Artist Bio

Tracy Kimmons is an impressionistic and abstract artist working primarily in oils and various mediums to accomplish unique abstract color concepts. 

Before Tracy became a painter, she traveled the world as a photographer working primarily for large architectural firms. She was born in Texas, earned her degree at the Art Institute of Houston, and lives, works, and exhibits in Northern California, New Mexico, and Nevada.

"Creativity enables me to perceive beyond the tangible, to extract the infinite out of the finite. It is an exploration into unknown areas so I may be free from all limitations."

My impressionist paintings take on an elegant modern approach like a dance or capturing lightning in a bottle. Each brush stroke defines where the image will end. In contrast, my bold abstract pallet knife works take on a conceptual avenue to translate my message.

I paint imaginative scenarios inspired by photographs or memories that reference my works through pictures of landscapes or locations from past travels. My greatest joy is camping and sketching exaggerated images on paper, then painting with oil onto large canvases or panels at the studio. Through much study and manipulation, I have created something that no person’s mind will recognize because it has never been before.

I enjoy telling a story through fictional realities revealed by painting in layers working with a pallet knife and a paintbrush, working side by side in unison, thus creating movement in my paintings. I eliminate all fear and control to find the best interpretation of my art, most of which I learned as a child and still apply to my painting technique today.