Where Beauty Begins
As much as we romanticize—and want to believe—that beauty comes solely from light, we are mistaken when we cling to such shallow ideas. In both the art world and my personal life, it is darkness that gives beauty its depth, its mystery, and ultimately allows light to reach its fullest potential. Is this blasphemy? I…
The Robin
Oils on gessoed wood. Photo and Painting by Kim Blenkhorn Here is a progression of this painting. I started with burnt sienna and did an underpainting of values first.
Sparrow Hawk
Photo and painting by Kim Blenkhorn Oils on Canvas Here is a painting of a sparrow hawk that hangs around our backyard in the summer time. Every once in a while we will hear a screaming and see him carrying something in his talons to a near by limb. He is beautiful but vicious I…
Ellie Wiesel
Ellie Wiesel – author of the book “night” Ellie was sent to a concentration and a death camp in Hitler’s Germany during WWII because he was Jewish. He survived ; his father did not.
Palette Knife Painting
Oriole This is my most recent knife painting with Oil Painting on canvas. Painting with a knife requires an entire different skill set. The knife does not work like a brush. The paint must be blended and mixed on the palette, not the canvas. When mixed on the canvas it will muddy everything and you…
Outside the Comfort Zone
Kim Blenkhorn I have to confess I am a creature of habit. I love to rely on what is safe, familiar and comfortable. I live in my comfort zone, too often, but I do enjoy visiting new things on occasion, because its exciting. Trying something new gives me a rush of both fear and intoxicating…
The Art of Letting Go
I’m in the early stages of cleaning out my life, closets, drawers, entire rooms full of bins, pictures and dried up tubes of paint. For an old house with very little storage we sure do have a lot stored. I say, we, my husband would correct me. It’s not we, it’s me. i save everything!…
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