Kim English S O L O
E X H I B I T I O N
Kim English Solo Exhibition
j une 11, 2021 - June 24, 2021
Cover Image: “Window Shopping” oil 12 x 18
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com
Born in 1957, in Omaha, Nebraska. 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, Colorado 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. Recent trips (Europe, South America, and the American Southwest) have provided English with ample opportunities to discover new material. With an explorer’s enthusiasm, he records his journeys in quick pencil sketches and small color studies that can be further developed in the studio. 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 compentently transitions from thin washes of color to buttery areas of generously applied paint, creating texture and reinforcing the impact of his overall design. English is an accomplished pianist and composer, and he has likened the simplicity of his painting style to the rhythm, movement, and balance of composing music. Indeed, repetitions and variations of small spots of bright color in his work harmonize with the steadying effects of a few strokes of neutral tones. The work of Kim English might aptly be appreciated on an abstract level-his arrangements of color and shape are pleasing in their own right. However, as the literal content reveals itself to the viewer, one cannot help but acknowledge that his facile technique is befitting of his subject matter. Regardless of the locale, his primary muse is the behavior of light and the challenge of capturing these effects with a levity that conveys the fleeting nature of some of life’s most beautiful moments.
“Leisure Visit” oil 14x12
“New York Streets” oil 12X12
“Bar Maid” oil 14x14
“English’s paintings emphasize the beauty and intrigue that can be found within our daily rituals.”
“The Latest” oil 20x24
“The Lookout” oil 14x10
English’s love of travel fuels his inspiration, but with fewer excursions to places like Europe, Mexico, and the American West over the past year, the artist returned to his archives of photographs and sketches to create his latest body of work.
“Hills of San Miguel” oil 12x16
“Anybody Home” oil 14x11
“Sillhouettes of the City” oil 12x12
“Walk th rough Santa Fe” oil 8x10
“Rockfall” oil 18x18
“Window Shopping” oil 12x18
“Island Break” oil 12x12
“In the Doorway” oil 20x14
“City Group” oil 12x14
“Corner of Louisville” oil 10x12
“Streets of Stratford” oil 10x11
“Woman in a Blue Dress” oil 18x12
“The Close of the Day” oil 18x20
“New Mexico Skies” oil 10x12
“Ne w York Hust le” oi l 18x27
Kim English Solo Exhibition Price list
Leisure Visit
oil
14 x 12
$2,500
New York Streets
oil
12 x 12
$2,500
oil
14 x 14
$3,500
The Latest
oil
20 x 24
$5,500
The Lookout
oil
14 x 10
$2,200
Hills of San Miguel
oil
12 x 16
$3,000
Anybody Home
oil
14 x 11
$2,200
Silhouettes of the City oil
12 x 12
$2,500
Walk through Santa Fe oil
8 x 10
$1,500
Bar Maid
Rockfall
oil 18 x 18
$4,000
Window Shopping
oil 12 x 18
$3,500
Island Break
oil 12 x 12
$2,500
In the Doorway
oil 20 x 14
$2,500
City Group
oil
$2,500
Corner of Louisville
oil 10 x 12
$1,800
Streets of Stratford
oil
10 x 11
$1,800
Woman in a Blue Dress
oil
18 x 12
$3,500
The Close of the day
oil
18 x 20
$4,000
New Mexico Skies
oil
10 x 12
$1,800
New York Hustle
oil
18 x 27
$6,500
12 x 14
Kim English Solo Exhibition j une 11, 2021 - June 24, 2021
Meyer Gallery
225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com