Join us for a week at Art Ovation Hotel and meet Kathleen Kelly as she unveils, See The Unseen, solo art exhibition (Sarasota, FL).
During the event register for 1 of 10 collaborative
art experiences with Kathleen.
Please register on www.Eventbright.com
(QRC included below to scan)
art experiences with Kathleen.
Please register on www.Eventbright.com
(QRC included below to scan)
No prior art experience needed.
All levels and abilities.
Tickets are free. Casual dress.
All levels and abilities.
Tickets are free. Casual dress.
Artist Statement
This is the journey of a lifetime - creativity infuses my life.
Friends state I am very grounded in the present.
One constant inspiration over my art is the element of water – it multiplies and transforms color.
I am half spontaneous and half planner - a wonderful mix. I do the work of going out to scout locations and make plans. Then when plans fall through or weather events like tropical storms close down whole regions. Thankfully, God directs our steps - it gives me a freedom to not get caught up in the plans "falling through" but to ride the adventure in "seeking life as it unfolds." Many paintings would not exist, otherwise. It is a joy to be somewhere - way out- and surrender it all to God. I return but not with a fish story - it's a 30-inch canvas. Each painting is a story.
One constant inspiration over my art is the element of water – it multiplies and transforms color.
I am half spontaneous and half planner - a wonderful mix. I do the work of going out to scout locations and make plans. Then when plans fall through or weather events like tropical storms close down whole regions. Thankfully, God directs our steps - it gives me a freedom to not get caught up in the plans "falling through" but to ride the adventure in "seeking life as it unfolds." Many paintings would not exist, otherwise. It is a joy to be somewhere - way out- and surrender it all to God. I return but not with a fish story - it's a 30-inch canvas. Each painting is a story.
I paint sun, sea, lakes, fresh springs, and skies all around the world - including Ireland, Spain, Italy, Canada, all over the United States and the Big Island of Hawaii and Kauai.
The BFA and an MFA degrees I earned in painting from prestigious art schools prepared me with the formal training and being out in the sun and sky has honed my sensitivity to color. I am a colorist - which means color is the most important content in the composition. It also says a lot about my way of experiencing the world. I can spot the hint of a rainbow in the sky - and pull over to photograph them! When I wasn't living in Florida, friends were amazed at my color sensitivity at locating rainbows. As a colorist – I have a relationship with color that activates a dynamic internal inquiry and the outcome is known by my clients who own paintings that contain the 'air' or "placeness" of a specific location. My color is refined and reflective of an actual color experience. I find it especially exciting when art lovers declare they know the site of a painting before they could read a wall label!
During the ‘Golden Hour’ (which happens twice a day) color constantly changes. Moment by moment, I mix as color unfolds – often discarding a color I just mixed to set off on a new one.
Passer-bys discover me in isolated areas – I love to engage and there are times when all I can do is say 'Hi' and with everything I have grab ahold of the moment before me - painting with the sun kissing the horizon. Each of us has entered into The Story.
I feel most alive with a brush in my hand on the edge of a vast sea with night chasing the day. There is an immediacy in my spirit and the speed with which my brushes move - amazes me. My mind is laser-focused - gathering flashes of color. Time moves fast and takes color with it.
I love what I do and my work is at the level of mastery. I am so grateful to engage and do not take it for granted. I exist in a state of child-like wonder with deep knowledge of the plasticity of paint - all kinds of paint. Judgement has no place in the creative process. When my next move becomes too complex, I reach for a clean brush - to reset!
I have gained a New Life and in my own strength I would not have the guts to stand on the edge of the wilderness of Florida which is both vast and dangerous. Then for having done so, I am truely amazed as I hold a finished canvas... and it is the experience I hold firm in my heart.
I want my art to be displayed in homes and collections all over the world! I want my work to inspire others to wander in the open air, sunlight, sea, and sky. To seek the presence of God.
Title: Robertson Preserve, Diptych (digitally sewn together by the artist)
Conservation Foundation Artist Day © 2024 Kathleen Sienna Kelly, Oil on Canvas, (2) 36" W x 12" H x 1.5" D
Come Along Side Us On This Wonderful Art Journey in Paradise!
Thank you!
SPECIAL THANKS:
Robyn Holl, Cultural Curator, Art Ovation Hotel:
For sharing espressos in my art studio;
being energized by the vision for See The Unseen
Instagram stories and paving the way behind the scenes!
For sharing espressos in my art studio;
being energized by the vision for See The Unseen
Instagram stories and paving the way behind the scenes!
Maureen Fitzgerald,
God's gift of a best friend.
One who knows just what to say and how.
The wisdom to press-in and the heart
to bring it all back to God.
God's gift of a best friend.
One who knows just what to say and how.
The wisdom to press-in and the heart
to bring it all back to God.
Vaclav Tilz, Eurotouch, INC.
for boundless enthusiasm, expansive vision,
scalability, "our greatest potential is now," and rigorous aesthetics.
for boundless enthusiasm, expansive vision,
scalability, "our greatest potential is now," and rigorous aesthetics.
Elizabeth Love,
For Social Media Marketing. TikTok.
Wednesday dinners, ping-pong, and your love of ceramics,
and your willingness to learn and take on technology!
For Social Media Marketing. TikTok.
Wednesday dinners, ping-pong, and your love of ceramics,
and your willingness to learn and take on technology!
Olivia B.
For your diversity of creative expression.
Your ability to implement the widest range of technical and aesthetic methods;
The peace you have being exactly who you are - doing the best you can, today.
For your diversity of creative expression.
Your ability to implement the widest range of technical and aesthetic methods;
The peace you have being exactly who you are - doing the best you can, today.
Ginny and Emilio Dominguez
You make me shine! Organization.
Let's meet @ MaMa G's. The Exchange.
Your presence as husband and wife.
I delight in hearing, "Catalina!" from the other side of the room.
You make me shine! Organization.
Let's meet @ MaMa G's. The Exchange.
Your presence as husband and wife.
I delight in hearing, "Catalina!" from the other side of the room.
Fred and Kathy Clayton
For your musical excellence and collaborative leadership.
For your hospitality, diligent work, and follow-thru in the details.
For your musical excellence and collaborative leadership.
For your hospitality, diligent work, and follow-thru in the details.
My life has been made richer for being in relationship with you!
Praise God. - KSK
Praise God. - KSK
Acrylic Painting Lido Key Beach
Storm Clearing with Double Rainbow © 2022 Kathleen Sienna Kelly Acrylic on Canvas, 50" w x 35" h x 1.5" d
Thank you!
