About

Scott Kelley creates tour-de-force works on paper in watercolor, gouache, and ink that explore in great detail and fascination the exquisite wonders of the natural world in concert with his love of history and storytelling. He has lived on an island off the coast of Maine for years and "finally decided to make paintings about it." Kelley's latest works depict "island kids" as part of a larger imagined narrative, reflecting his knowledge of maritime legends, research on the history of whaling, and island lore.

Kelley attended The Slade School of Fine Art, University …