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Kelly Carmody
"Journaling" figurative oil painting of woman writing in notebook, signed framed

2025

$2,895
£2,188.67
€2,621.64
CA$4,119.93
A$4,210.51
CHF 2,404.36
MX$54,788.33
NOK 27,472.45
SEK 28,634.13
DKK 19,596.32

About the Item

An oil painting on paper, matted and framed without glass. Painted from direct observation, a woman sits at a desk, writing in a spiral-bound journal, her head resting in hand. A cup of tea beside her is ready for sipping. She wears a bright green sweater with a yellow collared shirt underneath. Patterns occupy the painting, from a striped chair behind her, to a speckled table top surface. Signed "Carmody" on lower right, recto. Matted and framed in a light natural wood. Framed dimensions: 16.5 x 20.5 inches Kelly Carmody (b. 1977, Massachusetts) Rooted in realism, Carmody’s compositions start very traditional in subject and composition; however, she further transforms her skilled hand by painting a single subject in multiple mediums and palettes and then using her sketches reference; Carmody’s process has unearthed a unique point of view that feels both contemporary and harkens back to the studio’s of Henri Matisse, or Pierre Bonnard. Carmody has created a world that is beautiful, pleasant, and abundant. Carmody’s paintings play with this tension between flatness and depth as she translates subject into sketch, sketch into painting, and painting into another painting. She often selects compositions with distant backgrounds, close foregrounds, and complex middle-ground subject matter. The spaces are skillfully done, attributing a similar level of detail to each plane, yet remaining distinct with clear relationships. To achieve this level of cohesion in complexity speaks to Carmody’s restraint and skill for impressionism. The women in Carmody’s paintings are pensive, often lost in thought, settled onto chairs near unfinished activities; an open book downfacing on her lap, arms crossed near a bowl of cut fruit, a butter knife left on an empty plate. Surrounded by a rich palette and soft light, the figures in these paintings have a relaxed, contented, contemplative ease that vibrates from the painting and into the space around them.
  • Creator:
    Kelly Carmody (1977, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Sag Harbor, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CAR-0073181stDibs: LU389316476702

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