inspired to create

new year and new paintings

  Just getting back into the studio after all the hustle and bustle of the [...]

Paintings of Christmas past …

Towards the end of each year I try to paint a small piece of artwork [...]

new work – inspired abstract florals

I had a few florals in various stages of completion and this was an idea [...]

Evolution of a painting …

My friend Lorell (who is also my most trusted web developer and advisor)is often telling [...]

Abstract thinking and works on paper …

Last weekend we went off to our favorite place by the ocean and it got [...]

Silver linings and going to work …

I found myself reflecting on this quote by Toni Morrison this week ... [...]

new Party Girl Portraits

I give these as gifts to the women in my life who are celebrating [...]

Skater guys as muse

I had so much fun watching him come to life with that mustache, hat [...]

mermaids and sea-glass

inspired by a mermaid illustration and a sea-glass study - a mermaid comes to life [...]

Inspired art: “birds – of a feather”

Inspiration can come from anywhere or anyone: a song, a walk along the shore, a [...]

Back in the studio

Back in the studio after a wonderful summer spent at Rye Beach with the family. [...]

Where Women Create and Ellen Kelley McHale

So excited to share with you that I am a featured artist in the Autumn [...]

My new projects featured in Finish Magazine by Wagner Spraytech and Matthew Mead

Inside the pages are some inspiring DIY projects that can easily be tackled [...]

Home Sweet Home: new work

I keep vowing to make time to write about what is happening in and out [...]

A creative spin on making your own modern art at home

I was thrilled to find Happy Modern Magazine sitting on the shelves. The magazine [...]

vintage furniture refresh and renew with chalkpaint

Whenever I am in a creative rut with my art, I love to poke around [...]

new projects for a new year …

I've been scribbling project lists in my little black note book for 2016. It [...]

Surfing Santa, Finish Magazine and a Happy New Year’s wish…

had a great year collaborating with my friend Matthew Mead and had the opportunity [...]

a pop-up holiday shopping event …

My Nelley Kelley Designs' packages tied up with string ... we are having a pop-up [...]

inspiration and process

A walk in the historic woods of Concord inspires this artist to try to capture [...]

September’s Sip and Shop party pics

  Last month Nelley Kelley Designs, Stella and Dot and Shadyside Sweets got together to [...]

artwork, prints, cards and new products – oh my!

New arrivals of original art, iPhone cases, prints and cards on both my website and [...]

Back to Work with a fresh outlook

It's the end of summer and I'm back at work painting away. It feels [...]

Summertime

Much of our time has been spent at our space near the ocean where days [...]

Hanging around and painting the town …

It has been busy around here with an impending graduation, renovations and helping to pull [...]