"Forsythia First"

Oil & Cold Wax on Cradled Wood

14"X18"

2023

ARTIST BIO

MA Art History, Temple University
BA Fine Art, Elizabethtown College, Magna Cum Laude

After nearly 20 years, Kelly Nevin has recently relocated back to her hometown of York, PA and shows her work both in Southcentral and Southeastern PA. Following college graduation, Kelly worked briefly as a photographer, then moved to Seattle WA, where she worked for several art galleries, as well as in advertising. She continued her advertising career in the Philadelphia region before pursuing another passion of hers, Art History. While obtaining her MA, she became immersed in the Wyeth's work and family history, spending a year with the Brandywine Museum of Art.

Kelly has recently focused on raising two young children, while continuing her volunteer work in the arts and education. Now that her children are in school, she has found more time to pick up her brushes again, and over the past few years has participated locally in exhibitions with Creative York, York Art Association, Hive Artspace, and held a solo show in October 2021 at The Grotto. More recently, Kelly has started to show her work again in the Philadelphia area, while also remaining busy with commissions. She works primarily in oils, and often enjoys bringing in other mediums such as cold wax and her photographs as a paper base. Kelly takes an expressive approach with color and texture, seeking to tell dramatic stories of both awe-inspiring landscapes, as well as scenes from "the everyday" which are often overlooked.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I finished "Forsythia First" a few weeks ago, during that dreary time in February when we become desperate for springtime, knowing it's just within reach. Since living in my childhood home, I remember Forsythia being one of the first real signs that the seasons are about to turn. Using an oil, cold wax and paper combination I sought to create a textured tribute to the yellow burst of color that is just around the corner. Not immediately obvious is a willowy female figure sitting in the bottom right corner, ready to be enveloped by the blooms.

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