Photos of My Painting Exhibition, Opening at Hidell Brooks Gallery Today

It’s opening day for my latest painting exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina!

While I’m located in New York and won’t be making it to the show in person, the gallery owners, Katharine and Rebecca, were kind enough to send me some photos of the new paintings hanging, as well as an Instagram video of my work in addition to the three other amazing artists featured for March — Page Davis, Scott Duce and Jeffrey Reed. (Jump to the video.)

Hidell Brooks is by appointment only, so please contact them through their website.

For a closer look at my nine new paintings featured in the show, including eight trompe l’oeil foodscapes and one gigantic five-foot-tall ice cream painting, you can check out my most recent blog post: The 9 New Whimsical Trompe L’Oeil Paintings You Can See at My Gallery Show This Month.

Also, I’ll be going live on Instagram with Hidell Brooks on Monday March 9 around 11 a.m. to chat about the new works. Hope to see you there!

Giant Fudge Ripple and Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Paintings by Kim Testone. March exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (left) and Giant Fudge Ripple (ahead). New paintings by Kim Testone. March exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Whimsical trompe l'oeil paintings by acrylic realism painter Kim Testone, at the March show at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Left to right: Butterflies in the Sky, Here Comes the Sun and The Daydreamer. New trompe l’oeil paintings by acrylic realism painter Kim Testone, at the March show at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Left, recent trompe l'oeil paintings by Kim Testone. Right, paintings by Scott Duce. Part of the March exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Left, recent trompe l’oeil paintings by Kim Testone. Right, paintings by Scott Duce. Part of the March exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Whimsical trompe l'oeil paintings by Kim Testone at Hidell Brooks Gallery for the March 2026 exhibition.
Whimsical trompe l’oeil paintings by Kim Testone at Hidell Brooks Gallery for the March 2026 exhibition.
Left, the Giant Fudge Ripple painting by Kim Testone. In the distance, a few of her new whimsical trompe l'oeil paintings.
Left, the Giant Fudge Ripple painting by Kim Testone. In the distance, a few of her new whimsical trompe l’oeil paintings.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 36"x48", a new whimsical trompe l'oeil painting by acrylic realism painter Kim Testone. Part of the March exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 36″x48″, acrylic on panel, by Kim Testone, part of the March exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Three recent whimsical trompe l'oeil paintings by Kim Testone, hanging as part of the March 2026 exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery.
Night Train (top left), Bee Dancing with Daisies (bottom left) and Sing (right) by Kim Testone, hanging as part of the March 2026 exhibition at Hidell Brooks Gallery.
Four new whimsical tromp l'oeil paintings by Kim Testone. On view at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina during March 2026.
Left to Right: Chasing Butterflies, Butterflies in the Sky, Here Comes the Sun and The Daydreamer by Kim Testone. On view at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina during March 2026.

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Kim Testone

Artist Kim Testone

I’m a full-time acrylic realism and trompe l’oeil painter creating whimsical food paintings inspired by real-life creations that I bake, decorate or scoop in my kitchen. All of my paintings are flat, painted with many thin layers of acrylic paint, aiming to look at three-dimensional as possible. I hope you’ll join me on the journey of creating art that brings a little happy magic into the world. I’ll be sharing my process, my insights, and hopefully some things that will inspire you to appreciate the little things around you every day.

The Formal Stuff:

  • B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Central Florida
  • M.A. in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Former Art Magazine Editor
  • Represented by Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina

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