Kelly Morehouse Art

Kelly's Solo Show Opening in Kennetcook...Recent Shows - Kelly's first solo show was hosted by The Place Near and Far Art Gallery & Workshop this August.  Running August 20th to 31st in the Main Gallery, friends old and new attended the official Exhibition Opening on August 23, enjoying light refreshments and fiddle music by guest musician Kimberley Holmes.  A modern gallery in a heritage building, this space allowed Kelly the room and atmosphere to showcase her wide range of works.  Click for photos on the Gallery page...

Kelly at the 2nd Annual Festival of Art in Windsor, NS...Recent shows - Kelly exhibited along with other members of the East Hants Arts Council at their recent Festival of Art, August 1 to 3, 2008 in Windsor.  The Opening attracted a good crowd, with many strollers from the Windsor waterfront during Sam Slick Days.  Members and guests enjoyed tasty treats, a sampling of wine & cheese and a chance to mingle with many other artists and creative kindred spirits.  See more photos in the Gallery...

 

About Kelly...

Kelly Morehouse is an artist with a feel for the peaceful, the calm, and the gentle. The art she creates reflects her attitude toward that which enriches our lives without the clutter of today’s hectic world. People, nature, contemplative abstracts and similar types of introspective subjects are her usual focus.

Born in Newfoundland, raised in Kansas, New Brunswick & Alberta, Kelly returned to the east coast that she loves. She now lives with her husband, daughter and many beloved critters on a hobby farm in the rolling hills of rural Nova Scotia. 

After studying at NSCAD University, Kelly exhibited at the Khyber Institute for Contemporary Artists in Halifax and at Gallery 215 on the Fundy Shore in 2007 and 2008.  Selected works can also be purchased at the Colchester Regional Hospital in Truro, NS.

Her work, for which she has won several awards, has been added to a number of private collections. She is a member of the Hants County Arts Council as well as the East Hants Fine Arts Association, and for the past few years has shown her work in their annual Spring Show.  

When not at work in her garret or in the barn, Kelly might be found taking photographs or acting on one of the local stages or in a visiting film.  Her most recent credits include a performance at Truro's Hubtown Theatre in their spring production of "A Touch of Danger'.

 

Portraiture

The commissions Kelly has completed in the past have all been received with joy and satisfaction. Perhaps you have person, a pet, or a place which you would like her to render into a detailed, lasting work of art.

Kelly is equally happy working in sittings or from a photo. If you don’t have a suitable snapshot, she will take one for you. 

The work will be done in whichever media you and she together decide will best suit the subject. Timeframe is also flexible according to your needs and her availability. 

"Reverie" - This winsome portrait has won several awards, including Best in Show at the 2006 East Hants Fine Arts Association annual show.

 

sleeping child - graphite line drawingIllustration

Commercial illustration is an art form to which she has long been drawn.  Kelly can illustrate your story, product or event in a way which will bring it the attention it deserves.

 

Currently in the works, illustrations for a children’s story written by James Isenor titled, “Ishmal’s Cove” Check back for upcoming illustrations. 

 

 

If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint,"

then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. 

Vincent Van Gogh

 

Kelly Morehouse ● Mill Village, Nova Scotia, Canada  ● 902 758-1594  ● kmorehouse@ns.sympatico.ca