Kelly Janecek

I think painters are like authors or poets, just telling our stories visually. The most interesting stories to me are the ones that evoke an emotion and leave room for interpretation. With painting, it’s not so much what I look at that matters but what I see. Utilizing simple lines and color, I try and free the point-of-view from a realistic portrayal to describe visually what I wouldn’t be able to with words.

I paint florals and portraits. Florals lend easily to more abstracted interpretations by using color, size and shape. Portraiture for me is all about that moment when the lines begin to tell someone’s story. I am continually drawn to how an up-turn of a line can create a smile in the eyes and the viewer can then begin to think of any number of possible narratives for the subject in the painting.

**The Big White Puffies,** 30 X 40, $1,500

**Sandstone Brushstrokes,** 24 X 24, $750

**Sun’s Up! (Triptych),** 48 X 12, $2,000

**On the way to the Ferry**, Oil on panel, 16 X 20, $450

**Coming in from the east**, Oil on panel, 16 X 20, $450

**Along the way to Kanab**, Oil on panel, 12 X 12, $300

**Simple Joys**, Oil on canvas, 30 X 40, $1500

**Chair and Butterflies**, Oil on canvas, 30 X 40, $1,500

**Spring Showers,** Oil on canvas, 24 X 24, $750

Kitchen Table Bliss, 24 X 24, Oil on Canvas $750 — **Kitchen Table Bliss,** 24 X 24, Oil on Canvas $750

Sunrise, 16 X 40, Oil on Canvas $750 — **Sunrise,** 16 X 40, Oil on Canvas $750

Starbursts in Vase, 12 X 36, Oil on Canvas $600 — **Starbursts in Vase,** 12 X 36, Oil on Canvas $600