Los Angeles was home until I fell in love with the Bay area during my years at Stanford, where I studied Art History and spent my Junior year abroad. I picked up my first paint brush right after graduation and have been hooked ever since. Taking a break to manage a career that spanned almost four decades, I gratefully returned to painting in earnest as things started to wind down and I was able to move from full to part-time work.
“I like to take overlooked or discarded objects, disparate ideas, unexpected forms and colors, then combine them into something unique and beautiful. I want to surprise myself and engage the viewer by tapping into something personal — a memory, a metaphysical question, a concern, or a hidden emotion.”
To see more, please visit Google Photos and also check out the Virtual Tour to see an exhibit of my recent work.
Click on the Events tab to see what’s planned for 2021.
You are also invited to contact me for a visit to my studio khwilson1546@gmail.com.
“Abstracts are tricky. They need to have a palette that is contextually relevant, and they need to be provocative (even somewhat mysterious) as they live and breathe over time. The artist is creating a new reality, and the viewer is being asked to enter that unexpected place. When it works, it’s magical. When it doesn’t, it just means it’s time to start over again, exploring new possibilities.”