Kerin McBride

Kerin McBride combines vibrant colors with palpable textures to create evocative paintings that draw the viewer in with their approachable subject matter.  Concentrating primarily on landscapes, McBride crafts her emotionally rich paintings by abstracting subjects to their basic forms and rendering them in brilliant, unnatural colors.  Through this process, the artist encourages viewers to look at the world around them with fresh eyes, recognizing nature's solitude, mystery, and community.  A strong believer in the uplifting power of art, the artist strives to imbue her paintings with a sense of tranquility and calm, leaving with viewer hopeful and optimistic.

Although the artist has long considered herself to be a perpetual student, Kerin McBride holds a Bachelor Fine Arts from Mary Baldwin College, a Certificate in Painting and Drawing from the prestigious Corcoran School of Art and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in art at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University).  The artist resides in Northern Virginia and exhibits her work in galleries nation wide.