Focal Point: Kim Fancher Lordier
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Artwork by Kim Fancher Lordier
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Other Web Pages With Info About Kim Fancher Lordier
Kim Fancher Lordier's Main Artist Website
Art Galleries Representing Kim Fancher Lordier
Christopher Queen Gallery
Duncan Mills, CA - (707) 865-1318
Debra Huse Gallery
Balboa Island, CA - (949) 723-6171
Knowlton Gallery
Lodi, CA - 209 368-5123
Portola Art Gallery
Menlo Park, CA - (650) 321-0220
Rieser Fine Art
Carmel by the Sea, CA - (831) 620-0530
Sekula's Fine Art & Antiques
Sacramento, CA - (916) 451-9565
Overview
Click Here to go to the website for artist Kim Fancher LordierDance of the Eucalyptus 16x8
Rhythm of Nature
New Work by Kim Lordier
August 1-30, 2008
RECEPTION AUG. 9, from 1-4pm
at the
Portola Art Gallery
75 Arbor Road
Menlo Park Ca 94025
Biography
Native to the California Bay area and a graduate of the Academy of Art University, San Francisco CA, Kim Fancher Lordier combines keen observation and sensitivity to her award winning landscapes. After college, Lordier flew for a major air carrier, experiencing many domestic and foreign locales, while keeping up with painting and portraiture. After the events of September 2001 she turned to painting full time. "There is nothing like the inner peace that comes from working from life, exploring the way the sun can transform an ordinary object into something stunning. I want you to see the beauty in what we pass by everyday, and acknowledge the importance of open space in our lives."Inspired by the turn of the century California Impressionists and Tonalists, Kim paints in the plein air tradition. Fascinated with California's unique atmospheric qualities, Kim strives to capture the beauty, depth and energy of the land and sea. She is currently a Signature member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters, the Pastel Society of the West Coast, and Artist Member of the California Art Club.
Exhibitions and Honors:
2007 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Plein Air Invitational
2007 Christopher Queen Galleries, The Tonalists
2007 COPIA, Napa Valley, CA, Feast of Fine Art
2007 Torrey Pines Plein Air Invitational, Alfred Mitchell Award
2007 Sonoma Plein Air
2007 Pastel Society of the West Coast, PASTELS USA , Best of Show
2007 The Pastel Journal, Pastel 100, GRAND PRIZE AWARD
2007 Carmel Art Festival, Honorable Mention
2007 Napa Valley Museum, Plein Air Biennial
2007 Laguna Plein Air Painters, Best of Plein Air, First Place Award
2007 Forbes Gallery, New York
2006 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Plein Air Invitational
2006 Crystal Cove Alliance "Crystal Splendor" Third Place Award for Crystal Cove Drama which will hang in the Irvine Museum 2006 Sonoma Plein Air 2006 National Arts Club, New York, Pastel Society of America 34th Annual Exhibition 2006 American Artist Magazine and Forbes Galleries, Trinchera Ranch Project
2006 International Association of Pastel Artists 9th Exhibition Second Place Award 2006 Carmel Art Festival Honorable Mention 2006 Pastel Society of the West Coast: "PASTELS USA" 2006, Auburn CA 2006 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Best of Plein Air 2005 Sonoma Plein Air, Artists Choice Award
2005 Carmel Art Festival, Second Place and winner of Quick Draw
2005 Pastel Society of the West Coast "Pastels USA"
San Luis Obispo Art Center, California 2005 Daler-Rowney Award
2005 Napa Valley Museum Plein Air Biennial, Artists Choice Award
2005 The Pastel Journal "Pastels 100" Honorable Mention Landscape
2004 National Arts Club, New York
Pastel Society of America's "Pastels Only"
2004 Triton Museum of Art, California
Pastel Society of the West Coast "Pastels USA" 2004 The Pastel Journal "Pastels 100" Third Place Landscape
2004 Carmel Art Festival
2004 Los Gatos Plein Air Festival Best Pastel 2004 The Artists Magazine 21st Annual Art Competition Honorable Mention Landscape
2002-2004 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Society of Western Artists Annual Exhibition
First Place 2003, First Place 2002, Honorable Mention 2004
