ABOUT KIMBERLEE

I live in both Saint Helens, Oregon, and Yucca Valley, California.

I work with palette knives and brushes, and other tools to build rich layers of color and texture on canvas, creating modern compositions that are both vibrant and soothing. My pieces are rooted in simplicity, designed to evoke a calm and balanced experience for the viewer. 

 

I have been creative my entire life—first as a ceramicist, both creating and teaching pottery, then as a display artist for Nordstrom, designing the window displays. I taught the principles of design at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland Community College in Oregon. 

 

An admirer of my window displays invited me to design her home. I soared into my newfound love, interior design. I was a member of NWSID (Northwest Society of Interior Designers). I've spent most of my creative years making a living as an interior designer. Designing homes in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, California, Lake Oswego and Portland, Oregon, Austin, TX, Nevada, and Stuttgart, Germany.

 

My transition into painting was a natural extension of my desire to create environments that are both beautiful and emotionally resonant. My interest in bright colors grew from personal experience with family members who have seasonal affective disorder. Color perception can influence hormone production, such as serotonin. While some works are reminiscent of the open spaces and color palettes found in desert skies, others explore a more purely abstract vocabulary. My paintings reside comfortably in both traditional and contemporary interiors. 

 

They are not only a manifestation of my own creative expression of equanimity, but also an invitation for others to find peace and beauty in their own environments.