Blink Blog: November 2008

Kimmer High-Jepson

Statement
“Paint what you love. Love what you paint!”
I believe that every piece of work from an artist is a piece of his/her personal story waiting to be revealed. An eclectic collection of people, animals, events, and places in my life beg to be painted. In fact, they SCREAM to be painted!

Biography

Being the daughter of parents employed in the exploration drilling business, I was moved from town to town in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Wyoming, Nevada, Mexico and even Chile, S.A. As always the “new kid” in class, I found common ground with other children through art. Instead of turning in written book reports, mine were always fully illustrated book reports. I must say that I have felt like an artist from a very young age. I have been fortunate to surround myself with others in my life that have always encouraged my fascination with it and have studied under some very great teachers who recognized my personal potential.

Although my nomadic childhood has given me the courage to visit far away places, it has also given me permission to make Western Colorado my adult home.

My medium of choice is pastels, however I do practice china painting, oils, acrylics, and watercolor.

Resume
My work is exhibited at the Blue Pig Gallery in Palisade. A current piece “And you thought our wines were tame?” was awarded the poster for the 2008 Colorado Mountain Winefest competition. Another piece, “Seeking Guidance” was the poster art used in the 2008 Hotchkiss Sheepdog Trials.
I am a member of The Art Colony in Grand Junction, and I teach pastel classes and workshops at The Blue Pig Gallery.
My work has received various degrees of awards in professional divisions of shows.

Personal

I have a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management. My husband, Peter, and I own a packaging and promotional business, Kolorado Resources, Inc.. My artistic creativity has helped me in every profession that I have chosen throughout my life.

Peter and I enjoy riding our two horses, camping, riding our ATV’s, taking our boat to Lake Powell and spending long weekends at our cabin at Vega Reservoir. We work hard at our young business and take time to play. We love to travel and see parts f the world that are new to us or just to jump in our THING car and take an afternoon picnic on the Monument.

I pull from my artist’s statement and apply it to life:

“Do what you love…Love what you do!”