Krista Townsend Artist

Lover of color and light, painter of landscape and urbanscape. More at kristatownsend.com

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Welcome 2018 with a pretty echinacea flower. . . . #naturepainting #landscape #wildflower #optoutside #lovevirginia #ilovevirginia #paintings #painter #oilpainting #artistoninstagram #rva #richmond #vaartist #cvilleartist #oiloncanvas #contemporaryart #artist #art #studio #visualartist #fineart #dowhatyoulove #create #gamblinpaints #poppyoil #modernart #oilpainter #artcollector #interiordesign #localart #artshow #southernartists #womenartists #womanartist #womeninthearts

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Holy moly that was fun! There will be more in this series! This is 36x36 inches. Makes me happy 😊! . . . #naturepainting #landscape #wildflower #optoutside #lovevirginia #ilovevirginia #paintings #painter #oilpainting #artistoninstagram #rva #richmond #vaartist #cvilleartist #oiloncanvas #contemporaryart #artist #art #studio #visualartist #fineart #dowhatyoulove #create #gamblinpaints #poppyoil #modernart #oilpainter #artcollector #interiordesign #localart #artshow #southernartists #womenartists #womanartist #womeninthearts

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A few more little flower studies to celebrate winter solstice! Today is the shortest day of the year and I’m taking advantage of as much sun and warmth as I can and painting daisies seemed like the best way! From today forward the days will be longer!! These are 6x6 inches and if they dry (there’s a lot of paint on them! By the beginning of January, they’ll be in the small works show at @glavekocen opening January 5. . . . #wintersolstice #solstice #daisies #paintingdaisies #smallworks #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #painterslife #optoutside #localart #localartist #rvaartist #cvilleartists #comtemporaryart #landscapepainting

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Tomorrow, Saturday December 9, I am participating in the @secondstreetgallery Gallery Rally to help raise money to support the SSG. I’ll be there from 530-630 but there are so many talented local artists participating the whole afternoon (4-730). Stop by and watch artists create work that you can buy right there for $50. You get original art and support Second Street Gallery! I’ll be working on charcoal drawings. If anyone has suggestions for subject matter, let me know! . . . #contemporaryart #localart #cvilleartist #charlottesvilleva #charlottesvilleart #cvilleart #cville #galleryrally #galleryrally2017 #charcoaldrawing (at Charlottesville, Virginia)

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Delivering these to @glavekocen ! I feel like I’m saying good bye to old friends. But opening up to new paintings is necessary to keep moving forward. Jenn and BJ work your magic and find them new homes! . . . #cvilleartist #localart #womeninthearts #southernartists #oilpainter #wildflowers #optoutside #oiloncanvas #artislife #painterslife #studioshot #artistoninstagram (at Stony Point, Virginia)

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Field trip to @karenblaircrozet studio!! Got my commissions finished and a glimpse of the awesomeness that is Karen’s latest commission. . . . #cvilleartist #localart #womeninthearts #southernartists #oilpainter #landscapepainting #artistfriends #crozetartist (at Crozet, Virginia)

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Purple pant paint lunch break! The sun came out and I decided to paint on my lunch break. Plus I was inspired by my purple pants! . . . #purple #purplepaint #wildflowers #oilpainter #southernartists #womeninthearts #localart #cvilleartist #rvaartist #studio #studioshot #painterslife #paintzealot (at Stony Point, Virginia)

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A Mark

“A mark is whatever we see that we recognize as having a cause—whether that cause is intentional or not. We see it and we see past it, or into it; it is what it is and a reminder of something besides.”

