Kelly Maw is a happy full time artist and painting teacher in the Kawartha Lakes. She loves playing with watercolour, acrylics and mixed media and considers herself somewhat of a restless artist spending all of her time experimenting with various mediums and then sharing that knowledge with her students. It is in this restlessness that growth and exciting pieces emerge!
Once Kelly mastered her 2 brush 2 step acrylic blending technique she fell in love with texture and loose movement. This is seen through her bodies of work as she healed emotional wounds and learned to let go of control; making a point of using the plethora of materials she’s stashed over the years she celebrates magic from the combination of heart and art. Modeling paste, inks, spray paints, collage and so much more combine to make a creative feast on the canvas for Kelly! Be sure to check out Kelly’s ongoing body of work entitled ‘Celebrate your Passions’. A body of art that sinks into the many layers of mixed media combined with her signature acrylic style and images of gardeners, artists, musicians and much more.
She is a 10+ year juried member at the Owen Sound Artist Co-op. In the summer months Kelly travels Canada in her mobile Art Studio RV (called Miss Daisy) selling her art and teaching classes accompanied by her side kick art therapy pooch Richard.
Kelly began painting with acrylics in 2010, when reflecting on what brought her to painting it was conversations with her brother Dave. They would plan what they were going to do in their retirement. When Dave passed tragically in December 2008 Kelly dove in to her list of all the things she had planned to do when she retired. Painting was at the top of the list. Her Grampa was a clockmaker and hobby artist and her brother a cabinet maker so she feels like it’s in her blood to create.
Kelly abandoned 20 years of corporate grind to forge a creative life with no dental coverage and she hasn’t stopped smiling since! Find her at kellymaw.com and visit her home studio in Cameron, ON.
Kelly Maw
519.270.3587
