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Kelly Carmody
"Morning Notes" oil painting - figurative composition, woman writing in journal

2025

$7,200
£5,442.31
€6,254.18
CA$10,025.96
A$11,153.46
CHF 5,846.79
MX$136,292.62
NOK 74,451.53
SEK 70,085.81
DKK 46,685.07
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An oil painting by Kelly Carmody - of a seated woman writing notes in a journal. Framed in a simple .25 inch floating frame in maple wood. Framed dimensions: 21 x 25 inches, framed. Kelly Carmody (b. 1977, Massachusetts) Rooted in realism, Carmody’s compositions start very traditional in subject and composition; however, she further transforms her skilled hand by painting a single subject in multiple mediums and palettes and then using her sketches reference; Carmody’s process has unearthed a unique point of view that feels both contemporary and harkens back to the studio’s of Henri Matisse, or Pierre Bonnard. Carmody has created a world that is beautiful, pleasant, and abundant. Carmody’s paintings play with this tension between flatness and depth as she translates subject into sketch, sketch into painting, and painting into another painting. She often selects compositions with distant backgrounds, close foregrounds, and complex middle-ground subject matter. The spaces are skillfully done, attributing a similar level of detail to each plane, yet remaining distinct with clear relationships. To achieve this level of cohesion in complexity speaks to Carmody’s restraint and skill for impressionism. The women in Carmody’s paintings are pensive, often lost in thought, settled onto chairs near unfinished activities; an open book downfacing on her lap, arms crossed near a bowl of cut fruit, a butter knife left on an empty plate. Surrounded by a rich palette and soft light, the figures in these paintings have a relaxed, contented, contemplative ease that vibrates from the painting and into the space around them.
  • Creator:
    Kelly Carmody (1977, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Sag Harbor, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CAR-0073271stDibs: LU389316440462

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