By Navar Watson
Throughout July, Westfield artist Kristin Whitney is displaying her “Chromatic Canyon” series at the Noblesville Visitors Center, 839 Conner St.
The “Chromatic Canyon” is a series of six oil paintings, each of which abstracted from photos Whitney took of the Grand Canyon from her various visits.
“I just want to be able to provide [the audience]with something really different,” she said. “Something that brings a lot of life and energy.”
Every month the visitor’s center features an artist from the Hamilton County Artists’ Association. Whitney signed up to be the artist for July.
Whitney said many artists in Indiana specialize in painting Indiana landscapes that “look exactly like what you would see.” With her art, she hopes the audience will have an idea of what the landscape is, but it will still be enough of a “mystery” to draw them in.
Using bright colors, Whitney hopes to capture the “energy” of the Grand Canyon that other artists do not seem to portray.
“I want to show people the way that God can see it,” she said. “(It’s) this vibrant, exciting place.”
She said she feels called to produce this type of artwork and dreams of seeing her work in a New York gallery someday.
Whitney holds a degree in graphic design from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. For the past year and a half, she’s pursued art full time.
For those interested in pursuing art as a career, Whitney says, “Just be confident.”
“If you really feel like this is what you want to do, don’t listen to what anybody else says,” she said. “Just pursue it with all your heart.”
Whitney now plans to finish a series she began in January but had to postpone due to her work on the “Chromatic Canyon.” This next series focuses on the different seasons and colors associated with them.
The “Chromatic Canyon” will be on display for all of July. Information will be at the center for anyone interested in purchasing a print of the artwork.
