Whimsical Mixed Media Collage by Empty Easel

"FREE", a mountain painting by Kellie Day, is in the current issue of Alpinist Magazine
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April 17, 2013
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Whimsical Mixed Media Collage by Empty Easel

Colorado artist Kellie Day creates fun-filled, quirky collages

BY THE EMPTY EASEL

Grafitti On Your Body, mixed media on canvas, 12" x 12", ©2012, SOLD

Graffiti On Your Body, mixed media on canvas, 12″ x 12″, ©2012, SOLD

“Seductive and feminine, (Kellie’s painting) combines pin-up style flirtation with ball-busting, coy flair.”

Colorado artist Kellie Day creates fun-filled, quirky collages on canvas guaranteed to make you embrace your child-like wonder and indulge in your most sensuous fantasies.

Surrounded by a limitless playground of mountains, biking trails, rivers and wildlife, Kellie lets her creative juices run wild. Simply put? She can make magic out of the ordinary, and coax a beautiful dance out of a stagnant object.

“My artistic process of mixed media on canvas often begins with watercolor and acrylic on rice paper. The process of adhering this paper to canvas distorts whatever I have painted in unexpected ways,” Kellie says. “I love how out of control it gets.”

So do I. Check out Graffiti On Your Body above. Inspired by a night of enjoying martinis and riding bikes with a good friend, Kellie created an ultra-feminine collage commemorating the night with floral patterns, hearts and lavish style…

Pulp Marcel, mixed media on canvas, 36″ x 18″, ©2012, SOLD

Pulp Marcel, mixed media on canvas, 36″ x 18″

Seductive and feminine, Pulp Marcel combines pin-up style flirtation with ball-busting, coy flair. Homage to the wiles of a boisterous woman, it’d almost be too much if I could get enough of it!

Hardly anything is more capable of filling a room with vibrant fragrance than a bouquet of peonies. Full-bodied and luxuriously creamy, these flowers are so aromatic that they almost overtake your nostrils—or the boundaries of the canvas belo

 

Bonne Maman

Bonne Maman, mixed media on canvas, 24″ x 24″, SOLD

Jolting lime green and robin’s egg blue counteract the soft, subtle delicateness of the flowers, creating a colorful collage that bursts with blissful charm.

Kellie has used netting, thick white paper, real leaves (at least, that’s what my eyes see) and lightly-accented copy for yet another level of vivaciousness.

If looking at Kellie’s paintings hasn’t stolen away your entire day, then by all means, check out her website for further insight into her fascinating art and life

See the original Article by The Empty Easel here

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