2003 Napa Valley Museum Plein Air Biennial Education: Continued Study with Bob Gerbracht California Academy of Painters 2002-2003 Academy of Art University, San Francisco BFA Illustration 1989 University of San Francisco, BFA Illustration 1989 Articles:
The Pastel Journal Kim Lordier: Working in the Field Illuminates a California Painter's Landscapes April 2007
American Artist Magazine When to be Critical, When to Let Go March 2007
Fine Art Connoisseur Artists Making There Mark: Three to Watch NOV/DEC 2006 The Artists Magazine 20 Under 40 February 2006 Southwest Art Magazine Artists to Watch January 2006 The Pastel Journal, Artist and Mother by Deborah Christensen Secor December 2005 The Pastel Journal, Art Matters by Katherine Mesch October 2005 The Pastel Journal, Pastels 100 April 2005 The Pastel Journal, Pastels 100 April 2004 Affiliations: California Art Club-Artist Member Laguna Plein Air Painters Association- Signature Member Pastel Society of the West Coast- Signature Member
Pastel Society of America- Signature Member
Upcoming Events and Exhibits
Yosemite on Canvas: 12 Western Artists Paint the ParkKnowlton Gallery
9/30/2008-11/29/2008
Reception: 10/3/2008 (6-8:30pm)
YOSEMITE ON CANVAS: 12 Western Artists Paint the Park Twelve women painters from northern and southern California will be painting together in Yosemite Valley, May 18 through the 23rd. The resulting work, both plein air and studio, will be exhibited at the Knowlton Gallery, in a show entitled YOSEMITE ON CANVAS: 12 Western Artists Paint the Park. This special show will run September 30 – November 29, with an Opening Reception, October 3rd, from 6 – 8:30 pm The group includes: Libby Tolley, Anita Hampton, Debra Huse, and Cynthia Britain from Southern California, and from Northern California, Kathleen Dunphy, Terri Ford, Peggy Kroll-Roberts, Jeanette Le Grue, Kim Lordier, Camille Przwodeck, and Zenaida Mott, as well as Kate Starling from Utah. Knowlton Gallery 115 S. School Street #14, Lodi, CA. 95240 (209) 368-5123 – gallery www.KnowltonGallery.com _____
LPAPA Plein Air Invitational
Laguna Art Museum
10/17/2008-10/19/2008
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_____ Laguna Plein Air Painters Association's 10th Annual Plein Air Invitational at the Laguna Art Museum During the second week of October, fifty of the finest plein air painters in the country will travel to Laguna Beach, California to participate in the 10th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, the most prestigious event of its kind in the nation. Their best works will be displayed at the Collectors' Soirée and Sale held at Laguna Art Museum on Saturday evening, October 18, during which time collectors will have the first opportunity to purchase works of art created by the participating artists. These works may be previewed free of charge on Saturday between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. Art and nature lovers are invited to participate by watching the artists at their easels during the Southwest Art Quick Draw on Saturday, October 18 from 9:00 am to 11:00am. Held in Heisler Park and Main Beach, adjacent to the Museum, the 50 participating artists have only two hours to complete a work of art. The works will then be sold at the Collectors' Soirée and Sale on Saturday night. The annual Invitational is hosted by Laguna Art Museum and The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, and benefits both organizations and the artists, showcasing the artistic skills of the invited artists and making their works available to the public. On Sunday, October 19, participating artists will replace the work that was sold on Saturday night and the Museum will be open to the public from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm for the Sunday Sale. Continuing the local tradition, Laguna Beach has been known worldwide as an art colony since early in the twentieth century attracting thousands of artists and collectors each year. For tickets to the Collectors' Soirée and Sale, please visit our online store or call 949.494.8971 x219. _____
Torrey Pines Plein Air Invitational
