Kim Ceccarelli
Painting
Kim Ceccarelli is a pastel and oil painter who currently lives in Beavercreek, OH with her husband and puppy, Cookie. She is a self taught artist that has traveled extensively to paint en plein air. She also enjoys painting from live models and has been juried into The Arnold Art Competition in Columbus, OH for 3 years. Kim has won numerous awards for her plein air paintings from various galleries and exhibits in Ohio such as the Tipp City Fine Arts exhibit, the Fairborn Art Association, and the Maria Stein Art exhibit. Her art is currently displayed on an Art Wrap in downtown Dayton, and in the Sparrows Nest in Hot Springs, VA. Her art-o-mat blocks are on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Was., D.C. She has had solo shows in Tejas K-12 Gallery, the Centerville Art Gallery and the Lofino Art Gallery. Her artwork is also held in private collections in OH, PA, VA, FLA, and CO. Kim is a member of the Dayton Society of Artists, the Ohio Plein Air Society, and the Dayton Plein Air Society. Kim has also been a participant on the Art Show on PBS.
I grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania in a small steel mill town where I lived among great cultural diversity. As a child, I was always drawing on any scrap of paper I could find. I went to college at Duquesne University and Wright State University and then worked many years first as a critical care nurse and then as a school nurse for underprivileged children. Through the process of time, I have been able to return to my first love of drawing and then painting. I choose to work with oils and pastels because of the intensity of the colors of both mediums and I am inspired by the interplay of lights and shadows. My life experiences and travels have given me the opportunity to paint a wide range of subjects both here and abroad. Through my art, I hope to foster a connection between the viewer and the profound beauty that surrounds us.
Dripping Red Flower
40x30
Oil