Alice Kelsey  
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Alice Kelsey
637 Loveville Road
Warriors Mark, PA 16877
(814) 692-4438

 

copyright 2007

Pastels

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"Calling"
"Calling," 2002
7" X 17"

sold

 

The title reflects the force I sensed between the golden trees at the left and the bale at the right, as well as my own calling to paint.

"Three Strawberries and Reflection," 2005
Pastel   6" x 8"

 

This pastel is on a soft sanded paper, which grabs the pastel and builds color intensity.  It seemed just right for this cozy group of three relating together.
"Plein Air at Woodward"
"Plein Air at Woodward," 2003
9" X 9"

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Painted entirely on location, this pastel has an authentic feeling of the land folding downwards, then upwards and beyond, on a summer morning.
"Tree Up Slope"
"Tree Up Slope," 2002
11" X 5"

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This image focuses on the sense of stretching strongly uphill, to the tree, sky, and far hills.

"White Bleeding Heart - Gently to Left" 2005
Pastel  4" X 6"
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I like the gentle wave the flowers form and learned a lot about the cool and warm shades of green in painting this series.

"Farm on Ridge Road," 2003
10" X 17"

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I sketched a nearby farm while standing in a snowbank!  I really like the geometry of the buildings interrelating, and the pacing of the fence and road.
"Apple- Granny Smith"
"Apple- Granny Smith," 2003
5" X 4"

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A domestic counterpart to the wild apples, this pastel also explores the use of paper texture to create an 'inner light'.
"Wild Apple- Remembered"
"Wild Apple- Remembered," 2003
5" X 4"

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This image emerged from scratchy marks on the paper which grew in to an apple shape.  I like the vibrant colors, and variation in use of the paper texture.
"Pears from a Wild Tree"
"Pears from a Wild Tree," 2003
17" X 24"
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I came across a pear tree in a farm hedgerow by surprise.  Maybe it was the scent that drew me there.  The colors were so intense that I immediately took them home to paint.