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We are
delighted to welcome our guest artist...
Rocky
Kelley |
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Rocky Kelley is an award winning artist whose works
include a wide variety of genres such as: Fantasy,
Sci-Fi, Pre-Raphaelite, Surrealism, and much more. Rocky
received the Director’s Award at the 2006 World Fantasy
Art Show for his painting titled "Come Out and Play".
Kelley regularly appears at conventions, where he
has served as special guest artist, panelist, masquerade
judge, Iron Artist, artist demonstrator, and art
consultant. The David Letterman Show, Spiegel and
Neiman Marcus Christmas catalogs, "U.S. Art" and
"Southwest Art" magazines, and various galleries and
independent publishers have all hosted Kelley's designs.
Rocky’s distinctively different approach and unusual
effects entice viewers to immerse themselves in his
intricate work, for hidden within many paintings are
aesthetic puzzles. These puzzles encourage further
journeys into the mysteries that are captured on canvas.
He enjoys depicting vivid messages that often emerge
from the darkest of pigments. Thus he creates a visual
paradox: The more that is revealed, the more there is to
grasp.
Kelley also creates works of dark fantasy under the
pseudonym of "Ashen Gray", and he is the founder of the
Dark Rose Alliance organization.
His works may be viewed at
http://rockykelley.com
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Artist Comments
"Once a gallery owner asked me to provide him with a
written description of my work with respect to the
hidden and double imagery. As I sat to write a response,
these words seemed to appeared to me almost faster than
I could write them. ‘My work is the result of witnessing
that rare moment when a dream passes through a seam in
darkness and rests with reality. What never was is
transformed into what will always be."
- - Rocky Kelley
Ever since that day, this has been my official
artist's statement.
All paintings shown will be part of my upcoming book
that I am writing and.illustrating.
"Come Out and Play" where fairies seem to be
emerging into this world from an old worn greeting card.
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"The Land of Nine" shows countless hidden images,
as well as double and triple imagery. During Convention
art shows, I always enjoy watching the fans as they
attempt to locate all the hidden images residing within
the painting.
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"Land of Nine"
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"The Finding"
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"One Moment Past"
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"Swept Away"
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