Kim Romero

Connecticut based abstract Impressionistic painter, Kim Romero’s  natural attraction to the relationship between colors and textures is not surprising given her thirty years of involvement in interior décor, food presentation and garden design.  Her paintings grow out of visual personal experiences, often associated with coastal living. Waves and waterfronts, as well as hydrangeas - the plant most often associated with summer on the Northeast Coast - serve as her inspiration. Kim paints tactile and painterly works that elicit feelings and emotional triggers and connections that bring joy, promote thought and calm the mind.

Kim’s process begins by using a large brush, palette knife and lots of paint; using colors arbitrarily and with a bit of whimsy as she alternates between thick and pigmented or thin and watery textures, layering as the piece takes form. The shapes created begin to take on the structure and “bones” of the piece as the technique continues. In each final composition she hopes to capture and evoke the feelings and awareness specific to a personal memory or reflection.

A mid-life pivot in 2009, having taken classes at Silvermine Art Center and workshops under various mentors and teachers, the mostly self-taught artist has participated in many group art shows and exhibitions, as well as solo shows throughout Connecticut and New York. Kim is primarily represented by Romanoff Elements of Armonk, NY and Sara Nightingale Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY. 

 Kim’s work is in many private collections throughout the country and most recently London and Brazil and Hong Kong.