As spontaneously
colorful and intricately detailed as the artist herself, Kellison’s
watercolors speak clearly of her intensity, integrity and
optimistic attitude. Her vibrant and happy little miniatures
(the size of a business card) adorn local menus, catalogs,
phone books and water bottle labels, as well as the walls
of many a collector wishing to "‘take home a little
piece of northern Michigan’s beauty."
Best known for her paintings of the local area, Kellison claims
that design, in general, is her real passion. “I just
delight in watching the pieces come together...ANY pieces!,”
she effuses when one comments on the diverse range of her
artistry: drawing, photography, clothing and needlework art,
building, decorating, sculpting, calligraphy, costumes, graphics,
advertising (even radio), poetry and painting in just about
every size, medium, and subject matter.
She
designed the Arts
& Artists catalog and spends a great part of her
time creating commercial graphics–especially in support
of the arts. Kellison won a national cereal box coloring contest
at the age of nine and sees that event as foreshadowing “artistic
expression” as the one constant in her widely diverse
life experiences.
"Night
Comes to the Harbor"
60" x 20"
Watercolor
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"Summer's Splendor"
10" x 3"
Watercolor
"December's Park"
22" x 30"
Watercolor
A
philosopher at heart, her latest creations are “commentary”
on her life views and personal paradigm—as is QUARTERS,
the cooperative Harbor Springs gallery she opened in 1993.
Contact Kellison at QUARTERS,
114 East Main Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan, 231.526.1122
or e-mail at quarters@chartermi.net.
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