Kelly Cottingham

Ink portrait of a man with a large beard and bald head.

I switched to a more travel-friendly ink medium for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

#ink #traditionalart #portraitart

Thank you!

Beautiful!

Square landscape painting of a pond with a small stand of trees on the left. Overcast sky.

Landscape study. 6x6 oil on canvas panel.

#oilpainting #traditionalart #painting #landscape #art

Square oil painting of a garage and fence in morning light.

Alley view. Maybe finished, maybe not.

Another new surface for me. Oil on linen. 6x6.

#oilpainting #traditionalart #everydayscenes #allaprima

Trying out claybord. There is definitely a learning curve in putting the paint down but the matte finish is certainly easier to photograph.

Oil on Ampersand Claybord. 6”x6”

#wip #oilpainting #landscape #traditionalart #pennsylvania

Oil painting of an interior doorway leading to an exterior door. Bookshelf and chair to the left. Dog bed in the foreground. Dog toy shaped like rabbit in the midground.

A personal favorite from earlier this year. A quiet morning view from my little studio space.

Oil on canvas panel. 14x11.

#oilpainting #interiors #traditionalart #morninglight

Oil portrait of a young man wearing headphones and squinting in the sunshine.

A quick portrait. Big brushstrokes, trying not to overthink it. Reference from Museum by Sktchy.

Oil of paper.

#oilpainting #portrait #traditionalart #portraitart

Thank you 😊

Thank you!

Oil portrait of a young man in orange and blue.

Started as an unfinished demo in just blues and oranges. Later I went back in with the same color palette (yellow ochre, alizarin, ultramarine) to partially add some definition in more realistic colors. Fun exercise. Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #traditionalart #portraitart

More portrait practice. Simple palette of yellow ochre, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and white.

Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #oilportrait #traditionalart #portraiture

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark hair and bangs looking up to the left. Light blue background.

Portrait practice. Trying to step away early to keep the brushwork fresh. I already see bits I want to fix but it’s okay…it’s okay.

Reference from Museum by Sktchy.

Oil on paper. 6x9.

#oilpainting #oilportrait #traditionalart #portraitart #artpractice

Oil portrait of a man wearing a hoodie looking up and over his right shoulder. Yellow background.

Portrait practice using a Zorn palette. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

Oil on paper. 6x9.

#oilpainting #portrait #traditionalart #madebyahuman

An oil painting of a patio with some smokestacks in the background.

A small plein air sketch from back when everything was greener.

6x9ish. Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #paintingstudy #landscape #hersheypa

Landscape painting of a house reflected in a pond.

Landscape based on a plein air painting I did in September. I tried to have a little more fun with the colors this time around.

#oilpainting #landscapepainting #traditionalart

Thank you!

Oil portrait of a young woman with red hair, side view, looking down.

Portrait practice. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #traditionalart #portraitpainting #portaitart #oilportrait

Thank you! Much appreciated 😊

Oil painting of a pond with a farmhouse reflected in the water.

A new work in progress based on a small plein air sketch I did a couple weeks ago.

Oil on cradled wood.

#oilpainting #wip #landscape #landscapeart #centralpa #rural #traditionalart

Oil painting of a young woman embracing her dog in an outdoor setting.

I shipped this one off to its new home this week.

Oil on paper. 6x9ish.

#oilpainting #portraitart #petportrait #dogs

Oil portrait of a young woman with red hair.

Another portrait. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

#oilpainting #portraitart #oilportrait #paintingpractice

A plein air start from yesterday.

#wip #oilpainting #pleinair #hersheypa

Yep! Just something to cover the white paper and give it a bit of a warm glow from behind.

Thanks! I toned my paper with something orangey to start…I believe it was transparent red oxide. I didn’t do a full underpainting though.

Thank you!

Oil painting of an older man with a hat and a toothpick wearing a striped shirt.

This was a weird palette…mostly orange-red-purple colors. Reference from the Museum app by Sktchy. Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #portraitpainting #oilportrait

That’s what I was hoping for…thank you!

Thank you!

Oil painting of a young person in a blue/green shirt, lit from the side

Trying to keep up a regular portrait practice. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #oilportrait