Ah this feels like a throwback to college - making zines on the dining room table. Thanks fam for letting me spread out in the common area so I can make my pile of scraps and also be around people.
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Ah this feels like a throwback to college - making zines on the dining room table. Thanks fam for letting me spread out in the common area so I can make my pile of scraps and also be around people.
Happy catmas season. Make sure to treat your cats and not to tease them. A work in progress page from my zine coming out this weekend: the 12 days of catmas.
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Happy catmas season. Make sure to treat your cats and not to tease them. A work in progress page from my zine coming out this weekend: the 12 days of catmas.
Holiday Studio Shop, Friday, December 12 from 3-6pm. 138 Main Street (2nd flr), Ames, Iowa. Follow the QR code to RSVP + reserve a free copy of my newest Xmas zine — The Twelve Days of Catmas! 🎄 🐈 🦢 and here is a preview of the zine, glue still drying.
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Holiday Studio Shop, Friday, December 12 from 3-6pm. 138 Main Street (2nd flr), Ames, Iowa. Follow the QR code to RSVP + reserve a free copy of my newest Xmas zine — The Twelve Days of Catmas! 🎄 🐈 🦢 and here is a preview of the zine, glue still drying.
Kayaking has been a new thing in my life and I’m loving paddling around lakes.
June 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Kayaking has been a new thing in my life and I’m loving paddling around lakes.
See my botanical paintings in person at three places during Artwalk THURSDAY from 5-8pm. The Elderberries gouache painting is at the Octagon as part of the member show, Little Woods Herbal hosts the 2021 collection and my 2nd floor workspace is full of the new collection. Artwalks CON: too short!
June 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
See my botanical paintings in person at three places during Artwalk THURSDAY from 5-8pm. The Elderberries gouache painting is at the Octagon as part of the member show, Little Woods Herbal hosts the 2021 collection and my 2nd floor workspace is full of the new collection. Artwalks CON: too short!
Common tern study. Trying out a a new way of working with charcoal.Preparing to jump back in and finish the painting that’s about 90% done. It was feeling a bit too ridgid so I wanted a step back and play a bit.
May 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Common tern study. Trying out a a new way of working with charcoal.Preparing to jump back in and finish the painting that’s about 90% done. It was feeling a bit too ridgid so I wanted a step back and play a bit.
TONIGHT: Come say hello @mainframearts from 5-8pm — Des Moines May first Friday kicking off shortly! Honored to have my work included in Mainframes Environment exhibit. So much good art all over!
Ps - We are picking up our kiddo and heading down, will be there asap.
Ps - We are picking up our kiddo and heading down, will be there asap.
May 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
TONIGHT: Come say hello @mainframearts from 5-8pm — Des Moines May first Friday kicking off shortly! Honored to have my work included in Mainframes Environment exhibit. So much good art all over!
Ps - We are picking up our kiddo and heading down, will be there asap.
Ps - We are picking up our kiddo and heading down, will be there asap.
Camptastic! I just got back from 4ish days of hiking and camping. Unplugging from news I looked and yep, things are still broke but at now my spirit is not. Planning on a camp trip every month this summer. Thanks for Jennifer Drinkwater for photos!
April 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Camptastic! I just got back from 4ish days of hiking and camping. Unplugging from news I looked and yep, things are still broke but at now my spirit is not. Planning on a camp trip every month this summer. Thanks for Jennifer Drinkwater for photos!
On of the fun treats of my job — getting to draw the sandwich board! I am in love with the little morels and snow drops.
April 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On of the fun treats of my job — getting to draw the sandwich board! I am in love with the little morels and snow drops.
First bike to work of the spring. I bundled up to ride and had to stop every 5 min and remove a layer or put one back on.
Layers:
Fleece running tights
Longest hiking socks
Thermal base layer long sleeve
Workout shirt
Smartwool vest
Puffy coat
Gloves
Dearly miss: Skullcap to wear under my helmet.
Layers:
Fleece running tights
Longest hiking socks
Thermal base layer long sleeve
Workout shirt
Smartwool vest
Puffy coat
Gloves
Dearly miss: Skullcap to wear under my helmet.
April 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
First bike to work of the spring. I bundled up to ride and had to stop every 5 min and remove a layer or put one back on.
Layers:
Fleece running tights
Longest hiking socks
Thermal base layer long sleeve
Workout shirt
Smartwool vest
Puffy coat
Gloves
Dearly miss: Skullcap to wear under my helmet.
Layers:
Fleece running tights
Longest hiking socks
Thermal base layer long sleeve
Workout shirt
Smartwool vest
Puffy coat
Gloves
Dearly miss: Skullcap to wear under my helmet.
Ice brings memories of impromptu popsicles and skating and cozy days with hot chocolate.
Ice brings fears of power outages, work closures, accidents, falls with broken bones.
Both are true.
Try and stay safe and warm today. I know many in iowa are without power already.
