CRYSTAL DESPAIN
THE PURSUIT OF ART IS THE PURSUIT OF TRANSCENDENCE.
Recent SHOWS AND AWARDS
Certificate of Excellence - Portrait Society of America, The International
4th Place - Portrait Society of America, Members Only Show
Honorable Mention - Oil Painters of America, Fall Show
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) - International Members only Online Exhibition
American Impressionist Society - All Member Online Exhibition
Award of Excellence - Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition
UPCOMING SHOWS
Colorado Governor's Show - Loveland, CO
Certain Women Show- Provo, UT
Original Paintings
Each original is crafted with archival quality, thoughtfully selected materials and represents years of training and commitment. A work of art is not truly finished until it has found its collector; that is when our stories (collector and artist) collide.
"My need to paint and my need to write come from the same place; My love for connection, for people, for having the right tool to say the right thing. I paint when I can't find the words, and write when I can't see the shapes"
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