Michael Killelea
Painting
I love to paint outdoors...en plein air. The challenge of creating a painting in the limited time that the sun & shadows allow, along with the other intangibles nature can present, make the process energizing. And when the effort comes together, it's heady!
Killelea is an inveterate plein-air watercolor painter and nature lover who carries paper and brush with him almost everywhere he travels. His work has been featured thrice in American Artists “Watercolor” magazine, and exhibited in art museums around the US. In addition his work and bio are included in the Smithsonian Museum, the Library of Congress and the Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Examples of his work can be found at www.killeleart.com and on Facebook at Killeleart where new paintings are added weekly.
Glen Canyon
Wind carved sculptures abound in the American Southwest, and especially here near Glen Canyon Dam.
Goose Stepping
A parade of geese step through the snow, honking alerts to sheep inside the barn. This farm is quite an aviary with peacocks, guinea hens, chickens along with a few dogs, cats & goats.
Havana Street
Cubans seem to welcome outsiders interested in them. This street scene in Havana was loaded with the curious watching an artist paint.
McKensie's Herd
Rich McKensie's dairy herd keeps their barn warm even when the weather outside is below freezing.
Starr Road
Rolling farmland is western NY.
The Elephant
one of a collection mechanical moving creatures in Les Machines de L'ile in Nantes, France
The Plaka
The Parthenon rises high above Athens and the area where democracy began.
Thu Bon River
The beauty of the Vietnamese countryside has long outlived all the wars that have washed over it.
Top of the Hall
Colorful terra cotta work makes the top of Buffalo's City Hall a beautiful part of the city skyline.