Ice brings fears of power outages, work closures, accidents, falls with broken bones.
Both are true.
Try and stay safe and warm today. I know many in iowa are without power already.
March 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ice brings memories of impromptu popsicles and skating and cozy days with hot chocolate.
Ice brings fears of power outages, work closures, accidents, falls with broken bones.
Both are true.
Try and stay safe and warm today. I know many in iowa are without power already.
Ice brings fears of power outages, work closures, accidents, falls with broken bones.
Both are true.
Try and stay safe and warm today. I know many in iowa are without power already.
A letter (literially) from my studio about the time I got ants in my pants while painting rose hips. Newest painting and Substack edition is out now.
#iowaartist #botanicalart #pleinairpainting #blue #originalpainting #gouache #artpodcast
#iowaartist #botanicalart #pleinairpainting #blue #originalpainting #gouache #artpodcast
February 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A letter (literially) from my studio about the time I got ants in my pants while painting rose hips. Newest painting and Substack edition is out now.
#iowaartist #botanicalart #pleinairpainting #blue #originalpainting #gouache #artpodcast
#iowaartist #botanicalart #pleinairpainting #blue #originalpainting #gouache #artpodcast
A not so great #strawberry painting. It takes all kinds to make a good one.
February 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A not so great #strawberry painting. It takes all kinds to make a good one.
Another mini #strawberry #painting. It’s 2x2” and painted in gouache.
February 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Another mini #strawberry #painting. It’s 2x2” and painted in gouache.
Another strawberry. 🍓 happy Friday!
February 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Another strawberry. 🍓 happy Friday!
Here’s a strawberry mini painting for you. More to follow throughout the weekend. Have a happy day. Hopefully with some real strawberries in the mix.
February 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Here’s a strawberry mini painting for you. More to follow throughout the weekend. Have a happy day. Hopefully with some real strawberries in the mix.
Newest letter from my studio is out. Read or listen to it over at kristinmroach.substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Newest letter from my studio is out. Read or listen to it over at kristinmroach.substack.com
Such a mood. Cat napping.
January 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Such a mood. Cat napping.
Daisy helped me find a huge cashe of #oakgull today. Wouldn’t have been wandering around in the woods without her. I’ll be making some iron gull ink with these. #inkmaking #ecoart
January 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Daisy helped me find a huge cashe of #oakgull today. Wouldn’t have been wandering around in the woods without her. I’ll be making some iron gull ink with these. #inkmaking #ecoart
This is winter. Spring will come.
And with it.
Strawberries!
Yes I’m drawing a strawberry 6 times. It’s delightful focusing and I get to enjoy a taste of spring at the end.
How do you reset your stress?
And with it.
Strawberries!
Yes I’m drawing a strawberry 6 times. It’s delightful focusing and I get to enjoy a taste of spring at the end.
How do you reset your stress?
January 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This is winter. Spring will come.
And with it.
Strawberries!
Yes I’m drawing a strawberry 6 times. It’s delightful focusing and I get to enjoy a taste of spring at the end.
How do you reset your stress?
And with it.
Strawberries!
Yes I’m drawing a strawberry 6 times. It’s delightful focusing and I get to enjoy a taste of spring at the end.
How do you reset your stress?
All twelve bird studies done. There’s part of me that just wants to use the birds’ dimensions to size the panel — wingspan by bird length. I cut each paper to the bird length to give you a sense of it. The panels would be slightly larger than what’s shown here. That might just work. Hmm.
January 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
All twelve bird studies done. There’s part of me that just wants to use the birds’ dimensions to size the panel — wingspan by bird length. I cut each paper to the bird length to give you a sense of it. The panels would be slightly larger than what’s shown here. That might just work. Hmm.
I start with fast drawn to scale sketches to help figure out how large the panel needs to be. I didn’t always do this and had some cramped compositions and had to scrap and restart.
January 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I start with fast drawn to scale sketches to help figure out how large the panel needs to be. I didn’t always do this and had some cramped compositions and had to scrap and restart.
Today I’m shifting gears from learning about natural dyeing (winter project) to finishing up the junk Mail migration bird series. As I approach the last 12 of the set of paintings done over the last 10+ years I’m bringing everything I’ve learned to the easel. They are going to be the best ones yet.
January 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Today I’m shifting gears from learning about natural dyeing (winter project) to finishing up the junk Mail migration bird series. As I approach the last 12 of the set of paintings done over the last 10+ years I’m bringing everything I’ve learned to the easel. They are going to be the best ones yet.
I always forget all the cool places to see art in Ames. Stopped by the Brunnier art museum today. Inspiring selection from the collection + new contemporary works. This “grass” is made using coiled handmade papers.
January 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I always forget all the cool places to see art in Ames. Stopped by the Brunnier art museum today. Inspiring selection from the collection + new contemporary works. This “grass” is made using coiled handmade papers.