From “What Is Painting?” by Julian Bell

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This feels different. It’s got layers and depth that I haven’t totally figured out myself and yet it feels finished. . . . #paintings #painter #oilpainting #artistoninstagram #rva #richmond #vaartist #cvilleartist #oiloncanvas #contemporaryart #artist #art #studio #visualartist #fineart #dowhatyoulove #create #gamblinpaints #poppyoil #modernart #oilpainter #artcollector #interiordesign #localart #artshow #southernartists #womenartists #womanartist #womeninthearts #wildflowers #naturepainting #optoutside

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Prepping some canvases! I love this part of the process. It’s meditative just covering canvases in gesso. Not working as hard as when I paint but it’s still exciting to be creating the ground where a painting will live. . . . #gesso #preppingcanvases #studiolife #painterslife #oilpainter #oilpainting #comtemporaryartist

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What a week of seeing inspiring art! Today I went to @pagebondgallery in Richmond to see Isabelle Abbott’s beautiful show! Well done @isabelleabaldwin . . . #rvaartist #rvaart #cvilleart #cvilleart #landscapepainting #oilpainting #localart (at Richmond, Virginia)

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Gray Dodson and I are checking out @susanmcalisterart amazing work @lydmgallery today during the artist lunch. Susan gave a wonderful talk and it was inspiring to meet her and see her work in person after admiring her it on social media and her website. Really beautiful! Thanks for putting together a lovely lunch Lyn! . . . #cvilleartists #cvilleart @lyn_les_yeux_du_monde #landscapepainting #lovetheearth #lovenature #artist #localart #painterslife #artzealot #paintzealot (at Les Yeux du Monde - LYDM)

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Here’s the finished piece. I’m not sure what to call it. I painted it after a late hike on the Saunders Trail soon after it rained. 36x36 inched. . . . #naturepainting #landscape #trees #optoutside #lovevirginia #ilovevirginia #blueridgemountains #monticellotrail #rocks #paintings #painter #oilpainting #artistoninstagram #rvaartist #richmondartist #vaartist #cvilleartist #oiloncanvas #contemporaryart #artist #art #studio #visualartist #fineart #dowhatyoulove #create #gamblinpaints #poppyoil #modernart #oilpainter #artcollector #interiordesign #localart #artshow #southernartists #womenartists #womanartist #womeninthearts

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A moody break from wildflowers today. I went to @karenblaircrozet studio to paint! Was SO inspiring! . . . #naturepainting #landscape #trees #optoutside #lovevirginia #ilovevirginia #blueridgemountains #monticellotrail #treepainting #paintings #painter #oilpainting #artistoninstagram #rva #richmond #vaartist #cvilleartist #oiloncanvas #contemporaryart #artist #art #studio #visualartist #fineart #dowhatyoulove #create #gamblinpaints #poppyoil #modernart #oilpainter #artcollector #interiordesign #localart #artshow #southernartists #womenartists #womanartist #womeninthearts (at Crozet, Virginia)

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New table, fresh pallet, brushed ready to go! I started a 5x6 foot painting today!! This is SO not enough paint! . . . #paintingbig #naturepainting #landscape #wildflowers #optoutside #paintings #painter #oilpainting #artistoninstagram #vaartist #cvilleartist #oiloncanvas #contemporaryart #artist #art #studio #visualartist #fineart #dowhatyoulove #create #gamblinpaints #poppyoil #modernart #oilpainter #artcollector #interiordesign #localart #southernartists #womenartists #womanartist #womeninthearts

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These two paintings were selected for the Riverviews’ 9th Annual Juried Art Show In Lynchburg, VA! . . . #localart #cvilleart #cvillartist #rvaartist #landscapepainting #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #contemporaryart #artist #art #studio #visualartist #fineart #dowhatyoulove #create #gamblinpaints #poppyoil #modernart #oilpainter #artcollector #interiordesign #localart #artshow #southernartists #womenartists #womanartist #womeninthearts #optoutside

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First day painting in my new studio. I’ll confess it was a little scary not having @karenblaircrozet working on the other side of the room, but I think it went well. The light in this space is so great! This is 36x48 inches, Wildflowers and Rocks. . . . #newstudio #painterslife #painting #oilpainting #cvilleartists #rvaartist #oiloncanvas