Tim K.
ID: An abstract drawing in marker, gel pen, and colored pencil on white paper. The central form in this drawing is two stacked squares beside a rectangle equal in height, outlined in blue marker. Outside of these shapes, to the left, a cascade of small brown circles seem to fall, and at their base rays of blue lines extend. On the right side the circles become looser, giving way to solid green shading, then smoke-like spirals in all colors of pencil. The artist has sighted his name Tim at the top. The inside of the square forms are filled densely with red, green and purple marker, in smaller and smaller concentric loose squares. The image evokes an abstract cross section of a building, a large machine, or a cell.
ID: An abstract drawing in paint pen and ink on white paper. The central form is a large, vaguely oval-like shape outlined in cool brown. Inside this shape are densely packed circles, ovals, and cross hatches, pressed up against one another, sometimes singular, sometimes contained within other larger loose ovals. The image resembles a fantastical diagram of a cell and all its sub-structures. The dominant colors are silver, red, green, and brown with occasional orange and turquoise. The artist signature is slightly visible in the lower left corner bleeding through from the back.
ID: An abstract drawing in pastel, marker, and gel pen on a narrow orange rectangular sheet of paper. The drawing is comprised of numerous overlapping circles, most densely concentrated within or orbiting around, a large red oval that fills the center of the page. The overall effect is reminiscent of bubbles, or smoke.
bio
Tim K is good with his hands and makes friends wherever he goes. He moved to Oregon from Georgia, and he is really proud to now be an Oregonian. He has a strong imagination, a mind for cars, trucks, boats and lighthouses. Tim’s drawings evolve in intuitive layers of marks which compose cellular structures, as organic as mitochondria. Tim’s own name often finds its way into or around the composition, and his signature is as interesting and expressive as the other integrated forms, conjuring up concentric crop circles or lighthouses.
A tape measure always in Tim’s pocket (alongside an impressive collection of pens). He has a knack for measuring things, and is interested in confirming that things are the same size. He totes a shiny new Stanley Jack Plane to Elbow Room, making wood shavings with his trusty plane or boring holes with old augur bits to make front doors for birdhouses. Endlessly interested in old junk, from old Ford tractors to chainsaws to drill bits, Tim knows that under the surface rust is beautiful and durable patina.
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2025
Third Annual Holiday Sale, Elbow Room, Portland OR
Crescendo, Elbow Room, Portland OR
