Kim English

Born in 1957, in Omaha, NE, English was raised in a rural town near Colorado Springs, and completed his formal artistic training at the Rocky Mountain School of Art in Denver, CO in 1979. After graduation, he joined the faculty at the Art Students League of Denver and the Scottsdale Artists School.

English depicts the profound moments of beauty often hidden within the particulars of daily life. A master of painterly chiaroscuro, his work remarks on the powerful harmony that exists between light and shadow in nature. While much of his subject matter is pulled from local venues, English loves to travel, and responds to the inherent beauty he finds in each new destination. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of English’s work is his astonishing manipulation of his medium. Using the alla prima method, he typically finishes a piece in one sitting, granting his pictures an immediacy and instinctive quality that is recognizable across a wide range of subject matter. He expertly transitions from thin washes of color to buttery areas of generously applied paint, creating texture and reinforcing the impact of his overall design