Where can people find you on the internet?
· My blog:laketrees
· Website: Kim M. Barker
How can people purchase your art?
· Contact me through my website or blog
· By email at laketrees@gmail.com
When did you realize that you wanted to be an artist?
When I stopped dancing full time because of illness.
Painting by Kim Barker
What was it that inspired you to be an artist?
My Mum...my Dad...and Sir William Dobell
Do you have a dream for your art?
To be still painting when I'm 80…
What inspires you as an artist?
Artists who have a wonderful technique especially in draughtsmanship and graphic art and who paint with their heart.
Painting by Kim Barker
What makes art great to you?
The wow factor...goose bumps and a sense of wonder.
What has been the biggest help to you as an artist?
The internet and self discipline.
What is your favorite medium to work in?
I have a few:
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oil (if I have time)
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acrylic
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graphite
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gouache
What is your favorite subject to draw?
People and portraits.
Painting by Kim Barker
What style is your art?
Heavily influenced by the cubists.
Why do you think your art is the style that it is?
Because I'm an angular kind of person…
How has your technique evolved over the years?
I prefer working in grayscale now rather than colour.
What artist has had the greatest influence on your artistic vision?
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My Dad
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Sir William Dobell
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Degas
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Van Gogh
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Macke
How would you define beauty?
Truth
Yes, I think I constantly view the world as an observer of people and their lives.
Has art changed how you view things?
Some art can make me feel disillusioned but usually I find that I'm uplifted by art.
Is there anything that you wish you had done differently in your art career?
No
As you can see, Kim does a fabulous job of capturing a person's likeness!
Do you think artists should continue to study throughout their careers?
Start a new painting.
Who is your biggest supporter?
My Life in Art
Is there an internet site that you would recommend to young artists for learning?
Do you have any advice for people that have just discovered that they want to be an artist?
Practice, practice and more practice!
How would you encourage a young artist?
Invite them to join my Top Artists' Directory.
How can we as artists help our fellow man?
Donate our art work.
How would you like to see the art world in twenty years?
Flourishing
What can artists do to improve the art world?
Share
How should artists approach the future?
With a smile.
Will art once again influence the future?
I believe so and in an enormous and visionary way...
Kim Barker of laketrees fame has kindly done the first interview for art collectors that follow Boyd Greene Fine Art. It will be in
Boyd Greene Fine Art’s Newsletter as well for those that missed the great interview here.
Kim has been a longtime friend and supporter of Boyd Greene Fine Art and is greatly appreciated. She captures the soul of a person as very few portraitists can with realism and deep affection. Some artists paint great figures that really have no resemblance to their sitter, not Kim, she reveals her sitter in a way that makes you know them more deeply than ever before. She sees the unique beauty of every individual and capitalizes on it in a dramatic and amazing way. She is a master artist!
All images are the sole property of the artist Kim Barker and cannot be used without permission.
Tune in here later for other artists thoughts. Thank you for stopping by for a browse! Take care.
