Featured artist
Renee Keil
PA, USA
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Specialty Categories
Painting/Drawing - Landscape
“Maine Fishing Camp”
Oil on Canvas 18” x 24” NFS |
“Storm Clouds Over Fields of Gold”
Oil on Canvas 36” x 30” NFS |
“Hilltop Farm”
Oil on Canvas 16” x 20” NFS |
Painting/Drawing - Figurative/People
“Flamenco”
watercolor on paper 36” x 28” framed $2300 |
“The Diva of the Drive-In”
watercolor on paper 38” x 30” framed $2300 |
“Goddess of the Garden”
Oil on Canvas 48” x 30” $2800 |
Painting/Drawing - Abstract
“Phases”
watercolor on paper 22” x 30” $2300 |
“Living Beneath the Shadow of the Giants”
mixed media (watercolor, pastel on canvas) 36” x 48” $2800 |
“Chasm”
Watercolor on paper 30” x 22” $2300 |
Artist Statement
Painting for me is a process that allows me to create a "theater on the flat”, by incorporating conflict, character, abstraction, and theme. I generally focus on the issues and concerns of today’s world. I hope through my artistic “choices” to evoke an emotional reaction, or if not, at least a thoughtful response from the viewer.
I have undergone a metamorphosis in my work…moving from impressionistic figurative paintings and landscapes in oil, pastel or watercolor, to more abstraction. I continue to love to work in varied styles and mediums, and truly enjoy exploring new paths.
I try to find hidden layers below the surface, choices in the various paths we take and the results of choosing that path. I also love to use text within the painting, Sometimes just words, sometimes passages from literature, or quotes expounding on a universal theme.
Bio
Renee Keil is an artist, actress, director and choreographer living in the Shadyside area of Pittsburgh in the summer months and in beautiful Stuart Florida for “the season”. She has worked as a dance acting/theatre educator in the Pittsburgh area high schools and universities. She received BS and MA degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, and did graduate work in movement at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Currently, Renee is concentrating on her “visual arts”; painting in watercolor, pastels and oils. She is a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, The Pittsburgh Watercolor Society (signature member), The Pittsburgh Pastel Artist League, The Garrett County Arts Council, The Martin County Arts Council and the Martin Artisan Guild. Renee has won several awards for her work in various juried art shows and has shown her work in museums and various gallery exhibitions.
Recent Awards: 2023 Aqueous International Open’s Calvin Lynch Award: “Chasm”;
2024 Third Place Martin Artisans Guild for “Sailing the Abacos”; 2021 Award Pittsburgh Water Color Society Honorary Mention “Blue Heron Rising”
Painting for me is a process that allows me to create a "theater on the flat”, by incorporating conflict, character, abstraction, and theme. I generally focus on the issues and concerns of today’s world. I hope through my artistic “choices” to evoke an emotional reaction, or if not, at least a thoughtful response from the viewer.
I have undergone a metamorphosis in my work…moving from impressionistic figurative paintings and landscapes in oil, pastel or watercolor, to more abstraction. I continue to love to work in varied styles and mediums, and truly enjoy exploring new paths.
I try to find hidden layers below the surface, choices in the various paths we take and the results of choosing that path. I also love to use text within the painting, Sometimes just words, sometimes passages from literature, or quotes expounding on a universal theme.
Bio
Renee Keil is an artist, actress, director and choreographer living in the Shadyside area of Pittsburgh in the summer months and in beautiful Stuart Florida for “the season”. She has worked as a dance acting/theatre educator in the Pittsburgh area high schools and universities. She received BS and MA degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, and did graduate work in movement at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Currently, Renee is concentrating on her “visual arts”; painting in watercolor, pastels and oils. She is a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, The Pittsburgh Watercolor Society (signature member), The Pittsburgh Pastel Artist League, The Garrett County Arts Council, The Martin County Arts Council and the Martin Artisan Guild. Renee has won several awards for her work in various juried art shows and has shown her work in museums and various gallery exhibitions.
Recent Awards: 2023 Aqueous International Open’s Calvin Lynch Award: “Chasm”;
2024 Third Place Martin Artisans Guild for “Sailing the Abacos”; 2021 Award Pittsburgh Water Color Society Honorary Mention “Blue Heron Rising”
