And so it goes...
Kim Rahal
CONTACT ME @
rahal_kimm@yahoo.com
www.lemonstreetgallery.org
Kim Rahal –Biography
I was born in Encino California. I have spent all of my life creating art. I have had a couple of individuals impact my work the first was my mother who is an artist as well. She has a degree in fine arts and as a child she would put me in a playpen while she would paint. I think that I learned a lot from watching her as a baby and toddler. She used oils and somehow I just instinctively knew how to paint with oil paint. My mom is a realist and she paints the most beautiful portraits and landscapes. I had a college art teacher who taught me how to not fear making a mistake. I used to try to be so exact and perfect in my art. He aggravated me and challenged me. He broke my ego by telling me my work was terrible until I learned that it was a great thing to make a mess out of my work and then work it until it became art. The last person who influenced me was another artist who showed me how to express the passion in my work. Until I met this man I spent my life trying to be perfect in my work, always striving for perfection. I never really understood what my art teacher was trying to show me until I met this artist. Art is not perfect it is expression of feelings. Feelings are not perfect therefore no art form can be perfect. The imperfections are what make a great piece. I am always trying new ways to express myself through art. I paint to set the feelings free. I can capture a likeness but you will always see what I feel about the person in my portraits not a mirror image. I paint landscapes if they feel like something that moves me. I paint abstract work to express my passion. It may be serene or explosive. I work in all mediums. I love to experiment. I just feel it and it becomes. I have been an artist for my entire life and I will always be an artist it is what defines me. I create because I am.
Kim Rahal
