Lisa M Kellner

Making some damn art.

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Some things going on in the studio. Working with arches paper on some larger works on paper. Some thoughts and quotes gestating in and around…. - Documents of its own making - Good painting brings you in and then push you out again - Paintings we’d time to the painting - Paintings finish themselves - A painting must move beyond its subject #whyiloveabstractpainting #workonpaperart #lisakellner #artthoughts #inprogress #natureandculture #abstractart #dailypracticeofpainting #contemporarypainting #dailypainting #contemporaryart #newenglandartist #44north #dualityoflife #duality #artexhibitions #artgallery #artoftheday #artcollective #artsy #artwork #artdealer #streetart #graffitiart #instaartist #alwayspainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CqgOdO2rVQg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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observations on a painting: -create disruption and then some sense of order -observing a cluster of growth sprout from a destructive weather event. -the human proclivity, and mine as a painter, to organize, making sense of what’s before me. Other images: two different gopher turtle holes. #gophertortoise #weatherevent #artobserved #notesonpainting #noticing #unexpected #abstractart #abstractpainting #artwork #artlovers #artoftheday #primer_contemporary #minimal #minimalabstraction #dualityisreality #artexploration #artforthehome #artcurator #green #cluster #mixedmediaabstract #artthoughts https://www.instagram.com/p/CqawFDfsS0u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Two paintings together; “where the Mallards Nest” from 2021 and “Sunflower, Land and Sea #24”. Both 48 x 48 inches; oil on canvas. Interesting to see these works together and see the trajectory. #inthestudio #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #abstractlandscapes #curating #galleries #design #designer #upcomingexhibition #architecture #modern #colorful #collaboration #trending #artist #painterly #lisakellner #landandsea #sunflowerart #modernflowers #mallardnest #natureartwork #squareart #arttoday (at Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVnUxzMzEb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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These little 8 x 8 x 2 inch pieces are really fun to explore the “objectness” of painting and how dimension impacts the viewing experience. Also continuing thoughts on duality and how seemingly disparate processes can “live” together. I think you know when a piece is done when it has an energy of its own. And that energy is speaking to you. Being careful to pay attention! #energyart #objectart #dimensional #smallpaintings #3dart #contemporarypainting #acrylicandoil #acrylicart #modernabstraction #untitledartfair #untitled #inthestudiotoday #ultracontemporaryart #available #forcollectors #upcomingartist #upcomingexhibition #ilovecolor #iloveminimalism #postminimalart #curatedart #color #colorblocking #layeredart #lisakellner #smallabstract #arttoday #interiordesign #colorpallete #dualityinart https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNw-bXs7rf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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after Ian 1 Mixed media on panel 14 x 11 inches I’ve been on a self imposed art residency to a ferried island in the gulf that was hugely impacted by the recent hurricane. I never imagined what an impact this place would have on my work. At first there is a feeling of overwhelm at the destruction. Then a realization of how nature was impacted. Immersing myself in this place I have been witness to the rebuilding. How the trees force through new growth and how resilient people can be. Making paintings and wop that show the duality of the living experience. . . . . #artresidency #duality #islandliving #floridaartist #globalwarming #hurricaneian #postart #artanddesign #floridaartgalleries #artist #postmodern #modernabstractart #oilonpanel #mixedmedia #place #environmentalart #rebuild #inspiredaily #pulpogallery2023 #arttoday #dualityinart #afterian #lisakellner #abstractminimalism (at Don Pedro Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDdcLBs2N1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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All Roads Lead II Oil on canvas 24 x 24 inches “Un-civilized” series Layering with interrupters. Tackling the work of Walter Russell and how everything exists in a duality not a singularity. Question posed: can a physical universe exist without a mental universe? I think not and yet we so often only consider the tangible. I think art is the bridge between the two reminding us that we need both. Some early Saturday contemplating! #saturday #contemplation #walterrussell #allroadsleadtorome #abstractpainting #postabstraction #layered #uncivilized #lisakellner #artcontemporani #creative #artandphilosophy #duality #contemporaryart #modernart #originalartwork #artfollowers #expressionism #postminimalart #collectorofart #exhibit #curatedartwork #curatedeye #instagood https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp70Ro_sFej/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Another collages work on paper. What is it about paper that totally frees you up? Trying to incorporate play in the daily studio work. Keeps things fresh! #wop #dailyart #contemporarycolor #dailycollage #layeredworkonpaper #collageart #minimalart #künst #abstracteye #patternart #dimensionalart #deconsructedpattern #paintingonpaper #thursdayart #freedominart #studiowork https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2kSvFMSA9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Land and Sea #7 Oil. Acrylic on canvas 30 x 24 inches I’m always amazed at the patterns created when air, current and water mix. Sometimes, early in the morning, I can observe the wind coming toward me by the marks it makes on the water’s surface. And then there are always those unexplained swirls of chaos in the calm. I imagine a large animal stirring things up beneath the surface! It’s probably more ethereal than that as unknown air molecules interact. Other images here include beginning a work on paper and observations on my current self imposed art residency. Place is an important aspect in my work. Settling in and digging deeper. Feeling the connections and current struggles of this place. Seeing how it works itself out in the paintings. #place #hurricaneian #water #wind #windbreaker #artandnature #currents #selfimposed #artresidency #donpedro #livelifeincolour #originalpainting #artforinteriors #artforsale #artistthoughts #onpainting #paintingconversation #coastalabstract #blueabstract #layeredart #artcurator #artconsultant #thesea #landandsea #lisakellner