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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last week, the Walpole Public Library hosted Kim Morin Weineck, a pastel and oil painter who concentrates on the beauty of interpretive landscapes. Weineck offered perspective and insight into the delicate art of pastels, sharing some of her tricks of the trade, as well as answering questions fellow local painters, and beginners, had.
One of the first thing she discussed was blending. She made sure to tell her audience that it is important to blend in a considered manner, rather than just willy-nilly. Interestingly, Wieneck painted on a black background. When asked about that, she said she actually prefers it. “The backboard doesn’t matter so much because I paint so thickly, but I usually paint on a darker color because a light background absorbs the color and nothing pops,” she said.
She told stories while she worked, relaying some more humorous anecdotes from her children. “My kids are in fourth and first grade, and one day my daughter said, ‘If you take a picture, why would you just paint to make it look like the picture?’” The audience gave a heart chuckle at this one. Weineck continued with her response to her daughter: “Well, there’s a long tradition of painting what you saw, and I think it’s important to put your filter on what you see, but some people don’t feel that way.” Nods and sounds of agreement emanated from those watching her.
Weineck is a juried member of the Pastel Society of America, a Signature Member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, and the founder and instructor of the Neponset Valley Artists. If that wasn’t enough, she is also a gallery director at Gallery 9 in Norwood. She graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design with distinction, and holds a BFA in Fine Art 2D.
