Sunset Highlights in the Treetops - miniature landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

4"x5" watercolor
the light at dusk in Hudson Valley farmland just outside of Hudson

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Hudson Valley Treeline at Dusk - miniature landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

4"x5" watercolor

Mother Nature's light show- dark dusk sky behind glowing highlighted trees.

available for purchase at auction starting at $50.

WInter Sunrise - winter landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

Inspired by local scenery and plein air paintings from this past summer.

7.5"x8.5" watercolor

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Mauve + Orange Clouds over Warren Street - watercolor skyscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

7"x10" watercolor

 I saw these clouds over Warren Street yesterday. They were mauve with pops of orange. I had seen the same breathtaking color combo the night before at the Swanlights opera performed by Antony and the Johnson.
The set design was a giant crystal that laser lights danced upon and changed hues with the songs.
I was mesmerized by the colors that came to life with laser choreography.
I did a pretty good job of representing the color but unfortunately, the camera did not capture the subtleties.
click to purchase at auction starting bid $100.

January Reflection - riverscape watercolor by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

8.5"x11" watercolor + ink

the colors and mood on the Hudson are so inspiring for me to play with technique and paint - the bleeding + blending

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Through the Fog on the Hudson River - miniature riverscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

7"x8.5" watercolor

As I mentioned yesterday, I am painting from my photos taken while going down the Hudson River by train. I am always inspired by the beauty of the river. The mighty Hudson is filled with changing weather, colors, shapes, the depth of field is there and then it's not. I am playing with paint- the way watercolor bleeds and blends and the way the paper holds it. 

This painting is available at auction with a starting bid of $50. click to buy

Brush Isle on the Hudson River - watercolor landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

7.5"x8.5" watercolor

I am working on a series of views of the Hudson River.

These are based on photos I take going down the river on a train each week.

The colors and atmosphere change each day.

There is a constant supply of beauty.

More to come in the days to follow.

Available to purchase by

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Grey Day - miniature landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

5"x5" watercolor + graphite

inspired by local scenes in the Hudson River Valley
available at auction starting at $50.

Blue Dusk- miniature landscape by Gretchen Kelly

5"x7" watercolor + gouache
Inspired by the local landscape and winter scenery around  the Hudson River.

Available at auction starting at $50

Cold Starry Night - miniature landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

5"x7" watercolor + gouache

Inspired by plein air painting I did this past summer in the Adirondacks.

 I never tire of Mother Nature's color palette and the ever changing 

combinations as the sun and the moon rise and fall.

Sold to a collector from Texas

Afternoon Moon - miniature landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kell

5"x7" watercolor + gouache

 Inspired by local scenery 

available at action starting at $50.

Moon at Dusk- miniature landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

5"x7" watercolor and gouache
from my memory the other night

available at auction starting at $50.

Icey Moonrise - miniature landscape by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly

5"x7" watercolor + gouache
Inspired by winter colors, shapes and local scenes.

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Cosmic Moonrise- by New York Artist Gretchen Kelly, miniature watercolor landscape

5"x7" watercolor + gouache
miniature landscape of moonrise
This recent series is an exploration of color and technique
in the watercolor medium using the same subject
and my imagination and experience with landscape painting.
I find it relaxing and explorative at the same time.
I have always loved making combinations of color.
 Approaching it freely like this as an ongoing series
to examine the same vista over and over
 in different color combinations is very satisfying to me.

This is available at auction starting at $50.- click

Adirondack chairs on East Beach in Rowayton, Ct. - monochromatic seascape by Gretchen Kelly

4"x12" ink on handmade paper
I didn't show this during my Rowayton show last month because I wasn't sure if I liked.
But now I do like it - that happens sometimes with my paintings.
I have to put them away and look again later.
Click to bid at auction starting at $50.

Rainy day at the Park - miniature landscape by Gretchen Kelly

7"x7" watercolor


Painting inspired by plein air painting I did this past summer.
What I filtered from plein air painting are these simple idyllic scenes
 that I have been painting over and over
 in different moods and color combinations.
Click to bid starting at $50.....

Fog is Lifting - landscape by Gretchen Kelly

5x5" watercolor
inspired by plein air painting in the Adirondacks.

