Abstract oil paintings
About Kirsten Lei
Kirsten Lei was born in the seventies in Oslo, Norway. She is now an Austin, Texas artist and has made it her home. Her abstract oil paintings are colorfully organic conveying a sense of depth, mystery and light...
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Are you a half abstraction?
December 19, 2011
This painting is a part of a series of nudes, where my thoughts were to combine my love for the figure and the complete abstract, by seaming the two together. Half figure half abstraction. Is that not what we all are? Or feel that we are, half knowing our selves, half knowing the people in [...]
more...Quattro Gallery
October 4, 2011
The Quattro Gallery seeks to promote the local and international art scene. In their current exhibition they feature two of my works. Go to their Facebook page to “like” them and stay up-to-date with news and their new exhibitions.
more...Are we what we eat?
June 9, 2011
When I look at Michelle’s painting Zena, my mouth waters and I just want to eat it, to indulge by allowing the color to envelop every sense. I can feel my pulse quicken as the painting seems to roll around on my tongue. Something about those two colors together, that cherry red and turquoise, I [...]
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