Category Archives: gift ideas

lines, patterns and grids as art

One of the new pieces that I just finished or "fine tuned" is a painting [...]

matchbook art as party favors: featuring “party girls”

One of my dearest friends just celebrated a milestone birthday and she requested "no gifts" [...]

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Surf Camp and where to find me …

The good news is that I've got new work to post and now you can [...]

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A shop refresh with new fine art prints and products

I've added new work into my shop here and thanks to my collaboration with Pitch [...]

bon voyage: a new travel accessory

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with [...]

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Scenes from my week

Revisited one of my favorite museums this past weekend for inspiration and walked away filled [...]

A painting for a vintage frame …

Sometimes inspiration comes easily and I know immediately what I want to paint and exactly [...]

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Back to School and Fish Tales

My favorite souvenirs from great adventures are always my memories and in this case I [...]

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new work and new beginnings

My first painting in my new and improved studio is an ode to Summer's end. [...]

A kid collaboration of new artwork

Over winter break I had two of my favorite kids hanging with me in my [...]

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“composition of cut flowers” : new work

I have a new piece that I just put the finishing touches on late yesterday [...]

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On the Antique Trail with Matthew Mead and Amy Chalmers

Last week, I had a great day out on the antique trail with two of [...]

new work – inspired abstract florals

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

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Abstract thinking and works on paper …

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

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new Party Girl Portraits

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

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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vintage furniture refresh and renew with chalkpaint

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

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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 [...]

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a pop-up holiday shopping event …

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

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September’s Sip and Shop party pics

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

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

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

Hanging around and painting the town …

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

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Take Flight

Our boy, this wild ride, his next chapter inspired my painting called "Take Flight" [...]

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