My artwork for "Honoring Our Veterans" show at the AZ Art Alliance Gallery

You are Invited "Honoring Our Veterans" AZ Art Alliance Show

 "Harvest Blessings" is a mixed media on canvas, 30" x 24" and is for sale at the Arizona Art Alliance gallery. If you are in town, come to the reception on Saturday, Sept. 15th from 6 to 8 pm!

I also have some fun sunflower jewelry and sunflower painting prints available. :)

"Summer Pears"

"Summer Pears" is a 11" by 14" soft pastel on Wallis paper and  is now for sale at the Arizona Art Alliance Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ. I am loving this color palette! It is similar to my oil painting of a glass of lemonade that is also in gallery.

My good friend Jaxine Cummins took this photograph of this darling little boy this last Saturday evening at the reception for the Az Art Alliance's "Touch It, Feel It. Lovin' Art" show. All the artwork in a special marked section is allowed to be touched. It must have made a difference as the sales have really picked up, I sold "Excitement" a week ago! The painting that this cute fellow is examining is titled "A Good Day" it is 11" x 14" and is a mixed media and is for sale for $190. 30% of all sales at the gallery go to our wonderful outreach programs, so that makes a sale even more special. The show runs thru July 1st.

"Touch It, Feel It, Lovin' Art"

My New Encaustic Paintings

   Currently at the Arizona Art Alliance Gallery, I have a new series of encaustic paintings in the "Touch It, Feel It, Lovin' Art" show. Above is "The Calm before the Storm" encaustic on canvas and is 12" x 12" x 2". Below is "Excitement!" and is also 12" x 12" x 2". It was sold a week ago. Yeah!

  And this fabulous painting is also encaustic on canvas and measures 24" x 8" x 2" and is titled "Happiness"... and it does really make me happy to look at it, I hope it does to you too.

  The gallery will be having a reception for this show Saturday, May 12th, from 6pm to 9pm.
I would love it if you could stop by and see the wonderful art and of course...me!

Yeah, 1st Place in the Jewelry Category!

Currently at the AZ Art Alliance Gallery, we are having a show called "Spring into Art" and I won 1st Place in the jewelry category! Yeah!!! Here is what a section of my "Collage Jewelry" looks like.

Limited Edition Scrabble Tile Art Jewelry

I have finally created some very limited editions of art jewelry from my Scrabble tile collection. I sacrificed making all kinds of non-art words to create these special pieces. The "Artsy Fartsy" necklace is an adjustable length and available in my Etsy shop. (see side bar to enter my shop)...

This is a fabulous necklace that can be worn as a bracelet! Just unclasp the chain and WaLa! Two pieces of jewelry in one! I have an "Artist" and "Create" available at the AZ Art Alliance Gallery in Scottsdale, and an "Artist" available in my Etsy shop "Kelley Smith Originals and Fabulousities".
This necklace is made from the very hard to find old reddish Scrabble tiles. It's chain measures 17" and is very light. You would hardly know that you are wearing it. I have kept a necklace for myself and when I wear it, I get the most compliments and it has been a great conversation starter! (my family thinks that I do not need any type of conversation starters as they say I will talk to anybody, even in the line at the grocery store. But I think that is what life is all about, don't you?)

You are Invited!

I'd love to see you at our Spring Art Show at the Arizona Art Alliance Gallery! We've expanded the Gift Shop even more and there will be some fabulous art!

You Are Invited!

If you'd like a night out full of fabulous art, stop by and say hi and eat some fabulous appetizers by The Gourmet Girls at the The Arizona Art Alliance Gallery, Saturday: December 3rd from 6 to 9pm. We have a fun redesigned Artist's Gift Shop and there is something for everyone there. I have some new Holiday jewelry and prints and note cards there too. AND meet the famous former Suns basketball player and artist Dick Van Arsdale! (The event is free and open to the public.)

Three Rooster Portraits

"Looking Fierce" painted in oil is 16" by 16" floated in a black frame,

"This is my Best Side" oil 16" by 16"
and "Bad Hair Day",an oil and 16" by 16", are also framed in black float frames. All three are currently showing at the gallery of the Arizona Art Alliance. Who doesn't like roosters?!

"Carrot Stack"

I like to paint things in 5's to celebrate my five daughters. I was looking at the grocery ads and saw a photo of some fresh carrots and decided to pay homage to the orange vegetable. (I don't have a diamond, but my girls are worth more to me than a multiple carrot stone!!! This 11" by 14" painting is showing and for sale at the Arizona Art Alliance at The Pavilions at Talking Stick. It is painted with soft pastels on Wallis sanded paper and matted & framed in a black 16" by 20" frame.

"One Beat at a Time" is an oil paining with oil stick. It measures 24" high and is 12" wide.

"Fresh Garlic" is also an oil painting with oil stick and measures 24" high by 12" wide. Both are for sale in the Arizona Art Alliance Gallery at The Pavilions at Talking Stick.

Win this Painting!!!

This Saturday: March 26th, my painting "Lady in Red" will be raffled for charity at the Hot Rod Show in front of the Arizona Art Alliance Gallery for $5 at ticket. I will also be doing a painting demo. and schlepping my prints and greeting cards from 10am to 5pm. It will be fun to see all of those cool cars and cool art! Maybe I will see you there?! (The AZ Art Alliance gallery is in The Pavilions at Talking Stick just off of the East 101 and Indian Bend Road in Scottsdale, AZ.)