Kristi graduated from Bucknell University with majors in Studio Art and Mathematics. She earned a M.S. in Interior Design from Drexel University and focused her creative eye on the three-dimensional design of interior spaces for years. Over the past thirteen years she has immersed herself in oil painting. Seven years ago she got inspired by Plein Air painting events BVPA being one of her favorites. \ Kristi draws much of her subject matter from the Chester County countryside the Chesapeake Bay and New England. She is the Chair of The Artists Circle Fine Art group and a member of MAPAPA. She shows her work locally in galleries shows and multiple Plein Air events. \ Kristi and her family live in Malvern Pennsylvania.\