The artist uses uninhibited impasto oil painting knife strokes depicting nature’s wonders as it leaps off the canvas, alive with vivid color, thick texture and movement. Wildlife in nature is Kast’s most influential muse, an experience of a lifetime, is filled with the most exquisite Western American presents, immersing herself in the wilderness where bison, deer, elk and the occasional bear still roam.

While hiking the mountain ranges, she would draw insight and inspiration, a sense of connection to nature’s mystery, in the wonderful national parks and forests. This discovery played a central role in C. Kast’s creative process for her understanding of form, pattern and perception.