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Castle Coote, Saxon Shore Way by Nick Kelly
Acrylic on canvas60cm x 40cm
Lot Number: 13
Artist Statement
Nick works mostly in acrylic and watercolour with a colour palette usually pale and soft rather than bright and bold. These pieces are often pieces about the coast, especially the Kent shoreline. This has come initially from working in the Middle East where Nick began to paint the vast empty spaces of the of desert and, at that time, undeveloped coast. Walks by the sea are a constant source of artistic stimulation - the exhilarating feeling as well as the peace and calm. These wide open spaces are reflected in his work. The process in making these pieces often begins with taking a sketchbook on a walk. Nick often makes notes too, the thoughts slowly making an image come to life. There are several layers of paint on a large canvas, playing with shapes and tones. Very often the work is purely figurative to begin with and then becomes more of an impression, a suggestion - the satisfaction at the end of feeling a certain emotion rather than just seeing a representation.
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