Selected Artworks > Monstrous Sentiments

I am drawn to Gothic fiction--each novel depicting individuals oblivious to the dangers that lurked just out of reach. These characters struggle to comprehend the persistent presence of doom and choose to cling to the belief that the past is escapable and the future determinable. Both the agents and victims of the chaos reel in unbelief as their intentions are thwarted and all ties with the familiar are severed.

Yet, they are also optimistic tales about the human drive to carry goodness forward in light of epic circumstances. These images are reflections on the progression of these stories from ignorance, to terror, to hope, ultimately arriving at an exhausted state of wisdom and humility.

Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil, Acrylic, and Wax on Wooden Panel
40" x 30"
2023
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil, Acrylic, and Wax on Wooden Panel
40" x 30"
2023
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2021
As Results Pour In
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2021
As Results Pour In (Detail)
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil, Acrylic, Ink, Yuppo on Wooden Panel
40" x 30"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil, Acrylic, Ink, Yuppo on Wooden Panel
40" x 30"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
24" x 48"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
24" x 48"
2021
Red Damask Curtains
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2021
Red Damask Curtains (Detail)
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
24" x 24"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
24" x 24"
2021
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2020
Provisional Decisions (detail)
Oil on Wooden Panel
30" x 40"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
24" x 24"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
24" x 24"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panel
24" x 24"
2020
Wait and Hope (Detail)
Oil on Wooden Panel
24" x 24"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Gouache, and Graphite on Paper
2022
Kristen Letts Kovak
Watercolor, Gouache, Sumi Ink, Graphite on Paper
12" x 16"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Watercolor, Gouache, Sumi Ink, Graphite on Paper
12" x 16"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Watercolor, Gouache, Sumi Ink, Graphite on Paper
12" x 16"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Watercolor, Gouache, Sumi Ink, Graphite on Paper
12" x 16"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panels
3 panels each 10" x 30"
2020
Kristen Letts Kovak
Oil on Wooden Panels
3 panels each 10" x 30"
2020