JANINE KILTY
Chatham, Massachusetts - United States



Original Artworks (7)

Janine Kilty; Tryst, 2010, Original Painting Oil, 40 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241  Image depicting bicycle on beach with sailboat on horizon      ...
Janine Kilty
Original Oil Painting, 2010
40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
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Janine Kilty; Gold Skirt, 2008, Original Painting Oil, 14 x 18 inches. Artwork description: 241  Seated young woman wearing long gold skirt. .     ...
Janine Kilty
Original Oil Painting, 2008
14 x 18 inches (35.6 x 45.7 cm)
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Janine Kilty; Companions II, 2009, Original Painting Oil, 24 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241  Old woman in doorway with cats.    ...
Janine Kilty
Original Oil Painting, 2009
24 x 20 inches (61.0 x 50.8 cm)
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Janine Kilty; Red Scarf, 2006, Original Painting Oil, 20 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241  Young woman wearing a red scarf.   ...
Janine Kilty
Original Oil Painting, 2006
20 x 20 inches (50.8 x 50.8 cm)
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Janine Kilty; Still Life With Crow, 2009, Original Painting Oil, 20 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241  Still life with crow, books and mirror.  Painted from life ( taxidermied specimen) .  ...
Janine Kilty
Original Oil Painting, 2009
20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
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Janine Kilty; Close Upon, 2010, Original Painting Oil, 14 x 11 inches. Artwork description: 241 Country church in field against a threatening sky ...
Janine Kilty
Original Oil Painting, 2010
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
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Janine Kilty; Companions II, 2010, Original Painting Oil, 20 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241  Young woman at window on a wintry day ...
Janine Kilty
Original Oil Painting, 2010
20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
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Artist Statement

I work in a realistic style that draws on my studies in atelier painting techniques to create contemporary works that have been described as evocative and engaging. I am especially inspired by the works of Velasquez, Sargent, Sorolla and Beaux.

To me, every image is a narrative: not only genre scenes, but every still life and portrait, as well. Sometimes the story is obvious, sometimes it is enigmatic. Often the story that emerges with one of my paintings surprises me. With portraiture, I strive not only to capture the likeness, but to find the "story": the spark of personality, the force of experience and the promise of things to come. Like a story, I believe a painting is only completed with the engagement of the viewer.

I believe the primary goal of any painter should be to create beautiful images, no matter what the message. ...

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