Kim Eng Yeo Watercolors

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[February 5 press release from Gallery at the VAULT by Marilyn Miller] A Selection of Watercolors by Kim Eng Yeo at Gallery at the VAULT Gallery at the VAULT is excited to present "A Selection of Watercolors" - an exceptional show of watercolor paintings by Kim Eng Yeo from February 12 - April 4. Come and meet Kim at a reception to be held on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm and learn about her process. She draws her inspiration from Nature working primarily with transparent watercolors creating a beautiful flow in her work. Eng, who lives in Vermont, was born, raised and educated in Singapore. She has also lived in Thailand before moving to the U.S.  Europe, Asia and the U.S. have inspired many of her works. She has worked as a freelance artist and a textile designer. She holds workshops for children and adults.

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.