Kim Ferreira

Another collection of new paintings will become available here in my online shop on Saturday, June 27th at 11am (EST). The new series includes 12 new oil paintings ranging in size from 6x6 to 10x10.

I've painted lots of sweet treats, and while I do have a weakness for baked goods, they carry more meaning than simply indulging. They bring back memories of my childhood. Both of my grandmothers passed away by the time I was seven years old. I struggle to remember them but I have vivid memories of baking lattice top pies with my Mimi and eating a sublime slice of lemon meringue pie made by my Grandma. Though neither of them actually taught me how to bake, I like to think that I inherited my passion for baking from each of them. Over the past few months baking alongside my daughter has become something I've turned to for comfort. It never ceases to amaze me how the careful combination of a few simple ingredients can result in something so beautiful and delicious.

I now live in Portsmouth, NH, a lovely little city by the sea. My work is inspired by simple pleasures and the exuberant enjoyment of life, what the French refer to as “joie de vivre”. These small-scale oil paintings feature an array of anthropomorphic woodland critters against a backdrop nodding to french rococo landscapes and celebrate the little things that make my world go round.