Ramon Kelley ART FOR SALE

Born 1939 Cheyenne, Wyoming. Known for: Figure-nude, portrait, genre, views.

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Earning recognition as a young artist and continuing to grow professionally, Ramon Kelley, credits Russian artist Nicolai Fechin as a major influence on his strong figural painting. Kelley says "there is no more beautiful landscape in the world than that of the female figure" (Southwest Art 5/98). He spent four years in the Navy and then got a scholarship to the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver to train as an illustrator. But his favorite class was the life-drawing class taught by Charlie Dye, one of the founders of the Cowboy Artists of America. After the birth of his first child, he went to work as a catalog illustrator but continued painting at night. A gallery in Taos began carrying his work, and this exposure launched him as a fine... Read full biography

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Fiesta Dress

Type:Painting

Size:20.00" x 16.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Lower Right

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Oil of a young woman in a white embroidered fiesta dress and red shawl, beads and a cross at her neck, hands on hips. Loose, painterly background. Signed lower right Ramon Kelley. Denver artist known for Southwestern figures; Fechin was a stated influence.

Price: Please contact Andrews Art Holdings

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Baby Boy "Juanito"

Type:Painting

Size:8.00" x 6.50"

Medium:Pastel

Signed:Lower Left

Taos Gallery

Price: $1,200. Please contact Taos Gallery