By Kimberley Lauton
By Kimberley Lauton
A gifted artist herself. Her voice expressing her joy for my artwork forever rings in my heart.
My name is Kimberley Lauton. I am originally from Westfield, NJ. I lived and worked in the surrounding area until settling in Warren County, NJ in 2005.
I have always been artistically inclined, but it was one day in 1999, when I decided to sketch my daughter while she watched TV, that I realized I had a gift. I began working with paste
My name is Kimberley Lauton. I am originally from Westfield, NJ. I lived and worked in the surrounding area until settling in Warren County, NJ in 2005.
I have always been artistically inclined, but it was one day in 1999, when I decided to sketch my daughter while she watched TV, that I realized I had a gift. I began working with pastels, which led to several commissioned portraits over the years. Painting is my current creative passion.
The style that comes most naturally to me is realism, although I enjoy other styles as well. My favorite mediums are oil, acrylic and pastel.
Hairstyling has been a really wonderful art form for me since 1985, and has served as my primary career to date. I worked as a stylist in Westfield and Cranford until 2009, when I decided to open my own salon in Washington, NJ, to work closer to home and my children. Being a "people person", and also having a passion for Holistic Health, I became a certified Integrative Nutrition Health counselor. I am also a Reiki Master and reflexologist, and I was motivated to incorporate these practices into my service repertoire within my salon in 2019.
Though I have always enjoyed artwork as a second trade, my busy salon career and raising my family have occupied most of my time, keeping my art projects to few and far between. With renewed ambition, I felt called to fully embrace my artwork in 2020. I feel very fortunate to be able to combine all of these passions into my business space, to showcase my artwork and host paint night events.
"I see art everywhere! I am moved to create visual treasures from beautiful scenes and meaningful moments. I am particularly inspired by the beautiful wildlife, landscapes and iconic scenes of Cape May, NJ. I also love to capture special moments which may invoke feeling to those who can relate! Whether I am working on a piece that is
"I see art everywhere! I am moved to create visual treasures from beautiful scenes and meaningful moments. I am particularly inspired by the beautiful wildlife, landscapes and iconic scenes of Cape May, NJ. I also love to capture special moments which may invoke feeling to those who can relate! Whether I am working on a piece that is special to me, or a portrait of a loved one for someone, I step into the moment, and really come to feel the subject's essence. Every painting contains a piece of my heart." The above painting was inspired from the magnificent photography of Dennis Flanagan.
I love spreading the joy to others by showing them how they can create beautiful artwork of their own! I hold public and private paint night events, at my own venue, which is within Headliners Salon, or another.
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