Greta Kresse

Greta Kresse is a plein-air painter based in Fayetteville, Arkansas whose vibrant oil paintings explore human connection within the Southern United States landscape.

Her narrative, documentary-style works often center on intimate moments among Arkansas landscapes, capturing themes of community, isolation, beauty, and love. Drawing from direct observation of growing up in Little Rock and regional poetry, Kresse’s paintings frame comfort and connection as quiet forms of resistance.