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RED UMBRELLA: c2011 Paul Kelley; oil on masonite panel; 24 x 16 inches
BLUE WILLOW: c 2011 Paul Kelley; oil on masonite panel; 28 x 16 inches
BAY BEACH: 2011 Paul Kelley; oil on masonite panel; 10.5 x 16 inches
GENEVE ROOFTOPS: c 2011 Paul Kelley; oil on masonite panel; 11 x 14 inches
GOING ABROAD: c 2011 Paul Kelley; oil on masonite panel; 24 x 16 inches
BREEZE: c 2011 Paul Kelley; oil on masonite panel; 14 x 11 inches
STEAMER TRUNK: c 2011 Paul Kelley; oil on masonite panel; 24 x 30 inches
ALL THAT JAZZ: c 2011 Kelley; oil on panel; 32 x 16 inches
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On Being An Artist I grew up in a small town in Nova Scotia. Art was not a part of our existence and aside from a pair of charcoal drawings, and a group of coloured etchings that my grandfather brought home with him from Belgium in 1918, the only original art in our home was what we brought home from school in our book bags. Yet, for whatever reason, the need to create was always with me. I can recall thinking how absolutely silly it was when relatives wouuld tell me that my artistic talent must have come from a distant ancestral cousin who painted. I may not have known much at the time, but I knew for a fact that my dearly departed ancestor had nothing to do with it; it grew from inside of me, and was being fed by how I viewed my world. Except for a short stint of wanting to be a cowboy at age 5, I have always wanted a be an artist; or, I have always been an artist whether I wanted to be, or not. It seems to have been more a case of art choosing me than the other way around, and throughout my life it has been a constant beacon, providing hue and value to most of my visual, as well as spiritual and philosophical perceptions. I hope that throughout my career I have been able to please many people with my paintings, and that my figurative art has been particularly pleasurable for people who understand that the qualities of sensual beauty that I instill in this art subject are just that. I have always regarded this work as a celebration of the female form and commentary on woman's commanding visual presence in our world, in addition to their humanity and intellect. I believe that it is important to appreciate beauty as an end in itself. It is as simple as being able to stop and regard the beauty of sunrise regardless of what the rest of the day has in store; and as complicated as overcoming our preconditioning to desire to see more than what we see. Allegory and metaphor exist in my artwork, or at least I hope they do, but the beauty and grace of the female form in my artwork is intended to convey just that. Paul W. Kelley |
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Teaching my son to paddle
Kayaking with family past the location of one of my paintings
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Paul Kelley is a Canadian artist, born in Nova Scotia in 1955. He took his academic studies at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick form 1973 to 1975.
Paul lives in LaHave, Nova Scotia with his wife and family. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, running, kayaking, and working on their 100 year old house and property.
His quiet lifestyle belies Paul’s acute sense of the elements of fundamental beauty and sensuous allure. Paul understands the subtle difference between “sensual beauty”, and “sexual eroticism”. For an image to be sensuous simply means that it appeals to the eye and the heart. That understanding, combined with Paul’s expertise in composing the elements of his paintings within the parameters of his canvas, make Paul Kelley’s art, uniquely powerful, and appealing.
Paul's art is a labor of love. Each realistic painting is the result of hundreds of hours of work involving the careful manipulation of light and form, colour and composition, to create an image which is passionate and alluring. Whether the subject is a marine art or a young woman in high heels, the result is a balanced image which is both powerful and yet serene, mysterious yet inviting. Whether or not the piece is sensual art by subject, the result is a painting which is sensuous art in it's essential form.
Paul is currently represented by Gallery Moos, Toronto, ON; and by the Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL.
Major Exhibitions
Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario, 2011 (solo)
Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario, 2011
Cornwell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1993 (solo)
Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1992
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1991 (solo)
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1989 (solo)
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1987 (solo)
Gallery 1667, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1986 (solo)
Roberts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1985 (solo)
Shell Atlantic, Calgary, Alberta, 1982
Gallery 1667, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1981 (solo)
Selected Collections
Montagu and June Black, Toronto
John Clark, former President, Toronto Stock Exchange
John Bragg, Chairman, President, CEO, Oxford Frozen Foods, Eastlink Communications
Gerald Connor, CEO, Cumberland Asset Management, Toronto
Kenneth Copland, former Vice-Chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Crown Life Insurance, Toronto
Craig Dobbin, Chairman, Canadian Helicopters
George Enns, founder, Enns Partners Inc., Toronto
Inter Art bv, Rotterdam
Douglas MacKay, Partner, Dominion Securities
Dundee Corporation, Toronto
Prentice Jay McNeilly, President, Eagle Corporation, Virginia
Senator Wilfred Moore, Chester, Nova Scotia
Newcourt Credit Group, Toronto
Red Path Mining, North Bay, Ontario
Richard Thomas Gallery, San Francisco
Royal Bank of Canada
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
John Risley, President and CEO, Clearwater Fine Foods
Silva Shipping, Lisbon
Michael Waring, Co-founder , Galileo Equity Management
