Paulette Kinmond

Paulette is a retired professional, now an artist who loves to paint in vibrant acrylic colors of contemporary impression style. Her paintings include a variety of subjects including portraits, landscapes, animals and objects.

In the 2022 Summer publication, Paulette was a feature artist in Quinte Arts Council “Umbrella”.

January 2023, Paulette has been a feature artist at These Four Walls, showcasing over thirty paintings with fantastic sales.

Currently Paulette’s artwork is being featured at Quinte West City Hall, The Cardinal, The Quinte West Chamber, the Trenton DBIA, and the Trenton Pharmacy.

One of the many things Paulette loves to do is to teach and encourage others to explore their creativity. Currently, Paulette hosts classes, lessons, and workshops. “I have goal to have over 10,000 pieces of my art (originals and prints) into people’s homes and out into our community. To accomplish this, I donate many pieces of art to various charities to support their fundraising efforts.”

Paulette can be found her small studio in Frankford, ON where the Trent river inspires her to create her paintings.

In 2025, Paulette will be featuring her new website with online shopping, events, and artwork features.

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An excerpt from the 2022 Summer publication – Umbrella

The article featured captured the following:

“When Paulette Kinmond moved to Trenton in 1999, she was shifting careers to the nonprofit sector: “I loved the area, so I decided to stay.” Over the next couple of decades, she spent hours every day commuting from Trenton to Toronto in her roles with World Vision, Gideons International, and Crossroads Christian Communications.

The work provided ample opportunity to travel abroad, with being able to try new things, meeting new people and making a difference in their lives, and looking beyond what’s immediately visible. When working in a remote area of Ghana in West Africa, she learned the Zulu greeting “Sawubona!”

She explains, “It means ‘I see you.’ But it’s not just I see you. It is: I see your family, I see your work, I see your gifts, I see your talents. I see everything that is about you.”

That sentiment inspires many of Kinmond’s paintings, which often include older people: “I see the story on their faces, and so, I attempt to tell their story. Even a vase of flowers has a story. What I’m trying to do with my art is express the story of that person or object, or that landscape or animal, what I think they would tell if they could speak or what they would like to share.” Kinmond has found camaraderie within the Arts Quinte West community. “When we get together, it’s like we’re talking our own language and connecting,” she says. “Everyone wants to learn how to do that or what inspired you to paint this. You move into this community of like-minded individuals who are inspired, motivated, and love what they do.”

Kinmond encourages people to take a leap of faith and stretch themselves. “Go take an art lesson and catch the fire of what it means to explore something new.”