dawn m trimble | art 4/10/25 dawn m trimble | art 4/10/25

What It Looks Like

The bird is firmly settled on a tree branch that is surrounded by a constant, aggressive, and thunderous waterfall on the edge of a mountain. The sound of the waterfall is all-encompassing, compounded by the mountain’s height and the volume of water falling. Nothing else can be heard.

dawn m trimble | art 2/27/25 dawn m trimble | art 2/27/25

Quiet Assurance

I do believe that we have to move through those murky, less confident phases of our lives to arrive at the next. Just as a photograph captures a moment in time, our work captures not only the subject matter itself but, on a deeper level, the things we are working through, moving through - forever with our eye on the horizon.

dawn m trimble | art 2/13/25 dawn m trimble | art 2/13/25

Distance Invites Clarity

I do not recall another time in my life when I had such clear feelings of freedom, natural confidence, and joy.

dawn m trimble | art 7/4/24 dawn m trimble | art 7/4/24

Stand Back, Cross Your Eyes and Squint

With new eyes I have been searching for structure and patterns in my work. Looking for the intuitive gestures that were present well before I knew how to articulate them.

dawn m trimble | art 6/27/24 dawn m trimble | art 6/27/24

Blooming Exotics

The heartbeat of the work we share with the world runs parallel to how we are growing and expanding as humans. It is a natrual overflow for these realizations to influence our work and become the underpinnings of what we create.

dawn m trimble | art 6/20/24 dawn m trimble | art 6/20/24

Inexhaustible

If I could animate it, I would imagine receiving God’s Word is like witnessing a beautifully dynamic kaleidoscope moving and shifting, with colors and shapes aligning and overlapping…

dawn m trimble | art 1/25/24 dawn m trimble | art 1/25/24

Art Practice: Paper on Panels

The question I am asked more than anything is how I make my watercolor panels on wood…

dawn m trimble | art 1/18/24 dawn m trimble | art 1/18/24

The ‘Line and Cover’ Collection

The idea of a cover resonated deeply with me. It represented protection, whole and complete, steady and unwavering. In contrast, a thin line is that thing that is inherently delicate and vulnerable. Oftentimes unsteady. I saw myself in that description, in that line.