My Art “History”

After I retired from teaching, I told my husband I wanted to be an artist. He stared at me with a puzzled look and asked, “Do you have any art experience?”

I smiled and said, “Well, not really…. But I taught kindergarten and first grade for many years, so I am really good at drawing stick figures!”

He rolled his eyes, of course. But he told me to “go for it.”

So with his enthusiastic support, I found a beginner art class taught by an older gentleman in the back room of the local Hobby Lobby.

It was there that my dream began to take shape. He taught me the basics about oil painting — the different brushes and strokes, the concepts of light and contrast, designs and dimensions of landscapes, as well as color theory and oil paint mixing. I loved it. He thought I had some talent, so he mentored me and encouraged me.

I must admit that I am still a very slow artist. You see, I put a lot of small details into each of my paintings. I use a variety of tiny brushes and tiny strokes. But that’s okay. It’s just the “Kinser style.” I pour my heart into each painting, and I am proud of the finished works. The first one shown below of the waterfall in the woods was my very first painting in his class.

I now work with an agency in Dallas. If you are interested in a giclee print of any of my paintings (that’s an art print on canvas that looks just like the original), drop me a line and I can give you the details.