McKibben Studios - About Us

About Us

Atmosphere: Owner, Steve McKibben, opened McKibben Studios a FINE-ART Showroom in September 2006 with the intention of offering an extraordinary retail experience, and that's exactly what the he did. Just check out this atmosphere.

Genres: The Showroom primarily offers ISLAND Lifestyle Art, so McKibben decided to play off of those genres. The Showroom layout has been so well received by the community, the city of Corona Del Mar, Calif., honored McKibben with a beautification and commerce award.

Picture It In Your Home: While designing the interior for McKibben Studios, McKibben took into consideration a common customer comment in art galleries: "The painting looks nice here, but I don't know how it will look in my house." He wanted clients to be able to get a decent sense of how the painting might work with their interior-design schemes, so he took a couple steps to make sure that could happen. For one, he selected paint colors in the showroom based on the popular home interior colors in the area. He took his selections-off-white, light brown, coffee brown, moss green and cranberry. Now, when a client has a difficult time visualizing something in their home, McKibben can take down the piece of art and hang it in on one of the walls that feature a color similar to that of the client's walls. In the showroom, McKibben also incorporated ledge stone, a horizontal stone with jagged edges into the setting, because many residents in the area have this in their homes as well.

A Different Flow: McKibben created interest to encourage forward movement throughout the Showroom when he laid long hardwood bamboo flooring at a 45-degree angle.

The Right Light: McKibben believes lighting is critical, and he goes to great lengths to make sure every painting in the showroom is illuminated correctly. He uses MR16 halogen bulbs with focal points of 9, 15, 25 and 40 degrees to achieve this. The different bulbs focal points help him accentuate certain parts of a painting. Before final hanging of a painting, he tests the fixtures to make sure he gets the best lighting.

Sights and Sounds: In his showroom, McKibben strives to give clients the ultimate audio/visual experience. Because he believes sound is an important part of the ARTS and the Showroom experience, he installed a 5.1 sound system with a subwoofer. A 42" high-definition flat-screen TV plays SURFING DVD's and ROCK documentaries. There are comfortable chairs nearby, and customers are encouraged to sit down with a glass of wine or a cappuccino and soak in their surroundings.

McKIBBEN Studios has been created by an Artist for Artists.

Steve McKibben sold his first commissioned piece of Jimi Hendrix in 1969 when he was 16 years old. He realized shortly thereafter that designing and creating a great piece of art is only the first of many steps that need to happen in order to present that piece to the market place.

Wanting and needing to improve quality control standards, in 1975 he started McKIBBEN Screen Printing & Display Inc. He started the company to produce Limited Edition Fine Art Serigraph Prints, Wall Murals and Visual Communication Graphic Merchandise on various medias, which included Point of Purchase Displays, Decals, Banners and T-Shirts. Having 200 employees, 17 state of the art presses, a 50,000 square feet building, and more than 3 decades of expertise has made Mr. Mckibben's commitment to details and quality standards possible. Steve has been presented numerous industry awards for his screen-printing excellence.

Limited edition prints have traditionally been the direction that the artists have taken i.e., Screen Printed Serigraphs, Litho Prints/Posters and recently Giclee Art Prints.

McKIBBEN Studios has created a haven for the ultimate master core element Artist that really are in touch and have their finger on the pulse of Island Lifestyles and now have a seasoned veteran publisher to offer their incredible pieces of art in an impressive art showroom venue.

At McKIBBEN Studios we are committed to publishing the highest quality Art Prints possible assuring 98% accuracy of the original to our clients using the Giclee Print process and the highest quality achievable Solvent based Inks and 20oz. coated canvas.

McKIBBEN Studios is passionate about presenting the foremost artist, sculptors and photographers that exemplify the Island Lifestyle through their art and sense of imagination and creativity.