Kim Pink

My friends call me Kim Pink. I mean is there really any other colour?
I live in Cape Town with my family, 3 dogs, fish and many wild birds who visit us so regularly that many visitors think they are our pets.
I cant remember a time in my life that I have been far away from either my sewing machine or a set of paints and brushes. I am driven to be creative probably like an athlete is driven to exercise.
I am constantly running images through head expanding on them, enhancing their colours and then laying them on paper.
I draw a great deal of inspiration from memories of my childhood. Pet mice and bunnies, summer days and always copious quantities of tea which I drank with my precious Gran, who instilled the love of all things creative, deep inside my heart
Recently I have collaborated with a Poet Jacques Du Toit. This collaboration has given such a new dimension to my work. Jacques provides the beautiful poems and I illustrate them in my unique style praying always that I am doing them justice.
I enjoy loads of fine detail and vibrant colour. I love my work to tell a story.
My work is mixed media, Acrylic and pen on paper. I frame all pieces unless otherwise requested
The desire of my heart is that my art will uplift someone’s spirits and bring a smile to their lips, then I believe my job is done.