With my work, I attempt to capture a moment in time, particularly in nature, when we experience an overwhelming sense of color, gesture, distance, and mood that is not easily described in words. This would be an emotional moment when one is touched by visual beauty that a camera cannot capture. I do much of my painting in plein air to record these moments. I would like to connect the viewer of my work with enjoying being present with their sense of color and movement, and for that experience to be vibrant and steady anytime they want to have it. I do strive, in much of my work, to leave the viewer with a feeling of vastness, hope, and wondering about what lies ahead. My wish is that this visual experience will provide regular respite to the stress and strain of daily life.”

Currently residing in Jefferson Maryland, Kimberly Yourick has been an artist since childhood. She attended the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis where she was a Conway Scholarship finalist and Millikin Scholarship awardee. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in metalsmithing. While at Washington University, she studied under internationally acclaimed artist and teacher Heikki Seppa, a Finnish-American master metalsmith. Her jewelry is hand-formed/hammered by using the method of anticlastic raising. Her hand-fabricated jewelry utilizes methods such as reticulation, rolling of textured impressions, and setting of precious stones.

In addition to metalsmithing/jewelry design, she is an oil painter, primarily landscapes in plein air, but she delves into abstract and contemporary painting as well. She has been studying painting for several years under the renowned teacher and artist, Walter Bartman.

Kimberly teaches drawing and painting at the Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo, Maryland as well as Riverworks Art Center in Beallesville, Maryland where she is an associate artist. She is represented by Nepenthe Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia. Her paintings have been exhibited at Nepenthe Gallery, London Art Club, Delaplaine Art Center’s National Show, as well as numerous local shows.