By
Kelly Neidig
Piece description from the artist
This piece is a part of my linear landscapes series. I often use colors that evoke memories of places I've traveled or places I've lived. "Land" was inspired by a trip I took to Mongolia in 2015. I was dawn to visit the "land of the the eternal blue sky" because of the dramatic landscapes and the warm people. The colors and patterns in this painting reflect not only the Mongolian landscape, but also the bright colorful decorative art that can be found inside the dwellings of locals. White round yurts occasionally dot the land and are furnished with warm stoves and brightly painted furniture. We stayed in yurt camps as we traveled through central Mongolia. It was the most amazing trip I have ever taken in my life with the kindest people.
Kelly was born in Coraopolis, a small borough of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Some of her favorite memories come from the long car rides to her grandparents’ house in the country because she loved staring out of and the window watching the landscape pass.
After high school, she attended the Pennsylvania State University to study landscape architecture, before switching to a degree in integrative arts. After earning her degree, she moved to Phoenix, Arizona and spent years exploring the southwest, gaining inspiration from the vast open desert.
In 2005, her longing for rain, grass and trees led her to Portland, Oregon, and she has since become an active member of the local art community and has participated in several charity events. Kelly has shown in galleries and museums nationally and internationally, including her participation in the "10th NW Biennial":http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/Page.aspx?cid=7915 at the "Tacoma Art Museum":http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/ in Tacoma, Washington as well as the "Arts in the Embassies Program":http://art.state.gov/ in "Doha":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha, Qatar. Elements of the "Pacific Northwest":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest have been very influential in her paintings, which also reflect colors and memories from the places where she has lived and traveled.
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