Fine Art in Painting and Printmaking
Curious art for curious people
Based in Alexandria, Virginia, and Washington, DC
About Brian Kelley
Passion for Perceptual Painting
Passion for Perceptual Painting
Passion for Perceptual Painting
Working from direct observation whenever possible hones the eye. Small changes in proportion, value, and color become more and more clear. This way of working has been central to my studio practice.
Staying Curious
Passion for Perceptual Painting
Passion for Perceptual Painting
In my work, I have explored the idea of imaginary architecture, the allegory of life and death in a bicycle wheel, and how black lights challenge the limits of what we think we know about color theory. Art, at all levels of creation, is a way to explore the world and our imagination.
Beyond the Studio
Passion for Perceptual Painting
Beyond the Studio
In addition to the studio practice, I teach studio art courses, serve on an arts commission and an art school board, and write essays of art criticism.
Sample Gallery
Sleeping Projector (pink), oil on canvas on panel, 21" x 17", 2021
Worn Black Derbys, oil on panel, 12" x 12", 2020
Winter Branches, oil on canvas on panel, 30" x 24", 2017
Foxchase, Spring Bloom, oil on canvas on panel, 18" x 24", 2020
Checkers with Death, etdhing and sugarlift aquatint on paper, 6" x 6", 2016
Self Portrait, Open acrylic on Yupo paper, 6" x 4", 2016
Contact
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