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Kimberley is a contemporary British artist, born and raised in Southampton, Hampshire, who owns de Garis Designs Art Gallery in Botley. Kimberley paints in a unique style that combines vibrant colours, bold textures, and creative patterns to convey her connections with nature. Kimberley specialises in large format canvases and is committed to providing each client with a professional and personalised experience. 

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Kimberley began her artistic journey at a young age, mixing paints in her nan’s silver teapot and splashing paint on paper in her spare time as a child. In her teenage years, she spent a lot of time creating art in journals exploring different media. After her studies at secondary school she went on to Art school which and obtained her A Levels. Kimberley learnt life drawing skills, colour mixing, fashion, textiles, graphics, art history, fine art, printmaking and photography. Kimberley then chose the medium of photography and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth in 2007 with BAhons in Commercial Photography.