Strobe Signature Artist Exhibition

“Caught in a Country Moment" and "Caught in Another Country Moment" will be on display for the very first time TOGETHER at the Art C Strobe Signature Artists' Exhibit. The show takes place at the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts in Millville from September 18 - October 9. Thirty-seven talented artists will be part of the show with a live exhibit and safe opening reception on September 18th from 6-9 pm with music in the courtyard by Lizz Sooy.

Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts (22 N. High St. Millville, NJ 08322)

Friday, September 18, 2020 at 6 PM – 8 PM

Painting Progression: Caught in Another Country Moment

Introducing my new painting, “Caught in Another Country Moment” In Aldine, the dairy farmers of Triangle Farm would walk their cows down the street twice a day. Locals knew this daily ritual as “The Cow Parade” which would stop traffic at the intersection and cause commuters to wait for the cows to walk from the field to the barn for milking. I absolutely loved watching the cows walk down the road and would often make sure to be there around the time that they would walking. I took the reference picture for this painting in March of 2009. The farmers retired and the cow parade has since ended. I wanted to create this painting to honor the farmer’s legacy and preserve this special memory held by so many people. This is the second painting in the series and features the Thomas family house.

Painting Progression Video

I have products featuring my latest painting available on my website: archival prints, tote bags, pillow sham, kitchen pot holder, clutch bag, coaster set, keychain, and more! You can shop products, view the painting reveal artist talk, and painting progression video here: bit.ly/CIACM2

Painting Reveal

I will be revealing my new painting on March 28 at 7:30PM ONLINE and you are invited! This painting is the second in the Aldine Cow Parade Series.  Be one of the first people to see the painting up close, listen to a brief artist talk, and watch the progression video.  

For more information and to RSVP:

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New Drawing: Sickler's Circle View Farm

Here’s a quick drawing I created of one of Sickler's Circle View Farm 🐄 If you’re looking for locally grown beef and pork, be sure to check them out. They sell their meat directly from the farm 🥩🥓

2019 Pitman Art Stroll Opening

I was able to attend the opening reception of the 4th Annual Pitman Art Stroll. My banner is hanging on the corner of Broadway and Pitman Avenue. The show will be up for the month of September along Broadway and the originals are on display in Pitman Gallery & Art Center 🎨

Print Signs and Designs did another amazing job printing and mounting the banners.

4th Annual Pitman Art Stroll

"Caught in a Country Moment" was selected to be included in the 4th Annual Pitman Art Stroll. Look for the banner along Broadway and see the original painting in the Pitman Art Gallery and Art Center from September 6-28th. The opening reception is September 6th from 6-9PM. I am so grateful and excited to for this opportunity to show my work in the town of Pitman!

Painting Progression: Caught in a Country Moment

In Aldine, the town where I live, the dairy farmers of Triangle Farm would walk their cows down the street twice a day. Locals knew this daily ritual as “The Cow Parade” which would stop traffic at the intersection and cause commuters to wait for the cows to walk from the field to the barn for milking. I absolutely loved watching the cows walk down the road and would often make sure to be there around the time that they would walking. I took the reference picture for this painting in March of 2009. The farmers have sretired and the cow parade has since ended. I wanted to create this painting to honor the farmer’s legacy and preserve this special memory held by so many people.

2019 Salem County Farmlands Calendar

The 2019 Salem County Farmlands Calendar is a collection of photographs by me, Kimberly English, featuring the farmers and farmland of Salem County. $5 of each calendar sold will be donated to the Salem Vo-Tech Future Farmers of America Program. A great holiday gift that gives back to our farming community!

Earlier this year I reached out to last year's calendar customers to ask for their feedback on the ordering process, quality, and content. I received wonderful ideas and I took them to heart when designing this year's calendar. Many people requested the preview of the previous and next month on the calendar grid and I have to agree that that is a hand feature so I incorporated that into this year's design. I continued to choose one photo per month as it was almost unanimous that was enjoyed by customers. I like that it gives the customer the opportunity to frame the photo(s) if they choose after the calendar has been used. A new feature this year: I added photos along the side the calendar grid. I really like this update and I hope that you do, too!

Preorder your calendar today! Orders will be taken until November 20th. Calendars will be available for free local pick up at my Holiday Open House December 1-2, 2018. For non-local customers, please choose your shipping option at checkout. Click here to order.

Featuring: Featuring: After Six Farms, Alexis & Laura Coleman, A. Williams Farms, Coleman Brothers Farms, Coleman Feed, Coombs Sod Farm, Cowtown Farmers Market, Dusty Lane Farms, Emel Farms, English Farms, Frog Ocean Honey, It'll Do Acres, Jimmy Coleman, Kurt Sickler, Myers Farms, Schaeffer Ag Services, Scheese Farms, R.M. Sicker Farm, Robinson Farms, Sickler Farm, Tice Farms, Wilson Brothers Farms.

If you are a Salem County farmer that would like to have their operations and/or land photographed to be included in next year's calendar, please sign up by clicking here.

Artwork to be Displayed at Farm Aid Festival

It's amazing how opportunities present themselves. It seems like when you least expect it, things fall into place.  Thyra Moore, an artist I met during the Art Biz Success Lancaster Mastermind Workshop, sent me a Facebook message about a call for art that she thought was "right up my alley".

Artwork was being sought to bring attention to the dairy farm crisis currently happening throughout the country. "The US has lost over half its dairy farmers in the past sixteen years while prices for dairy farmers have crashed below 1970 prices. Dairy farmers are in crisis, largely due to the broken pricing system and rampant corruption in the dairy industry" according to National Family Farm Coalition. The organizers of the call for art, Anna Hankins and Katie Blanchard, are curating an art show to be displayed at this year's Farm Aid Festival and concert in Hartford, CT on September 22. They also hope to tour the artwork at the winter farming conferences in key dairy regions - the Northeast, central Midwest, and Central Valley of CA.

After reading the call, I was very excited to submit work for such an important cause. One of the main goals for my art is to serve as a platform to create connections between the larger, non-farming population and the people that choose to dedicate their life to agriculture. I decided to send framed archival prints of "The Neighbors" and "Curious #601" for the multiple stop tour. These paintings depict cows that were once apart of the southern New Jersey dairy industry. Local farms with generations of family in the milk industry have had to make difficult decisions in response to the dairy crisis. Unfortunately, the farmers have since sold the cows and stopped producing milk.

I am proud that the paintings were chosen to be apart of this mission. I hope the paintings I created can shine some light on how the dairy crisis has forever changed the lives of local farmers and the community landscape here in southern New Jersey. I'll be sure to share updates of the specifics of the farm conference tour when I receive updates from Anna and Katie. Stay tuned!

"The Neighbors" - 10" x 8" - Acrylics on Gessobord by Kimberly English © 2015

Original painting available for purchase.

"Curious #601" - Acrylics on Canvas - 8" x 6" by Kimberly English © 2015

Original painting sold

You can read more about the Dairy Family Farm Crisis by clicking here

The Neighbors Progression

Years ago we had pregnant diary cows as neighbors. I loved watching them from our picture window in the living room; especially "Big Red". I took many reference pictures and decided to do a painting to record the memory of their presence in my life. 

Below are the progression pictures during the creation of the painting. Since many people ask how long a painting takes me to complete, I decided to keep track. This painting took about 20 hours to create which I completed in ten days.

What do you think?

"The Neighbors" - Acrylics on Panel - 10" x 8" by Kimberly English © 2015