Kelly Cottingham
Painter, photographer, cyclist, emotional support human to Gus & Piper 🐾
www.kellycottingham.com/painting
- Portrait practice. Sometimes the face emerges right away and it’s so satisfying. Quitting early so I don’t lose it. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on canvas. #oilpainting #painting #portrait #portraitpainting #art #traditionalart
- On the easel today. Experimenting with my mark making. #oilpainting #wip #portrait #traditionalart #painting #art
- Unfinished eye demo from yesterday’s class. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #traditionalart #art #painting #learntopaint
- Winter landscape. Oil on Ampersand panel. #oilpainting #art #traditionalart #painting #landscape #winter #snow
- Finished still life from a workshop I attended a couple weeks ago. Oil on canvas panel. 11x14. #oilpainting #stilllife #art #traditionalart #painting #alwayslearning
- Practicing eyes for a demo tomorrow. Constantly amazed by how much teaching has helped my own painting practice. I’m painting with more intention and (I think) getting more efficient. #oilpainting #demo #eye #art #traditionalart #oilonpaper #painting #portrait
- Second time painting this one. I’m finding a lot of freedom in painting over unfinished demos after class. Lots of experimentation with the palette knife here. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portrait #art
- New portrait in preparation for the last day of my current portrait class. We’ll be working with a limited palette on a red-toned surface. I kept the paint thin to let the red show through. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. 6x9. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portrait #art
- A quick little painting…started last night and finished up this morning. This was a fun exercise in using more paint from the start and keeping the brushwork loose. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. 8x8 oil on canvas panel. #oilpainting #farmanimals #traditionalart #art #painting #animalportrait
- First day of a still life workshop. Can’t wait to continue tomorrow. #oilpainting #traditionalart #alwayslearning #art
- Day 2
- Workshop Day 2: Color. It’s coming along! Tomorrow should be the really fun part where we play with edges, expand the colors, and add some flourishes. #oilpainting #art #traditionalart #alwayslearning #stilllife #wip
- I like to practice portraits on half sheets of Arches oil paper. After I peel off the tape I’ll write notes about color on the margins. I have a growing stack of these and I think of them as an unbound sketchbook. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. 9x6. #oilpainting #portrait #art #painting
- Dark and moody with a limited palette of burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, and white. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. #oilpainting #oilportraits #traditionalart #portraiture #portraitart #paintingpractice #art
- This piece found a new home yesterday. What a great way to start the new year! 8x10, oil on canvas #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #dogs #dogart #petportrait #traditionalart
- Snow on the ground, snow on the canvas. Work in progress. #oilpainting #wip #traditionalart #landscape
- Another quick portrait. Having fun keeping things loose and experimenting with the colors. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portraits
- Quick portrait using just burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, and white. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #art #portraits #traditionalart
- Putting some finishing touches on this #painting and listening to the #xpncountdown. I’m in my happy place. #oilpainting #petportrait #traditionalart
- I switched to a more travel-friendly ink medium for the Thanksgiving holiday. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. #ink #traditionalart #portraitart
- Alley view. Maybe finished, maybe not. Another new surface for me. Oil on linen. 6x6. #oilpainting #traditionalart #everydayscenes #allaprima
- Trying out claybord. There is definitely a learning curve in putting the paint down but the matte finish is certainly easier to photograph. Oil on Ampersand Claybord. 6”x6” #wip #oilpainting #landscape #traditionalart #pennsylvania
- A personal favorite from earlier this year. A quiet morning view from my little studio space. Oil on canvas panel. 14x11. #oilpainting #interiors #traditionalart #morninglight
- A quick portrait. Big brushstrokes, trying not to overthink it. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil of paper. #oilpainting #portrait #traditionalart #portraitart
- Started as an unfinished demo in just blues and oranges. Later I went back in with the same color palette (yellow ochre, alizarin, ultramarine) to partially add some definition in more realistic colors. Fun exercise. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portraitart
- More portrait practice. Simple palette of yellow ochre, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and white. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #oilportrait #traditionalart #portraiture
- Portrait practice. Trying to step away early to keep the brushwork fresh. I already see bits I want to fix but it’s okay…it’s okay. Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper. 6x9. #oilpainting #oilportrait #traditionalart #portraitart #artpractice
- Portrait practice using a Zorn palette. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. Oil on paper. 6x9. #oilpainting #portrait #traditionalart #madebyahuman
- A small plein air sketch from back when everything was greener. 6x9ish. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #paintingstudy #landscape #hersheypa
- Landscape based on a plein air painting I did in September. I tried to have a little more fun with the colors this time around. #oilpainting #landscapepainting #traditionalart
- Portrait practice. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. Oil on paper. #oilpainting #traditionalart #portraitpainting #portaitart #oilportrait
- A new work in progress based on a small plein air sketch I did a couple weeks ago. Oil on cradled wood. #oilpainting #wip #landscape #landscapeart #centralpa #rural #traditionalart
- I shipped this one off to its new home this week. Oil on paper. 6x9ish. #oilpainting #portraitart #petportrait #dogs
- Another portrait. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app. #oilpainting #portraitart #oilportrait #paintingpractice
