Kelly Morehouse Art
Upcoming 2011 Shows
Truro Art Acquisition Show
2011 Grand Opening Gallery
215Sunday June 12, 2011
Open 10:00 am to 5:00 pm with Opening Day Luncheon from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Selection of Sandwiches, dessert and beverage for $8. Gallery 215, 8247 Highway 215, Selma, 902-261-2151
info@artgallery215.com, www.artgallery215.com
"This Is Me"
Earlier 2011 Shows...
The Art of Canadian Music - March 5 to April 1 (new dates)
An exhibition of contemporary portraits at the John B. Aird Gallery, 900 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario
Sponsored by the Portrait Society of Canada - "The 2011 member's exhibition will be a showcase of our members' portraits of Canadian Musicians."
Opening reception Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Kelly will be exhibiting her portrait of world renowned celtic fiddling sensation Natalie MacMaster.
Natalie MacMaster is a
wife, mother and virtuoso Cape Breton fiddler. You know her more as the latter
than the former; an electrifying performer whose passionate proficiency on the
beloved four-string amplifies the traditional East Coast sound for contemporary
times.
Natalie has the respect and admiration of the crème de la crème of top-notch
musicians: master violinist Mark O’Connor, whose camp MacMaster frequents as a
guest instructor; legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma – who recently invited her to
prominently participate as a guest performer on his 2008 holiday-themed album
Songs Of Joy & Peace; banjo prodigy Béla Fleck; fellow fiddling marvel Alison
Krauss; spiritually electrifying superstar guitarist Carlos Santana – the list
goes on.
But to Natalie MacMaster,
her beloved family now shapes and informs her musicianship as much as the jigs,
reels, air, waltzes, strathspeys, marches and traditional folk that feed her
spiritual soul.
‘I am a Mom now. I am a wife. Those things are my priorities in life, and I
think people get a sense of that – of that part of who I am – through my show.
But my music itself hasn’t changed.’
If anything, family has reinvigorated Natalie MacMaster’s commitment to the
stage and her audience.
'Beloved' - Oil on canvas - 24.5 x 36.5
Great Little Art Show
Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing
About Kelly...
Kelly was born in Newfoundland and raised in both
the USA and Cana
da.
She studied art at NSCAD University and now works from her hobby farm in
Nova Scotia where she lives with her husband and daughter. Her work,
for which she has won several awards, has
been added to a number of private collections. She is a member of the
Portrait Society of Canada, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, CARFAC and the
Hants County Arts Council. She enjoys a busy round of exhibitions,
including three showings in the annual spring show of the East Hants
Fine
Arts Association, for which she has twice been awarded Best in Show.
This is the largest juried show in Nova Scotia. Work from her Solo
show, “presence” appeared in the TV pilot, “Style and Music.”
Kelly’s work encompasses a wide variety of mediums, with people, animals, and the nature around her being her favourite subject matters. She has been commissioned by Nova Fjords, to create works featuring the Fjord horse, one of which has appeared in the 2009 fall issue of the “Fjord Herald” magazine.
Portraiture
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. See Gallery samples...
"Reverie" - This winsome portrait has won several awards, including Best in Show at the 2006 East Hants Fine Arts Association annual show.
Illustration
Currently in the works, illustrations for a children’s story written by James Isenor titled, “Ishmal’s Cove” Check back for upcoming illustrations.
See Gallery samples...
If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint,"
then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
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Kelly Morehouse, PSC ● Mill Village, Nova Scotia, Canada 902 758-1594 ● k.morehouse@eastlink.ca