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The Studio of Kim Lordier

The Studio of Kim Lordier

January 15, 2018 | by

Until 2004, Kim Lordier created her brilliant paintings in a small bedroom at her home in Millbrae, California, just outside San Francisco. Today, she is happily at work in a structure that is separate from the house but is connected to it by a deck that features a myriad of colorful, potted flowers. The studio—which she refers to alternately as her “man cave” and “the shed”—suits her needs perfectly, offering a quiet, private space in which to work on the landscape paintings that have earned her a host of awards. Lordier has spent her entire life in California; in fact,
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Incurable Glory

Incurable Glory

July 22, 2014 | by

“I belong outdoors. I love painting on location, and I love the beauty and peace that comes with standing before Mother Nature and reacting to her incurable glory.” That, says Kim Lordier, is why she paints landscapes. And she does so beautifully, whether capturing scenes near her home in California, or packing up her pastels and heading to locations in other states. “California is rich in landscape—mountains, desert dynamic coastal range, and everything in between,” she says. Kim Lordier Winter’s Tapestry Pastel 36″ by 24″ “A kaleidoscope of color and pattern . . . chaotic organization . . . dark
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