Monday, May 7, 2012

One Pink Rose

One Pink Rose, 5 x 7 inches, oil on panel






Sunday, May 6, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012

A Bunch of Roses, 5" x 7", oil on panel

A Bunch of Roses, by John Kelley


Close up



A Still Life in a Stil Life

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

That Other Thing I do

What style do I not paint in?  Good question. For years I have tried to fight the fact that what and how I paint depends to a large degree on my mood. I don't fight it anymore and the results are a great opportunity. For myself it is an opportunity to do a type of painting that is very close to the same endorphin rush I get while sipping a hot cup of coffee on a cool morning. For you it provides you with the opportunity to buy original works of art that cost less than most prints. Why do I keep the prices so low? Because I think it would be cool to have a "Kelley Tree" in every house in America.  With that as a goal I should never run out of things to do!

So you can see these little guys at our family creative blog: Yepper-Doodle-Dandy!

Here is what they look like just in case you have not noticed the Etsy store on the left.


Very cool angle.


Floor not included.

Life in The Wood's

Life at a home based studio is always interesting.  As many you know, as of late it has been a life filled with chickens. The kids love them, Elizabeth loves them and I trip over them. Anyway, I made a little sign for the coop this week to pick fun at how stupid chickens are.







Monday, April 23, 2012

Orange and Yellow Roses, 8" x 10"

Orange and Yellow Roses, 8" x 10", Oil on Panel


This painting was an experiment. I did a gray underpainting first and then painted on top of it.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Time Lapse Painting Demonstration



A had such a good time doing  the demo at ACA the other day I thought I would put one together for everyone. This is a 5 x 7 that will be available for purchase once it dries.  The video itself is about my forth attempt at time lapse. I was never happy with the first few because the canvas was impossible to get squared with the video camera due to my big head.  I solved the problem by putting my palette on my left side and farther away than normal. This caused me to lean out of the picture frame while mixing colors. I then cut out all the spots where my head blocked to much of the camera.  It was not a comfortable way to paint but it got the job done. I hope you enjoy it. The crowd at the end is what every painter dreams of but never gets!

Pink and Orange, 5 x 7, oil on panel

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