Torrey Pines Preserve
10/30/2008-11/2/2008
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IAPS Convention
Albuquerque, NM
5/28/2009-5/31/2009
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IAPS International Association of Pastel Societies Eighth Biennial Convention May 28-31, 2009 Albuquerque NM Kim Lordier will be demonstrating on Friday, May 29, Simplifying for Strength from 12:30 - 2:30pm Learn how she simplifies a composition and value pattern in the field or from photosgraphs; what to look for when in the field; how to simplify what you see and what to leave out and why. Delve deeper into edge control to help hold shapes together to create strength. The demo will consist of a pastel and turpenoid under-painting, working to a finish with emphasis on color temperature changes and edge control. Kim will be demonstrating on Saturday, May 30, Drama on the Coast from 3:00 - 5:00pm Kim will demostrate a pastel and turpenoid under-painting utilizing dramatic lighting conditions on the sand dunes/cliffs of the Pacific coastline. Emphasis will be placed on keeping value patterns simple while making the most of color temerature changes, and hard/soft edges to create the illusion of dramatic light. For more information please go to the IAPS web site: http://www.pastelinternational.com/CONVENTIONS/conventions.html
Upcoming Workshops
IAPS Convention(0)
Albuquerque NM
5/29/2009-5/30/2009
IAPS
International Association of Pastel Societies
Eighth Biennial Convention
May 28-31, 2009
Albuquerque NM
Kim Lordier will be demonstrating on Friday, May 29,
Simplifying for Strength from 12:30 - 2:30pm
Learn how she simplifies a composition and value pattern in the field or from photosgraphs; what to look for when in the field; how to simplify what you see and what to leave out and why. Delve deeper into edge control to help hold shapes together to create strength. The demo will consist of a pastel and turpenoid under-painting, working to a finish with emphasis on color temperature changes and edge control.
Kim will be demonstrating on Saturday, May 30,
Drama on the Coast from 3:00 - 5:00pm
Kim will demostrate a pastel and turpenoid under-painting utilizing dramatic lighting conditions on the sand dunes/cliffs of the Pacific coastline. Emphasis will be placed on keeping value patterns simple while making the most of color temerature changes, and hard/soft edges to create the illusion of dramatic light.
For more information please go to the IAPS web site: http://www.pastelinternational.com/CONVENTIONS/conventions.html
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Pastel Painting in the Plein Air Tradition(0)
Petaluma, CA
6/22/2009-6/25/2009
Pastel Painting in the Plein Air Tradition
with
Kim Lordier
at the
Chileno Valley Ranch in Petaluma CA
June 22-25, 2009
Join Kim Lordier in the rolling coastal hills of West Marin for a unique workshop experience. Stay at the beautifully restored Victorian Bed and Breakfast and paint in one of the best preserved and naturally beautiful settings in California. Large barns, out buildings, Tomales Bay, ranch animals, and ocean views are just minutes away.
The four day workshop will stress the fundamentals, such as value, compostion, color, edges and alternative pastel techniques within the scope of plein air painting.
For more information please call Sally Gale at (707) 765-6664 Or click on the Chileno Bed and Breakfast web site www.chilenobnb.com and click on Art Workshops.
"Your wash technique was key in your 'process' approach. Your emphasis on not only doing accurate thumbnails, but scaling it up carefully will also enhance my future process. Your techniqe of adhering to value plan, creating luminosity and controlling edges were all extremely valuable." D.H. Spring 2005 Workshp
"I like the format- demo, then practice-don't work for a 'finished' piece - step by step personal guidance from thumbnail to 'wash' to laying in of color; checking back for help as we painted; SHORT lunch; take it again from the top; then critique." D.M. Spring Workshop 2005
Sally Gale()
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