I was born in Montreal (I'm not telling you what year!) and grew up with a father who was an art lover and Sunday watercolourist. That must be where I got the urge to express myself through painting, because I did my first portrait at age 16.

Here it is.

In my vivid imagination I think it shows the undeniable talent and cosmic energy of an artist who displays all the makings of a visual genius who was destined to leave her stamp on the art world with her incomparable ability to capture expression, mood and the eternal truth of the human existence. In reality, I think it's not so bad for a sixteen year old with zero training.

At any rate, the bug took hold and as I began to explore the world of art more fully I became captivated by the emotions and images rendered by Matisse, Klee, Klimpt and Kandinsky who, like me, sees colours when listening to music.

My inspirations and muses

...in that realm come from a wide variety of artists, styles and centuries: Mozart, Andrea Koziol, Angie Hilts, Respighi, Tom Petty, Donald Fagan, Todd Rundgren and Stevie Wonder, and more.

Visually I'm inspired by landscapes and the infinite range of colours, textures and changing moments in the natural world.

The earth, sky and water of Canada are etched into my being,

but I'm also gripped by the images my mind captures when traveling to Europe, the Caribbean and New Zealand.

I hope you find my work as captivating as I find these landscapes. Please browse through my gallery, and if you'd like to order, click on Contact Me for my phone number.

I am also available for commission work.

I have done few commissions so far, but as we up- or downsize our living spaces, at times an odd-shaped or odd-sized piece of art is what is required. Let's chat.

My paintings are also available as note cards at Accessorea.com where you can also see my one-of-a-kind home decor items such as screens, panels, custom-made, as well as my hand crafted unique jewellery of lucite and semi-precious stones like agate, jade, quartz, etc.

My next show is at:

Riverdale Art Walk in Toronto, Ontario Canada
June 7 and 8, 2008
Queen St East at Booth Ave., just east of Broadview in Jimmie Simpson Park
There will be lots of other great art there as well, from people I really admire and respect like Laura Hains, Steven Lewis and others.

Hope to see you there. (Rain or shine!)

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Many thanks,
Rea Kelly