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Kelley’s portraits have been on exhibit in the Community Art Gallery at the Peterborough Town Library since the beginning of August and will have a reception on First Friday, September 5th from 5 to 7pm. The exbibit will remain on view until Friday, September 26th. “You may know Marty Kelley as primarily an illustrator of children’s books, but this exhibit shows another side to this local artist,” said Public Services Librarian Aimee LaRue. "Kelley's portraits are incredibly realistic; some viewers have insisted they are photographs, not drawings –quite different from his picture book illustrations," said LaRue.At his Artist Talk Kelley will introduce himself and discuss his creative processes, presenting photos to show works-in-progress and sharing how his portraits in pencil and watercolor are created. Kelley’s talk will last about 30 minutes with time for questions at the end.
About the artist:
For the past 25 years, Marty Kelley has worked as a full-time traditionally published children’s book author & illustrator. While realistic portrait work in watercolor and pencil has always been his passion, his current focus is split between creating highly realistic portrait art and abstract sculptures. Working with stone, metal, and wood Kelley creates organic sculptures that surprise and delight viewers by using the materials in unexpected ways. Working in two entirely separate ways–tightly rendered realism in portraiture and much rougher abstract work in stone–has afforded him time to explore ways the two disciplines can inform each other. Each way of creating makes him think in different ways and brings him joy when he’s making art.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
2 Concord St, Peterborough, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03458
