Kristin Roach 9/28/26 Kristin Roach 9/28/26

Sumac Original Gouache Painting

Clusters of velvety rust red berries decorated highways and ditches across the midwest landscape.

Kristin Roach 8/8/26 Kristin Roach 8/8/26

white fawn lily: a letter from me to you

enjoy a letter from my studio to you about painting and learning about the white fawn lily. originally documented and painted during the spring 2026 whiterock conservancy residency.

Kristin Roach 8/8/26 Kristin Roach 8/8/26

whiterock conservancy

Kristin Roach 5/21/26 Kristin Roach 5/21/26

Bloody dock original painting

Bloody Dock plein air field studies in natural ink and gouache capture the vitality and beauty of even the humblest plant. Native, naturalized, and invasive plants are all captured equally as they appear in my yard throughout the seasons.

Kristin Roach 8/7/25 Kristin Roach 8/7/25

Waxing & waning

Kristin Roach 2/20/25 Kristin Roach 2/20/25

Prairie Rose Hips Original Gouache Painting

Sprouting up in the border between the road and the driveway, this is the same plant that was painted earlier in the summer — the prairie rose. Gouache painting on panel

Kristin Roach 2/7/25 Kristin Roach 2/7/25

Finding my path through painting

A letter from my studio about the origins of the backyard botanical series - from grief to joy.

Kristin Roach 1/31/25 Kristin Roach 1/31/25

Painting American basswood

Our basswood tree provides shade to my studio and this lovely wind-fall leaf cluster was picked up on the way to my studio after a thunderstorm. Created over several morning studio sessions along with the Burr Oak Painting, these leaves are layers of color and line work.

Kristin Roach 1/30/25 Kristin Roach 1/30/25

Burr Oak Wind-fall gouache painting

Picked up on the way into my studio after a summer thunderstorm and inspiring a whole new approach to botanical paintings about my new backyard. Created over several morning studio sessions, these leaves are layers of color and line work.

Kristin Roach 1/16/25 Kristin Roach 1/16/25

I evaluated my 2025 Calendar and it’s full

Realizing my year ahead is already pretty full in all the best ways + bonus page showing how I figure out where there is room to add more of what you love in life and less of what you don't.

Kristin Roach 1/9/25 Kristin Roach 1/9/25

Post election effective disorder

Kristin Roach 11/9/24 Kristin Roach 11/9/24

Returning to foundations of weaving

Kristin Roach 11/1/24 Kristin Roach 11/1/24

An overly positive letter from me to you…

Don't judge me, I had just had a massage, was eating the coziest lunch, and on reflection, I find myself annoyingly optimistic too. And a new painting.