Hello and Welcome!

My blog and website are launching at the same time.  This is it!  All systems are go!

Hello!  I am Anne Kelly and this is my blog.  My website is also named Anne Kelly Art for simplicity.  I am an artist who works primarily in acrylics and mixed media.  I paint commissioned portraits, some of which you can see on my website. 

Portrait of Lacy  16"x20"  acrylic on paper

This blog will be about what I'm working on and its progress, as well as facts and info about art supplies, artists, and techniques.  I'll probably also throw in an occasionally food-for-thought piece that will hopefully make you think, but may make you just chuckle.  Either reaction is good!

I'm also going to have a couple of rules about leaving a comment.  I do appreciate feedback, but a simple, "I love your work!" isn't going to cut it.  You have to give at least one reason why.  Why?  Because I want you to think.  I don't think people put enough thought into their daily lives as it is, so I am forcing you, in my little queendom, to stop a moment and think about why you like something.  Or dislike it.  Which is my other rule.  No mean comments.  If you dislike my work or a particular piece, that's okay.  You can tell me.  BUT, you have to tell me why in a thoughtful, thought out way.  If you're  just trying to be unkind or make yourself feel somehow superior, keep moving.  There is nothing for you here.  So them's my rules.

If you have a question about a technique or art supply, please send me an email.  If I can't answer it directly, I will find some time to do a little research and do a post on it.  That would be fun!  As to my two most frequently asked questions:  Yes, I was born with this curl, and yes, it's my natural color... including the white ones.  And before you say you wish you had it, talk to me mid-August when I'm feeling like I have a woolly sheep wrapped around my head and wanting to stick my head in the freezer!  But yeah, it's cool being a redhead!