“It is my hope that when you view my painting from across
the room you can easily see what the subject is, then, upon closer inspection,
you find yourself lost in the brushwork.”
After graduating with a fine arts degree in illustration from
the California College of the Arts in Oakland California Kim worked as a
graphic designer for 11 years. She left the design field to begin a new
venture, motherhood. Needing a creative outlet after her son was born Kim began
painting. Today she paints in the studio as well as en plein air (painting
outdoors).
She began painting en plein air because it combined her love
of being outside and creating art. "I enjoy the challenges plein air
painting poses. Dealing with the weather, changing light and the other hurdles
of outdoor painting has forced me to learn to make decisions quickly, to paint
with commitment and above all, to have a plan for each painting." Kim
feels that her plein air work has, in turn, strengthened her studio paintings.
Art Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, California College of the Arts, 1993
Awards
2010 Paint American Top 100
2011 Juried into the Salon International at Greenhouse Gallery
2011 Finalist for the American Artists Magazine Cover Competition
2011 RaymarArt Finalist
2011 Finalist for the Artist Magazine Interior/Landscape Competition
2011 Award Winner 6" Squared Show at Randy Higbee Gallery
Gallery Representation
Copperwood Artware Gallery
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Oil Painting Classes
Kim teaches weekly oil painting classes for beginning to intermediate level students. Monday nights 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in Santa Ana, CA or join my plein air landscape painting class Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. Contact Kim here for more information.
