Kim Eng Yeo Watercolors

NOTE: The following was originally published in TOWNSHEND NEWS, Volume 3, Edition 1 (January-February 2025). As you step into the reception area at Grace Cottage Family Health, your eyes are immediately drawn to the vivid skyscapes on the south wall. With their striking colors and limitless vistas, the paintings bring to mind the sky in all its iterations, from storm tossed evenings to crystal blue afternoons to brilliant awakenings at sunrise. The paintings are the work of Townshend artist Kim Eng Yeo. They are just the latest chapter in an artistic journey that has taken her from her birthplace in Singapore to Bangkok to New York before landing in Townshend. Kim didn't start out to get a degree in art. "I was the last child in the family [in Singapore]. My dad had retired and money was tight, so I applied for a scholarship to go to university." The result was a degree in biochemistry. While science provided a practical career, Kim found it limiting." I thought I wo...

 The following are some of the paintings at the SVAC Member Show Opening that were sold: Sugaring, 12" x12" [Above] Stalks, 12" x 12"; [Below] Rhapsody in Blue, 12" x 12"  Winter Tapestry, 12" x 12"

Acrylic painting on display at Grace Cottage Hospital doctor's waiting room. These rotate annually and a portion of the sales go to the hospital foundation.

 What words or phrases best describe the work you've selected to exhibit? "Scenes that linger." Describe a method or technique that's integral to your artistic practice. "In my large paintings, I use sketches as well as photographs to select shapes and patterns, created by light, to do a detailed drawing. I paint on a flat surface. For example, Azalea #2 began with watercolor washes brushed on damp paper. When dry, I paint section by section, using wet-in-wet and dry techniques until the watercolor is complete. Highlights and accents are added last." How do you cultivate creativity in your own life? "As a child, I drew and painted a lot. Later, I dreamt of becoming an artist. Teachers and mentors, seeing art in museums, learning about famous artists-all of these shaped my consciousness and my abilities. My primary sources of inspiration were and are gardens, parks, arboretums, and my surroundings. I respond as well to subjects where light creates fleeti...

 May 30th - July14, 2024 Each year, the Southern Vermont Arts Center welcomes a variety of artists to present solo exhibitions in Yester House, a 1917 estate-turned-gallery that can accommodate 10 exhibiting artists. These solo shows feature a variety of work from current artist members and new artists to the Southern Vermont Arts Center. For more details, visit: svac.org