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Lessons for the heart-expanding Artist.
August 23, 2018
This video and many others like it, is from my free Facebook group I’ve been talking with lots of women with a creative calling who’ve lost their long-term happiness. And here’s why… * They have been taking care of their families for so long, they have lost themselves, and […]
April 15, 2018
This winter I was commissioned by lovely couple in town to do a large painting of the Mt. Sneffels ridge, here in our San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. When people hear I’m from Colorado they often ask me about the Denver area. The truth is, we are 6 […]
March 2, 2018
This week I drove to Telluride, Colorado with a car full of colorful art, to hang a new show of eight months worth of work. Here are a few photos. This exhibition is a collection of my latest works created over the last eight months. The center of this show […]
February 20, 2018
When I get going on a painting, I often go in depth on the subject, and experience it, and sketch it, and make a bunch of progressive paintings, until finally, the big loose paintings are accomplished. Sigh. I learn so much when I tackle a subject this way. In […]
February 20, 2018
Here’s the skinny on my upcoming March 1 show in Telluride, Colorado. This exhibition is a collection of my latest works created over the last eight months. I enjoy taking the full journey into exploring a subject, and using it as a mode to push my knowledge of colors, process […]
February 17, 2018
With all the difficult things happening in the world right now, I present to you something beautiful. I give to you a moment to take a reprieve, enjoy a deep breath, and relax. The school shooting hits a deep chord with this mother, and I know I need a moment. […]
January 31, 2018
Want to see a little mixed media in action? Check out this quickie, 1-minute outtakes video from the filming of my ART LIFE E-course here in Colorado. Doodling, collage, bikes, fish, and so much more! I opened my notebook this morning and realized I’ve been working on this 14-lesson class […]
January 21, 2018
I thought it would be fun to open my studio doors and give you a quick tour… Here’s where I make art and play in my little, mountain studio. Today it’s snowing hard and we are JAZZED for white fluffiness! If you’re interested in painting with me, but you can’t […]
January 14, 2018
“If you want to Improve your Art, Improve your Life”. This quote really puts the pressure on. It’s so true. Art doesn’t lie. It is a reflection of who we are. We have to come to a very honest place with ourselves to make art, because when you are in […]
January 4, 2018
When I first realized I wanted art to be a bigger part of my life, I was a single mother with a three year old child. I saw an ad for a class in Mexico on mixed media painting that would cost me, with airfare, almost exactly what I […]
April 17, 2016
From the Artist Stories of Wild Apple “It’s my goal to spread beauty in the world.” The cold grey skies and smokestacks of the industrial Midwest where she grew up motivated Kellie Day to go west. “After college in Indiana, I ventured out to seek a more amazing landscape.” Kellie […]
April 17, 2014
Here’s one minute worth of extras from our day of filming with Infusion 5…. by Zach Wolfson Kellie shares her approach to letting go while painting and the rewards that she finds in doing so. Watch the full episode with Kellie on Beyond the Gallery:” http://infusion5.com/beyondthegallery/kellie-day Or on YouTube:…
April 17, 2014
Take a peek into my studio and what I love about mixed media, with this 5 minute episode from Infusion 5. by Zach Wolfson in Beyond the Gallery This episode of Beyond the Gallery is made possible by Colorado Creative Industries and the National Endowment for the Arts. I’m excited to […]
April 17, 2013
I love Alpinist Magazine, a super-quality climbing magazine. This issue you can see my painting, FREE, depicting Red Mountains I, II and III, here in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado! My paintings have been used in several Alpinist Magazines, and I’m always honored to be a part of this […]
April 17, 2012
BY THE EMPTY EASEL “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 […]