Artists’ Wall

Kirsten Hagen

April 12–May 31, 2024
April 9, 5–8pm: Reception and Art Walk
May 10, 5–8pm: Reception and Art Walk

May 4, 5, 11, & 12, 11am–6pm: Marin Open Studios

Spring, Kirsten Hagen, oil on canvas, 36" x 36"

Kirsten Hagen's oil paintings recall and reveal familiar moments and landscapes through their depictions of coastal California. While firmly rooted in regionalism and including some iconic aspects of the San Francisco bay, Hagen's stylistic choices suggest more universal and idyllic places. Part of this is Hagen's muted palette of her composition and textures, taken from her own photographs and memories. Hagen creates a sense of mystery through texture and shading, allowing her paintings to exist in the middle of the stories they tell, with all the anticipation of distant and unknown places. The honesty of her style looks towards the familiarity of mid-century American art movements. 

www.kirstenhagen.com  
IG: @KirstenHagenArt
FB: @KirstenDailyHagen