of colors and textures. She keeps most of the colors in the range of purple and blue, without over-doing it. She has a talent for highlights and shadows that don’t naturally stand out to the eye, but rather make the work look natural, and almost realistic. The textures are also very beautiful, the subject’s dress being the most noticeable. The swirling pattern that Kirsten uses makes the dress look almost satin and seem to flow naturally over the body. Kirsten is definitely an artist to look out for in the future.