Jenny Kelley

"Part of my excitement in painting flowers is finding big, beautiful peonies, zinnias, hydrangeas, and roses at flower farms & markets...especially on "pick-your-own" days. I love to paint peonies at all their different stages, from tight round balls to full, blown-out blossoms. Zinnias have lovely and complicated centers, many of which have tiny rings of flowers within them."

Jenny Kelley, "Blue Hydrangeas," 2021, oil on linen over panel, 24 x 24 inches, $4,800

Jenny Kelley, "Pink Peonies," 2021, oil on linen over panel, 20 x 16 inches, $3,400

Jenny Kelley, "Dahlias Rainbow," 2021, oil on linen over panel, 16 x 16 inches, $3,200

Jenny Kelley, "White Dahlias with Aqua," 2021, oil on linen over panel, 20 x 16 inches, $3,400

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ARTIST STATEMENT

“I am passionate about flowers, about capturing their every nuance and detail. Painting from direct life observation is an important part of my process. The urgency of direct-life painting fuels me, because I know that I have a limited amount of time to capture each flower in paint. Flowers all have different personalities and I love to arrange them in ways which highlight each individual bloom's unique characteristics."