People engage with abstract work on a purely emotional level. As an artist painting in this unplanned, unspecified method is anything but splashing paint around. It takes an understanding of composition, color, value and line work. Layer upon layer, and discovery upon discovery. My students of Intuitive Abstraction have gone on to be admitted to prestigious art societies, gotten into juried shows, won prizes and sold work. It is a glorious expression - a dance between exuberance and restraint, and this one day workshop will get you going on the basics, and ready for expressive works. No experience necessary, but a truly open mind and a willingness to experiment will take you far. Bag lunch and paint clothes!
Materials List: MaterialsList-InuitiveAbstracts-2026-KM.pdf
Kelley MacDonald
After getting her Art History degree at Wheaton College, Kelley continued taking art classes at various Art Associations for 10 years before she started painting. First with watercolor, then oil and now happily with acrylic and mixed media, it has been a lifetime of growing and exploring all things art.
Kelley has won numerous awards, and has taught classes and workshops for many years. While for the majority of her career Kelley has been a literal, representational painter, in the past 4 years she has been diving into abstraction, particularly Intuitive Abstraction. The history involved on the canvas, the multiple layers, the reveal and conceal and push and pull are what attracts her to this method.
A favorite thing to do is to travel, and be inspired by different landscapes and cityscapes. Kelley has traveled to Holland to paint, along with many places on this side of the ocean, namely Nova Scotia, Sedona, Santa Fe, St. Simon’s Island, Seattle, San Miguel de Allende, MX, California and Maine.
]Aside from the Providence Art Club Kelley is a member of the North River Arts Society in Marshfield, MA. She has taught at the Art Club, Bristol Art Museum, and at North River Arts Society.
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