@kristatownsend.bsky.social
Painter of big landscapes. And small animals. “All living organisms are leaves of the same tree.” https://kristatownsend.com https://712crows.com
Abstract landscape of pastel yellows, greens, and browns.
Abstract landscape painting leaning on the studio wall.
Painting of white echinacea flowers in a dense field leaning on the studio wall.
Abstract landscape painting hanging on studio wall.
A peak at what’s been going on in the studio …
31.07.2025 11:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Turtle Mutual Aid:
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A big smile on a hot dog outside after playing in the grass.
Just Lu
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Lu was quite alarmed by this box turtle on our adventures in the woods.
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Lovely afternoon painting with some new friends at the second to last day of my show @phaetongallery.bsky.social
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Amazing review in C’ville Weekly
c-ville.com/a-dual-show-...
Just under a week to see my show Understory @phaetongallery.bsky.social in Charlottsville. The gallery will be open Fri, Sat, Sun 12-5pm and if your around I’ll be there tomorrow between 1 and 5. DM me to arrange a visit!
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Owl Fact- As suggested by their wide global distribution, Short-eared Owls can travel long distances over vast expanses of ocean. Witnesses have reported seeing these owls descending on ships hundreds of miles from land.
📸 by wouter.cardoen
Tangles of green and yellow leaves and sticks
Also just framed this watercolor on yupo.
16.03.2025 02:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Really nice piece!
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a convenience store glows at night
“The anonymous, liminal spaces in my paintings echo the feeling of never fully belonging,” painter Keita Morimoto says in a statement.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/keit...
Can’t wait to see this one!
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In the studio, mixed media on canvas, 72 x 48
24.01.2025 16:51 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Out gathering ideas, and letting nature and the dogs heal my soul.
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This book was a big part of the inspiration for my current show, UNDERSTORY.
Highly recommend it for everyone
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Also don’t forget to buy it from your local bookstore!!
Cannot wait to see this — ‘It’s been really profound’: artists Joel Meyerowitz and Maggie Barrett on laying bare their marriage on film
09.03.2025 12:36 — 👍 31 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 0This looks incredible!
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White gallery wall with 4 square colorful paintings on it
@phaetongallery.bsky.social lets do this!!
UNDERSTORY
Learn more at
www.phaetongallery.com/gallery
www.kristatownsend.com/understory
Gallery with 4 square colorful paintings aligned
Galley with two paintings on the wall
Headshot of Krista Townsend
Headshot of Niki hare
UNDERSTORY an exhibition of the works of Krista Townsend and Niki Hare. Inspired by the science of plant intelligence, paintings reveal a world of unseen networks, quiet resilience, and layered beauty thriving beneath the forest canopy.
Opening First Fridays, March 7, 5–8PM
Phaeton Gallery
Two paintings close to finished. Both have pink ground with lots of rocks and moss and trees. Light in the background and lots of shadows
Works in progress for my show in a few weeks!!
Fri March 7 @phaetongallery.bsky.social
A wild turkey being a fallen log among leaves
Trees and light between them. A fox walking away.
A flock of wild turkeys and two foxes all in one short wonder through the woods. It’s good animals are doing well today.
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Gift of Robert Gober
Lois Dodd, View through Elliot's Shack Looking South, 1971
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137812
Sticks and green leaves
Another painting that will be in my show at Phaeton Gallery in Charlottesville. Opening March 7.
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Bright yellow background with green leaves and sticks in foreground.
This piece is in the 2025 Biennial at Olin Hall Gallery at @roanokecollege.bsky.social
Opening 6-8pm Friday, Jan 31
Beauty of Owl.
📸 driver.david
#Nature #Owls
In a press conference just now, Trump said that DEI "could have been" to blame for the plane crash in D.C. last night.
I'm now listening to reporters on CBS struggle to explain this with a straight face, as though it's not completely batshit insane.
One more for today: a flamboyant Galerina, not sure of the specific kind.
#fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography
Hi, I’m Dr. Suzanne Simard, & I’ve dedicated my life to studying the deep, interconnected relationships that shape our forests.
My research and creation of The Mother Tree Project have worked to amplify the world where trees, plants, & fungi communicate & support each other. 🌎🌲
