Hi: My name is Kim Pate and you are reading my biography: So... without further ado... here we go... I grew up in a very small unincorporated community, or town, if you can call it that, Putney GA. > Almost everyone knew each other in this place, and that's the way I liked it, well sort-of anyway. The people I've been closest to over the years and throughout my life, did very little to influence me in my art work, and are not responsible for my interest in art or photography, however, I will admit that there was two exceptional moments in my life; One was, in which my sister, and myself, both received a joint gift on Christmas day. I was about the age of 7 or 8 years old when this explosion of inspiration came from a candle making kit, well... it was a little explosion, I'd guess that you'd might say. Ok, so, now I gotta tell you, I didn't do any kind of medieval masterpiece, or sculpture reminiscent of a renaissance era, if you will... :) but, I'd have to say that, that gift... ignited the unprecedented, hunger... that I have felt ever since... and the raw... drive in me... to do something in my life that would be somehow, in some way... be accepted, accepted by my family, and later-on I would hope, by many others... to be artistic, and in some way, profound; in its own way. The second time was when I got another; yes, you guessed it, another, Christmas gift, This time... it was a 110 camera, which I used until it was just about to fall apart. :) After that, my next encounter with being inspired, came from when I went to live with my father, in Winchester, Va. I got a job working on a military base project through a connection, and almost every day that I could find spare time, I would ride around the mountains, or somewhere in the Shenandoah Valley taking pictures of almost anything that my Dad's 35mm shutter would expose an image too. :) This was the first time I knew I was going to find something that would help me have a stage, or platform, in which I could display my little fragments of eye-catching views. Later (about 2 years), I was working at the local newspaper in the nearby town of Albany GA, but finding my job was about to run out; via still doing construction work, I was asked to work in the printing area. I found myself at this point in a kind-of artistic haven, mesmerized, and constantly finding myself starved for more. I've worked there most of my life, always having a chance day-in, and day-out, to display my work to this little town in my area. I would live, sleep, eat, and even dream... of printing in full color, that is until I wanted to expand my knowledge and experience more. So.. I decided I wanted to learn other parts of the production processes. I went to work for a commercial print shop, called 'American Printing', I found many new ways to practice my printing skills, but it wasn't enough to just expand my knowledge in just the equipment alone, so, it began to bore me somewhat. After few months I took an offer and went back to the newspaper that I was at once before, (The Albany Herald) and stayed there until 1998 when I made another effort to expand my artistically hungry mind. My new classroom, or pressroom, as it were, would be The Tallahassee Democrat (The newspaper for Tallahassee Fla.). There I learned many new skills as well, but the hours I worked, and not having much to do with the artistic part of the process, I soon, once again, found myself back where I had first began, (The Albany Herald). A few years later, not long after going back to the Herald, I started sketching, painting, photography and digital art. I had finally decided that this was for me, this would be my main medium; sketching, painting, photography and digital art; it just seems to give me a great platform to express myself. I've been doing it ever since then.
Well... that's the highlights, if you'd like to know more about 'Me' and what makes me 'Me' email me... :) and offer me a book deal :)
Below you'll find some websites that you might also be interested in, that is, if you'd like to view more of my work and products, (Just Copy and Paste them into your browser; to go to web links, and they will take you there.
Thank You for taking the time to stop by, and I hope you are blessed in all ways and have a wonderful day. Kim Pate
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