Cristall Harper graduated in 2002 from Brigham Young University with a BFA in Painting. Her studio is in Utah where she lives with her husband.

I was the kid that loved art. I’ll never forget my fascination with a stained-glass window of irises at my dad’s office and the time I spent studying those bright facets of color. Today I paint in very much the same way that a stained-glass artist works: in simplified, geometric shapes. One critic said of my work: “Your style is wonderful. Your personal version of abstraction is so beautifully rooted in reality.” I either paint “alla prima” (all at once, wet oil paint on wet oil paint), or I build up transparent acrylic layers finished with oil paints.

My dog paintings are joyful and a consistent favorite with collectors. I had a yellow lab named Buttercup who passed away in 2016. She epitomized loyalty, joy and friendship. I started painting her as a pup and these pieces inspired a whole new dimension of my career. Dog-lovers far and wide are connecting with my work. Dogs are furry angels of comfort and joy, and especially now that my sweet Buttercup is gone, I feel driven to spread that simple joy.

My florals are powerful and I inherited my love of flowers from my parents. As a funny side note, my dad and I take more pictures of the local flowers than our family when we vacation. I like the artistic challenge of taking something traditionally feminine and fragile, like a flower, but underlining that femininity with confidence. I’ve heard this again and again at shows from people looking at my composition and brushwork. They feel a strength and determination in my florals.

, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

, Sugarhouse Garden Center, Salt Lake City, UT

, Guest Artist Exhibit at Ravenscroft School Fine Arts Building, Raleigh, NC

, featured as an Artist to Watch, April 2016 issue

 – Featured Artist, Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT

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Snow Day

Oil Painting

Artist: Cristall Harper

Title: Snow Day

Medium: Oil Painting

Size: 10" x 10"

Price: $525 - Sold

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