https://www.instagram.com/p/CpxjD_YMLoa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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For da Vinci Oil on canvas 60 x 48 inches; 152 x 122 cm I was thinking about the da Vinci quote: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Who knows if he really said this! I like to be super mindful when I’m over complicating things and how to get back to a pure state in the work. You have to have faith when you paint over a passage you love that you are getting to a better place in the painting. Admittedly I am by nature complicated in the way I approach my work but I also need to temper that with simplicity. It’s always a balancing act. What are your thoughts on the matter? #simplicity #davinci #purestate #postminimal #abstraction #saturdayramblings #distill #minimalistpainting #artwork #artspace #materiality #modernism #colorfieldpainting #opart #reductivepainting #modernism #abstract_buff #artist_features #new_and_abstract #newpainting #contemporarypainting #saturday #mindful #resonate https://www.instagram.com/p/CpprWL0MUEv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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In situ. Ovid and For da Vinci; both 60 x 48 inches. Sometimes you just keep going and going. I need to take a step back and look. Putting two paintings together from the Un-civilized series and the Land and Sea series. See what comes up. Each painting gives clues as to the next painting. Probably the main reason artists keep going…following the thread. #installed #mixedmedia #abstrakt #landandsea #uncivilized #davinci #ovid #paintingstocollect #womanartists #geometricorganic #geometricartwork #ecoart #consciousness #collectart #womenpainters #artfair #insitu #artcollections #largeabstractpainting #artistreels #boldabstract #colorart #painterly https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpkxk95L5Xv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Ovid; The Empires”; 60 x 48 inches; acrylic polymer, ink, vinyl, oil on canvas. Part of the Un-civilized series. In this series of paintings I use abstraction to translate the outcomes of social constraints, creating sharp edges and then blurring those boundaries with painterly passages. Publius Ovidius Naso was a Roman poet who was extremely popular, And yet emperor Augustus banished him to the Black Sea until his death. It seems to be a pattern that when an empires is on the cusp of falling it begins to eliminate its culturally rich contributors. I often think about why abstraction is the perfect vehicle for visually articulating the feel of an event or experience the artist wants to convey. For me I love the challenge of letting the brush, form and colors do the talking. It’s also important to me that the painting takes on many narratives, not just the one it started with. Enough said on my part! #abstractthought #ovid #empire #paintings #abstractart #paintinginstallation #historyandart #outsidethelines #blurringboundaries #uncivilized #lisakellner #tuesdayart #todayinpainting #artcurated #artgallerynyc #maineartist #newenglandart #keeponpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfjdfNM4x0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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An exploratory layered work on paper. Working on paper allows me to experiment in new ways. Stretching myself a bit. This one is acrylic, vinyl, graphite, ink, on cut and layered papers. Other images here: 2. Experiments with layers 3. Influence of light and shadow on layers of bedding 4. A wonderful serigraph by #genedavis 5. A reluctant selfie #thingsimlookingat #inspiration #lightandshadow #workinprogressart #worksonpaperart #collage #wop #studio #artistwork #artistworld #todayinart #instagood #dailypractice #dailypracticeofpainting #artcollector https://www.instagram.com/p/CpX2h7Mr0uP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Installation view of smaller paintings together. I’ve been thinking about how as artists we put ourselves and our work out there… and to what degree! How bold can I be in the making? How much bolder I need to be in the engaging! I tend to put my fearlessness into the work. Really thinking about tapping into that as I put the work out into the world and how to do that with authenticity. I appreciate so much the artists that do this seamlessly! As an artist there is always so much to learn and to achieve. I love that constant state of becoming! So much gratitude for making, and others making! #gratitude #musings #artmusings #affectiveabstraction #postcontemporary #modernist #arte #artexhibition #studioviews_daily #instaartist #today #todaysartreport #maineartist #newyorker #artlovers #mythoughts https://www.instagram.com/p/CpSfAkNMCjH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Land and Sea 21, oil on canvas, 14 x 14 inches. Combining the painterly with the minimal. Playing with the notion of minimalism using lines and shapes that are less rigid, more organic; that show the hand. When you realize you can do everything you want in a painting and you finally figure out how. Suddenly things open up and the possibilities are limitless. #endlesspossibilities #limitless #newminimalism #minimalistlandscape #inspiredbynature #color #bold #painterly #arte #studioview #artcontemporain #kunst #newpaintings #artexhibition #artcollector #brushstroke #paireddown #landandsea #lisakellner #reellovers #lineart https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNYB6vrGzM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Some paintings together. Land and Sea series. Oil on canvas. 30 x 24 and 24 x 24 inches. Distilling down landscape to its basic elements. #lisakellner #landandsea #oilpaintings #installed #installationview #contemporary #artinstall #modernlandscape #distilled #abstraction #curatedart #artoninsta #instagood #instagramers #artworks https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGFPE1vAM9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Just This and Then”, 24 x 11 inches, acrylic polymer, vinyl and oil on recycled paper, fabric, plaster, cement, wood. As a consummate multi-tasker I am always going back to the notion of “the one”. What does it mean to focus on the one instead of the many? How can I slow things down when I just want to rev things up? There’s a certain grounding in just the one. Many thoughts to consider as I prepare more of this work for an upcoming exhibition while reflecting on just this and then…. #reflecting #theone #constructions #wallart #upcomingexhibition #andthen #acrylicpainting #multimediaart #deconstructed #curated #artoftheday #artcollector #maineart #lisakellner #precipice #dimensional #artgallery #artgrab #artist #artlover #artistthoughts https://www.instagram.com/p/CpAiStTrqVJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=