Sold to a collector in Italy

Winter Moonrise at Dusk - miniature watercolorlandscape by Gretchen

5"x5" watercolor on handmade paper

Sold to a collector in Italy

Winter Soltice Day - miniature winter landscape by Gretchen Kelly

 4"x5" watercolor
More winter scenes from my imagination and inspired by my
plein air trip this past summer in the Adirondacks.

sold to a collector from California

Plum Orchard - monochromatic landscape by Gretchen Kelly

8.5"x11" watercolor on handmade paper
When I posted the little miniatures that I painted for my holiday cards this season, I got several requests about them for purchase. I painted some more of them today and they are now available for purchase. I will post them in the following days.

click to go to auction starting at $95.

Winter Moonrises - 3 moonrise landscapes by Gretchen Kelly

All 3 are 4.5"x6.5" painted in watercolor and used 

on my holiday Xmas cards this year.

Many of my friends are owners of these.

Holiday Scenes - watercolor winter landscapes by Gretchen Kelly

Both are 4.5x6.5 painted in watercolors 

I painted these miniatures for Christmas cards this year. I was inspired by some plein air paintings I did in the Adirondacks this past summer. I love this iconic scene with the reflections in the lakes, the moon and the stars, the shapes of the trees and never-ending color cominations that I can dream up and somehow they all work.

Merry Christmas! and Peace in the New Year.

Dusk Inspired by the Adirondacks - 3 holiday landscapes by Gretchen Kelly

all three of these miniatures are inspired by my summer visit in the Adirondacks. I painted several plein air watercolors like these and this memory is still with me.This dusk with evergreens iconic view is perfect for making some holiday cards. So that's what I did.  

Sailboats on Five Mile River - Rowayton Daily Paintings by Gretchen Kelly

4"x6" watercolor on handmade paper
This painting was inspired by a photo by a friend of mine,
Melissa.
$125.

End of the Summer on East Beach - Rowayton Daily Paintings by Gretchen Kelly

9"x11" watercolor

Peace and tranquility....

$200.

Sheffield Island Lighthouse - Rowayton Daily Paintings by Gretchen Kelly

5.5"x12" watercolor
Serene and stillness in this view - you can hear their wings as they whoosh by.

$200.

Cloudy with Sunbeams over the LI Sound- Rowayton Daily Paintings by Gretchen Kelly

8"x24" watercolor
this is the view from South Beach, Rowayton, Ct., one October morning this year.

SOLD
To a collector in Rowayton, Ct.

Thimble Island - Rowayton Daily Painting by Gretchen Kelly

7"x9" watercolor on handmade paper
Looking from Norwalk towards the LI Sound
SOLD
to a collector from Norwalk, Ct. -
 the person who took the photo that I was inspired by for this painting!
Thanks Melissa!

Sunspot on the Sound - Rowayton Daily Paintings by Gretchen Kelly

8"x24" ink

This is the view looking from the Belle Island bridge towards Sheffield Island. My idea was certainly to paint a monochromatic seascape. I was intending to use a sepia color. But I came across all my ink sample colors from Goullet Pen and I couldn't resist using the Mahogany color ink. It looks very magenta and not as brown as I thought it would be but I like it. Then it got me on the track of painting more sea scenes in colors rather than black or sepia. I'll be posting those in the next several days.

$300.

Across the Street from 101 Rowayton Ave. - Rowayton Daily Paintings by Gretchen Kelly

9"x12" acrylic on wood
I took this photo last year on my Rowayton walk in October and now, finally,
 I have gotten around to painting it. There was so much detail.
I love all the curves contrasting with the architectural details of lines,
angles and shadows. The neutralized colors of the house also contrast with the
bright golden grass reeds in the urns that are symetrically  placed.
There's a lot of yin and yang at play.
$300.

Blue Mailbox on Brown Place - Rowayton Daily Paintings by Gretchen Kelly

9'x12" acryiic on wood

It's not really about the blue mailbox. It's the white picket fence that holds back the hydrangea and graphically ignites the composition and echos the porch railing. It's all structured and right angles but still it's graceful and cozy looking. The entrance is inviting and you want to sit on the porch with lemonade in the breeze.
This painting and the entire series of Rowayton Daily Paintings and more can be seen at Brendan's 101 starting on Dec. 16th at 6-8. Come to the opening for some Holiday Cheer!

$300.