We have collected 17 of Kristen’s original paintings so that you may share in her incredible talent. Kristen’s original works are either owned by the friends and family she painted them for, or by her parents. She painted what she saw in herself and others, her views about society’s condition, her personal feelings, and sometimes a memory or abstract thought. True artists are deep, passionate, imaginative and expressive.
Kristen was a true artist. We will always miss her. 

Please visit her Paintings Photo Album to see her work.

• This is a letter Kristen wrote to me on my computer on Father's Day in 2001.  Though very personal, I thought I would share so more of you can see how amazing she was:
  
  Dear Daddy-
  
  To be with you on this special day
  Is really cool this year
  It hasn’t happened very often
  Maybe every other year
  
  But still we gotta remember
  That no matter how far apart we are
  The bond that holds us together
  Hasn’t broken, torn, or withered by far.
  
  And that bond they call Fatherly Love
  Is always there for us
  Even if I grow old and you stay young,
  That special trust is always a must.
  
  You always have been there for me
  If I’m happy, sad, or (mostly) mad
  Hopefully I can return the favor
  For all the advice you’ve offered me, and I was glad to have 

• “Old” is just a state of mind if you stay young in your heart
•  Love is not just a one-time thing.
•  Some of the coolest people are those with the strangest problems! 
• Wrinkles are a sign of the extra smile you threw in to make someone’s day extra special.
• Fronts people put up are only colorful masks to hide their one big blemish on picture day.
• If today were meant to be perfect, there wouldn’t be a tomorrow.
• Don’t look at how far you have to go, look at how far you’ve come.
• And most important: The only man a girl can ever trust is her daddy.
  
  I love you always- Kristen