After decades working as a lawyer, the Rancho Santa Fe artist has rediscovered her dream of becoming a painter
For many aspiring and working artists, the New Year will bring fresh sources of inspiration. Whether it’s a resolution to devote more time to their respective practice or simply a moment where someone realizes they’d like to be more creative in the future, the holiday season is filled with these sort of existential questions.
“He came to me and said something like, ‘look, here’s the deal: you’re about to turn 50 in a few months. I rented a space for you and you have to fill those walls,’” recalls Kaiser. “I hadn’t been painting at all. The only paintings I had done were for my law firm when we just needed something to cover the walls.”
“It’s really amazing to me the stories that have emerged in my paintings,” says Kaiser. “That, to me, is really the great thing about art—that it can be anything to anyone based on your own set of experiences and your own unique perspective.” “I remember when I would draw in class that it was something that the other kids were fascinated by it,” says Kaiser. “In a sense, it was a way for me to fit in while also standing out.”