Finding beauty in the ordinary is the guiding force behind Texas artist Kristine Kainer's work.

The daughter of a Marine, Kristine moved frequently along the Eastern Seaboard.

She graduated from The College of William and Mary with a degree in Art History and began a career in colorimetric chemical analysis. Later, she earned a Master's degree from George Mason University and pursued a teaching career in mathematics.

In 2003, Kristine, her husband, and their young daughter relocated from the Washington, DC area to rural Texas. It was an opportunity to experience a slower pace of life while living on an old farmstead. Here, while working closely with the land, Kristine's creative spark was ignited in the form of painting.

A self-taught artist, Kristine specializes in realistic depictions of everyday items with abstracted, richly colored backgrounds. Oils are her medium of choice. A signature member of the Artists of Texas and a member of Oil Painters of America, her works are in both public and private collections throughout the United States and internationally.