About The Artist

Born in Cudahy, WI, and growing up in rural Wisconsin and the suburbs of Atlanta, GA, Rentz now works and resides in Asheville, NC. These three places have given Rentz most of the inspiration for her paintings. Traveling to different parts of the world add more variety but it's actually the big skies and rolling hills of Wisconsin that still hold Rentz's heart.

Rentz attended the Savannah College of Art and Design where she received a BFA in Fibers. A year later, she moved to Asheville and started her own business, KR Designs, creating hand printed home décor fabrics and accessories. During this time, she also began creating a unique style of painting using a variety of her wood block prints to create individual pieces with a tapestry like feeling.

Rentz's paintings have progressed from the early tapestry pieces to vast landscapes and botanical imagery. She has continued her love of textiles by using patterns within the break-up of the landscape. This use of patterns includes drawing, scratching into the surface and also block printing. Some of these block prints are from Rentz's early fabrics as well as many new ones inspired by the paintings themselves. This may vary from rhododendron blossoms and honeysuckle vines to Japanese and African textiles.