Well, I've spent a largely lovely November week meeting four deadlines instead of painting. It's definitely been a week for the business side of being an artist instead of the fun part, but the calendars are being printed, the invitations are in the mail, and 72 urban sketches are now up and on view at Playhouse on the Square.  The opening will be this Thursday, the 17th, from 5-7.

Next week I hope to celebrate by getting back to some painting and printmaking, but this weekend I'm going to celebrate by dancing with my sisters. Hope y'all have a wonderful weekend!
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"Midsummer Dream" is up at Playhouse on the Square.  The show is a mix of girlhood block prints, mixed media on paper using text from A Midsummer Night's Dream (the opera that will be playing through the run of the exhibition), and paintings and prints from Greece and Turkey.  The imagery in the text pieces overlaps with the Greek prints, since the play is set in Athens.  I had fun playing with moon motifs, the famous caryatids, and other images that crossed over easily from the play to my landscapes. 

The opening reception is Friday, January 28th from 5-7 pm in the lobby of Playhouse on the Square at the corner of Union and Cooper in Midtown Memphis. 
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My new show "Earth and Water" just went up in at Seven Sisters Gallery in Black Mountain, NC.  It's recent landscapes, both farm and river scenes.  It will be on display in their main gallery room (on the right as you go in) until March 27th. 

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MIFA show up! 04/23/2010
 
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'Resurrection Lamb', linoleum block print, $155 framed, $70 unframed
MIFA has kindly let me be the first artist to have a show in their Meals department, so I've got woodcuts and river paintings up down the long hallway, plus a few in the hall leading over to the main office area.  They've got more information up on their website, and my regular gallery commission (40-50%) for sales at this show will go to support MIFA's programs.  It's art you can feel good about buying.
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Seven Sisters Gallery in Black Mountain, North Carolina, will be giving me a featured show beginning in early November and lasting through the winter months.   I'll be showing farmscapes and river paintings, both canvas and oils on paper, to offer a wide range of prices.  It's fun to have a show to work towards as I paint this spring and summer.
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I was one of three featured artists at Katharine Butler Gallery before Christmas.  The show ran from Nov. 20th to Dec. 12th in Sarasota.  My show is a series of beach paintings I've done both in Florida and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I've really enjoyed painting the beach over the last year.  The water and light are different, and it's always nice to find a new challenge.  I spent a few days painting on Anna Maria Island when I went down for the opening last week, and I'm looking forward to doing oils from the pastel studies I brought home.
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I joined Katharine Butler Gallery in Sarasota, Florida in October.  They kick off the snowbird season with a group show of all artists, and it ran from Oct. 16th to Nov. 16th.  That's my piece on the top left of the postcard.  I'm really excited about this gallery.   I love the mix of artists (almost all colorists, as I am), and I'm thrilled to have a reason to take my painting gear and kayak down to Florida once in a while. 
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"Paper and Wood", a joint exhibition of furniture by Elmore Holmes and works on paper by Martha Kelly, ran in the Ross Gallery at Christian Brothers University from August 21-October 1, 2009.  It was Elmore's first gallery show, and it was a great opportunity for me to exhibit my new printmaking series of prints based on Isaiah, along with assorted oils and pastels on paper.
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2009 News 01/13/2010
 
"Water and Sky", an exhibition of Martha's river and ocean paintings was recently at Playhouse on the Square.  It hung during the May-June run of Into the Woods. 

Hanson Gallery in Knoxville and Seven Sisters Gallery in Black Mountain, NC are now showing Martha's work.  Martha is thrilled to join two beautiful galleries with talented groups of artists.  Please drop in to look if you're visiting the Appalachians region.

Idlewild Presbyterian Church has named Martha the Artist-in-Residence for 2009.  She is creating artwork weekly for bulletin covers, has curated a show spirit-led artwork, and is continuing to work on special projects and permanent installations through the course of the year.

The home gallery is open by appointment in Midtown Memphis.  On display are Martha's paintings and Elmore Holmes's furniture and bowls.   Visit holmeswoodwork.com to find out more about Elmore's windsor chairs, tables, carved bowls, and other furniture.  Call 278-1216 for directions.  

More paintings can be seen at the English Major Bookstore on Madison between Zinnie's and Zinnie's East.  Stop by and support our new midtown bookstore.

Martha gave a lecture at Dixon Gallery and Gardens on Wednesday, December 3rd.  The subject was "Plein Air Painting Then and Now", in conjunction with their exhibition of the French Barbizon landscape painters.

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