Warren Kimble shares a 200-year-old barn with cows, sheep, chickens and pigs. A few fish, too! This is a fairly quiet group of livestock, and they smell more of paint and turpentine than sweet molasses grain. Warren's sunny refurbished barn studio is the atmosphere in which to create his well-loved folk paintings. Landscapes, barns, florals and seascapes also  flow from his brush onto the old salvaged wood he uses as a canvas.
Various whimsical antiques and old signs create a mood that enables Warren to inhabit the world he paints. A swing hangs from the rafters and suggests that this is an artist who enjoys some fun. Rows of colorful antique sand pails indicate an eclectic taste in collecting. This fun shows itself in paintings like "Vermont Cow," where the black and white Holstein pattern is in the shape of the state. There are other hidden treasures to be found for the highly observant viewer.
	On beginning a new painting, Warren carefully chooses a piece of antique wood. The quality of the wood influences the composition he has in mind since knots, textures and marks in the wood are not disguised by the paint. Then a new image takes shape: rolling hills with sun-tinged grasses, a classic lighthouse, a humble farmhouse.
Warren has developed and evolved his highly stylized folk imagery throughout his life. His background in education and art led him to an interest in antiques and Early American Folk Art. So a barn is the most fitting place for this unique artist to create his masterful works. And as long as the rooster crows in the morning, he will continue to do so.