Artist: Kirstie Manning | Location: Oxford, MS
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Artist: Kirstie Manning | Location: Oxford, MS
Oxford, MS
My name is Kirstie Manning. I am a visual artist out of Verona, MS. I've always loved drawing and coloring as a child. I even remember when I started drawing in first grade and I would draw people with huge circles for heads and stick-figured bodies; my fellow classmates would be so amazed and want their very own portrait done. That was proof that drawing was special and I focused on faces from the beginning.
Though drawing on my own time and being a part of gifted art classes, I didn't start painting until 2011 in Beginning Painting in college. It became a joy to merge my love for drawing and now applying color. During my final year of undergrad in 2013, the revelation came that art is my voice to reach many. I really have to use this God-given talent wisely.
This year as I've been working a regular, numbing 9-to-5, I've been focusing on portraits in a community watercolor class, which has truly been a blessing to me. I've learned to accept my gift, that is unique and doesn't have to be like everyone else's gift.