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Glowing Reds

Mike Kelly

Pastel on paper, sold matted: 20"x20"

14"x14"x0.50"
1 lb

Price


$850.00
Glowing Reds
Glowing Reds
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The rain had stopped and the sun had just come out and for an instant it made a red tree look like it was illuminated from within. To me, the process of painting is a balancing act between control and response, sophistication and simplicity. Each painting evolves from a combination of direct observation, color studies, memory and invention.
Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly. Warsaw, IN

Artist Statement

The primary focus of my landscape work is exploring the edge between abstraction and representation. I strive to achieve this by creating unique color relationships within each piece. Color alone has the power to evoke emotion. I love using a wide ranging palette, from vivid to subdued to create a compelling image.

Best advice you’ve been given • Trust the process and persist

Goals/Aspirations • Secure more representation and produce a greater volume of work

Favorite artist • The great colorists: Mark Rothko, Richard Diebenkorn, Sean Scully, Wolf Kahn and Gerhard Richter.

What are you reading • Making It In The Art World and New Markets For Artists by Brainard Carey and The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer

Hope to learn how to • Be more patient, patience is not my greatest virtue.

You spend a lot of time thinking about • The next painting

Favorite musical artist • Jazz: Stan Getz, Blues: Eric Clapton

What do you do when not creating art • Watching tennis and motor racing on the tube and gardening.

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