"Love" "Honor" and "Cherish"
Created: September 2020 Media: Acrylic on canvas Size: each is 18"x24" Click to read more |
"Awakening"
Created: Original painting in 2012, over painted in July 2020 Media: Acrylic on canvas Size: 36"x48" Location: artist's private collection, not for sale Previous ArtPrize piece that was over painted with the powerful "This is Your Awakening" poem. This poem has helped myself and many others through difficult times. The poem is attributed to several different poets, but most probably written by either Judith Espinosa or Sonny Carroll. CLICK HERE to read the Poem |
"Rockers"
Created: April 2018 Media: Acrylic on canvas Size: 8"x10" Location: Art Center of Battle Creek and private collections Black and white acrylic paintings with poured backgrounds showing popular rockers through the years. Click to read more.. |
"Music Legends"
Created: February 2018 Media: Acrylic on panel Size: 5"x7" Location: Donated to Kids N Stuff, Albion auction fundraiser Four tiny canvases were created using poured backgrounds and foregrounds painted in black and white for the Kids N Stuff auction fundraiser, showing Music Legends (l to r) Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle. |
"Blues Legends"
Created: February 2017 Media: Acrylic on panel Size: 5"x7" Location: Donated to Kids N Stuff, Albion auction fundraiser Four tiny canvases were created using arbitrary color technique for the Kids N Stuff auction fundraiser showing Blues Legends B.B. King, Son House, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. |
"Signs of Hope"
Created: Installation November 2016-February 2017 Media: Recycled Political Signs and exterior latex house paint Size: various Location: Throughout Marshall, MI Changling Lab Project Over 500 signs were painted on discarded election signs and given away free to the community at large. These are positive messages that were meant to inspire hope in a time when many needed inspiration and our community needed positive thoughts and messages. Click to read more.. |
Private Commissions
September 2017 • "Iris" 43" tall cement sculpture painted by Kimber Her dress is based on Van Gogh's "Iris" paintings. Click to read about other commissions |
"Where the Wild Things Are" Little Free Library
Created: June 2016 Media: Exterior Latex House Paint Location: Art Center of Battle Creek Changling Lab Project The Changling Lab designed, created and installed 10 little free libraries across Calhoun County. Professional artists worked with students from Athens Public High School, Kellogg Community College, and the Burmese Student Association, along with volunteers to paint varied designs on the LFL's. These Little Free Libraries were installed in high-need areas with steward support to keep them stocked with books. Kimber painted the "Where the Wild Things Are" LFL now located at the Art Center of Battle Creek. Click to read more. |
"Battle Creek River" mural
Created: 2015 Media: Acrylic with Soluvar Varnish on MDO board Size: 8-foot high by 10-foot wide, split into two sections Location: McCamly Street, Battle Creek, MI between Michigan Avenue and the Battle Creek River Click to read more. |
"You Are What You Eat" totem
Created: 2013 Media: Tire-totem covered with canvas sheath, painted with acrylic paints Size: 9-foot high Location: Was located at The Sprout Urban Farm community garden, on Kendall Street in Battle Creek, MI. Sadly, this mural experienced a destructive event and is no longer in existence. Funding: A grant from the Calhoun County Arts Council made this totem possible - many thanks! NOTE: The 10 tires that were saved from a landfill with this installation were donated by Fred's Service Station in Marshall, MI. Click to read more. |
"Opening New Worlds"
Created: 2013 Media: Books on rebar supports, painted with various paints Location: (roving) Championing an important community cause, literacy, through public art. This installation highlighted March as Reading Awareness Month, and showcased multiple forms of literacy. It provided opportunities for diverse groups and individuals to sponsor, host and participate in myriad programs that promoted literacy year-round. Click to read more. |
"Artistic Apologies" ArtPrize 2012
Created: 2012 Media: Liquitex acrylic paint on canvas Size: 3-feet by 4-feet Painter and design concept, Kimber Thompson What do you see? Click to read more. |
"PersonaliTREES" ArtPrize 2010
Created: 2010 Media: Acrylic on Canvas w/Welded Supports Size: Ten (10) canvases of various sizes on stands for a total footprint of 6-foot high x 14-foot wide x 5-foot deep Painter and design concept, Kimber Thompson Location: Shown during ArtPrize 2010 at Huntington/50 Monroe (along the North edge of the BOB¹s parking lot) Current Location: Several paintings have been sold, and a few remain in the artist's possession, "Child's Death" adorns her living room Click to read more. |
"Downtown Life" Greenstreet Arts murals
Created: 2007 Media: Acrylic on MDO board Size: Five (5) 8' h x 4' w panels Budget: $12,128.00 (grant from the Calhoun County Arts & Industry Council Public Art Program, Marshall Rotary Foundation (fiduciary) Location: 115 W. Green Street, Marshall, MI until at least 2017 The five reproduction murals depicting "Downtown Life" include cropped sections of Renoir's "The Boulevards", Van Gogh's "Café Terrace at Night", Monet's "Boulevard des Capuchines", Caillebotte's "Street in Paris in the Rain" and Munch's "Four Girls on a Bridge". The impressionistic use of color changed the way art was created and viewed from their time until today, and beyond. Click to read more. |