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Shownherepaintingon

locationearlierthisyearatJune

LakeintheEasternSierra

Nevada,KimLordiercap-

turesthelandscapeinpastel.

kimfancherlordier.com

Surroundedbythesights,sounds,andsmellsofnature,

CaliforniaartistKimLordierbalanceslightanddarktocreate

dynamicpastelcompositions.

——— BY ROBERT K. CARSTEN ———

THE

POETRY

OF LIFE

here’snothingintheworldlikepleinairpainting!”

saysKimLordier.“I cherishthoseexperiencesI

havewhenI’mstandinginfrontof natureand

reactingtowhatI’mseeing.Justbeingoutsideand

feelingthepowerof MotherNatureis mygreatest

inspiration.SinceI liveina noisy,busysuburb,I cravethesensa-

tionof havingmyfeetfirmlyplantedontheearth,ormytoes

sunkdeepintothesandat a beachandhearingtheforceof the

wavesas theycrashagainsttherocks.I’measilyenchantedbythe

scentof airperfumedbyfreshlytilledearth,andinautumn,by

thesmellof tarweed.Experiencingthepoetryof lifeinthegreat

outdoorsis whatcompelsmetosetupmy easel and paint. My

musewillforeverbethelandscape.”

DESIGNANDPROCESS

“I usedto describemyworkbysayingit’sthelightonthelandscape

thatinspiresme,”Lordiersays.“Now I’ve come to realize that it’s the

balanceof lightanddark—

thepowerof thenotan—

alongwiththechallengeof

developingbeautifulcolors

andtextureswithinthose

shapes that intrigues me.”

KIM LORDIER