Kimberly Blackstock

The video I created is “of the moment”, as I really went outside of my comfort zone. I’ve been teaching visual arts to all ages for several years now and have been asked over and over again to make videos specifically on my pouring process, but I have always shied away from the camera… until isolation hit. 

All of my spring and summer art programs were cancelled and I have been left alone in my studio without anyone to teach or guide or share creativity with. I decided I would finally create a video to share with others and this first video is a little insight into my creative process as well as some pouring tips and tricks I have learned through many years of trial and error. So this is me out of my comfort zone and finding new ways to share creativity with other

Kimberly Blackstock is a Canadian artist born in Vancouver who graduated from the Design and Illustration program at Capilano University in 1995 where she developed a passion for painting and illustrating. After graduation, she exhibited her work throughout Greater Vancouver and gained gallery representation at the age of 24. However, painting alongside her design career became a balancing act and when family priorities came into play, her studio time was eventually outweighed by her design career.

 In 2012 she stepped away from her computer and picked up her brushes again. She quit her job as a designer to focus solely on being an artist. In the past eight years, Kimberly has become a passionate and prolific painter. Emerging as an artist known for her dedication to exploring and pushing the boundaries of paint application. Her palette is uplifting and energetic, and her work is full of bigger than life gestural brushstrokes and vibrant pools of colour.

 When not in her own studio Blackstock inspires and instructs people of all ages to find creative motivation, seek new ways of seeing and gain technical skills to develop and share their own creative vision.