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U Mad?

Kelly — Sun, 16 May 2010 21:52:09 +0000

Welcome to my largest piece yet! (4ftx5ft) I have to say that it’s pretty hard not be wound too tight these days. All too often, however, whomever is the loudest or angriest, tends to think their ideas are truest. Well, let’s slowly just put down the rage-a-hol, try thinking, and ask “U mad?”. Also, please see “U mad?”‘s appearance in my latest show- a group show called “Full Effect” at Littlefield in Broooklyn! (see lower post).

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“Full Effect” group show starring:

Anna Gilbert, Kelly Evers Jackson, Francis Simeni, Amber Zezeck

Adult Situations

Kelly — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:04:29 +0000

While the world may seem to try and bring all of us down from time to time (or, perhaps utterly destroy us), I recommend one LOL one’s way out of it. “LMAO, LMAOooooh, all I want to do is LMAOoooh oh oh oohhhh.” YEAH!

Presenting: “Adult Situations” 24″x36″

LMAO is the ultimate protection

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Owning it.

Kelly — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:17:35 +0000

This one is about as personal as I get. Maybe one day I’ll be able to go into detail without being annoyed at the sound of my own narrative. Until then, enjoy my dirtiest, roundest (!) painting yet.

“Owning It” 20″ diameter, Ink, mixed media on canvas

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An Observation

Kelly — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:45:20 +0000

From the disastrous results of the Iranian election to the religious moral differences that create debate in seemingly every country in the world, I have found it boils down to one thing: you just can’t tell people what to do.

Just an observation.

Presenting my largest work to date An Observation:

40″ x 30″

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‘Splode!

Kelly — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:48:31 +0000

How often do you just want to bust out? Modern day responsibilities and expectations sure can get a bit tiresome. Therefore, in this piece I propose lettin’ it all out!

” ‘Spode: Stuffit Expanding All Over the Place!” 24″x20″

crazy days makin' you want to 'splode?!

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Everyone is Asymmetrical

Kelly — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:52:25 +0000

I tried some new things on this one.- verticality and cool tones. After having recently been “Blackberried” by my employer, I thought I’d also sneak in a little ode my new best buddy.

Everyone is Asymmetrical 14″x18″ Ink, Mixed Media on canvas

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A Valuable Lesson

Kelly — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:22:19 +0000

Phew! A lot has gone on since my last post. Most notably, a reminder of the profundity of life and the many sublime patterns and laws that govern it.

Rest in peace, Meomumyu.

A Valuable Lesson 18″x18″ Ink, mixed media on canvas

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Doing it for the lulz xD

Kelly — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:30:25 +0000

The biggest issue on the public’s mind these days is the economy. People are losing their homes, modern day Hoovervilles are cropping up, and it’s easy to sense the unstable energy and raw nerves lurking just under the surface of day to day life. Therefore, I decided to make a little ode to this moment in time. I just hope the jokers that got us into this mess have learned a couple things. Right now, the joke is on us all.

“Doing It For the Lulz” Ink, mixed media on canvas. “14×11″

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Cloak Me In Pleebs

Kelly — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:16:50 +0000

The inspiration for this one was to just see what happens when I do a painting and listen to episodes of The Best Show on WFMU. Somehow I came up with this. Enjoy!

“Cloak me in Pleebs” Ink, mixed media on canvas 12″x12″

Super Sweet Indeed!

Kelly — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:32:19 +0000

I totes got published for the first time in a online British mag called “SuperSweet”!

I got to go all freak-out illustration style to interpret the essence of the work of fashion designer Craig Lawrence. The assignment was a perfect fit for what I do and couldn’t have been happier with the outcome.

Big Thanks to Choltida and the open-minded staff at SuperSweet.

(see Article)

LHC

Kelly — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:44:25 +0000

When my curiosity happened upon information regarding the Large Hadron Collider, I was smitten. After reading a number of things about it, and watching a rap about it on youtube, I still can barely explain what it does. However, I do know, it fascinates me. Along my journey researching this crazy contraption, I came upon many distractions of interest, some of which are noted in my painting.

Presenting: “Hadron, Take Me Away!”

24″x20″ ink on canvas, mixed media

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Camera Shy

Kelly — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:16:22 +0000

My newest and biggest painting yet. Therefore, there are plenty of details to find and feature. So, be sure to smile, as these days, we’re all on film.

Camera Shy 28″x22″ Ink on canvas…and some other stuff.

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Moral Compass

Kelly — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:04:04 +0000

This one’s partially inspired by those smooth talkers and fine line walkers I’ve run into during the course of my life as a romantic fool. Enjoy!

Moral Compass 9″x12″

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daf-2 vs. daf-16

Kelly — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:54:20 +0000

The human genome is a wondrous thing. For this, my lastest completed foray into larger sized paintings, I was inspired by our tiny ubiquitous friends, daf-2 and daf-16. These two genes are thee two, out of the bijillion others we’ve got which comprise a helix, that are responsible for aging and regeneration (or youth). The way scientists describe it, these two genes are in a constant battle with each other for power over our individual aging processes.

Daf-2 tries to prevent aging while daf-16 is ready to get cozy with Sr. Grim Reaper. In this painting I deal with themes of life and death, insubordination, and what really ages a person- Starbucks, stress, corporate vampires, bird flu, only being sorry you got caught? Hmmm. Catch you on the flip!

daf-2 vs. daf-16 20″w x 16″h

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Noble Cause

Kelly — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:16:48 +0000

Noble Cause was my first attempt at going large scale with the “tectonic shift” style of my small format work. I made this painting for my beautiful, wonderful, architect friend Malin, who hales from Sweden. I was excited to send the painting to Europe as she dutifully bragged about her talented friend from the States while showing it off to all her architect colleagues in Switzerland. (Hey, ya gotta promote whenever possible!)

While the format of my paintings is getting larger, my attention to detail has stayed as minuscule as ever. The result is there’s a whole lot more going on. Plenty of stories, characters, and treats are waiting to be discovered in my paintings. I included detail images in my large painting posts so you can enjoy some of my favorite pictorial incidences.

Noble Cause 14″x18″

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Tectonic Shift

Kelly — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:51:24 +0000

My paintings are a combination of abstract and representational drawing and collage combined with colorful pools of staining. I like to draw on canvas because of the way it sucks up the ink as soon as I make a line. When I stain my canvas, I like to call it “making continents”. I find it calming to watch the separate pools of water slowly move and merge, forming shapes of its own. Sometimes I intervene, sometimes I don’t.

Here are some examples of my earlier small works. I have recently moved into a larger size which I will post in the near future.

Burning Bush 6×6″

Bomb 6×6″

Regular 8×10″