Kim Amell is a contemporary encaustic & oil painter based in Banner Elk, NC.
Her work explores the allure of nature and the power and strength it holds in the world. Kim finds her art inspiration in the textures and ever-changing moods that nature offers. Kim is moved to create ethereal works that evoke a sense of mystic and wonder that you are drawn into. Working on mainly large scale wood panels, Kim captures her interpretation of a unique moment in time and hopes to connect the viewer and immerse them in a dynamic experience beyond the painting itself.
A key part in Kim’s process is to connect to a feeling or emotion when creating her paintings. This emotion is an integral part of her process. The physical movement of layering warm wax, heating it with a blow torch and scrapping the surface to reveal multiple surface layers is in many ways a meditative process for her.
Kim has received most of her training by experimenting and exploring with various art mediums all her life. Being curious about nature and being a constant observer of life continues to bring vision to her work
Artist Statement
I believe my paintings are a direct emotional response to what I see and experience in nature. My process starts with an image of a place I have visited or experienced while focusing on the feeling I want to create and convey in the piece. When I am totally involved in the process of creating it is easy to get lost in thought, which allows me to feel a connection with calmness and peace. This connection is what I strive to convey in my work. The process of working with encaustics is meditative, yet very physical. Blending and heating of beeswax, resin, shellac and oil paints to create textural surfaces with a waxy depth. Surfaces are heated with a blow torch to create my ethereal and atmospheric work.
CV - Kim Amell
Exhibitions & Events
2024 Vantage Point Group Exhibition, Anne Neilson Fine Art, Charlotte, NC - January 2024
2023 88th Annual National Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Association, July - August 2023
2023 Group Exhibition - James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, April 2023
2023 The Pouch Cove Foundation Artist Residency, Newfoundland, April 2023
2022 Aloft Hotel by Marriott, Asheville, NC - Group Exhibition
2022 Marquee Art Gallery, Asheville, NC
2021 Yonahlossee Resort, Blowing Rock, NC - Solo Show
2020 Gasparilla Arts Show, Tampa, Fl - Awards of Merit
Awards/Press
2024 American Art Collector Magazine, January
2024 100 Emerging Artworks of 2023 Women’s Edition Book- Arts to Hearts Project
2020 Gasparilla Arts Show, Tampa, Fl - Awards of Merit
