Kelly Cottingham
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Kelly Cottingham
@kecotting.bsky.social
Painter, photographer, cyclist, emotional support human to Gus & Piper 🐾

www.kellycottingham.com/painting
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Workshop Day 2: Color. It’s coming along! Tomorrow should be the really fun part where we play with edges, expand the colors, and add some flourishes.

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January 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM
First day of a still life workshop. Can’t wait to continue tomorrow.

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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I like to practice portraits on half sheets of Arches oil paper. After I peel off the tape I’ll write notes about color on the margins. I have a growing stack of these and I think of them as an unbound sketchbook.

Reference from Museum by Sktchy. 9x6.

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January 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Dark and moody with a limited palette of burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, and white. Reference from Museum by Sktchy.

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January 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This piece found a new home yesterday. What a great way to start the new year!

8x10, oil on canvas

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January 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Snow on the ground, snow on the canvas. Work in progress.

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December 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Another quick portrait. Having fun keeping things loose and experimenting with the colors.

Reference from Museum by Sktchy.

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December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Quick portrait using just burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, and white. Reference from Museum by Sktchy.

Oil on paper.

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December 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Putting some finishing touches on this #painting and listening to the #xpncountdown. I’m in my happy place.

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December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Work in progress. Apologies for the glare.

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December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I switched to a more travel-friendly ink medium for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

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November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Landscape study. 6x6 oil on canvas panel.

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November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Alley view. Maybe finished, maybe not.

Another new surface for me. Oil on linen. 6x6.

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November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Trying out claybord. There is definitely a learning curve in putting the paint down but the matte finish is certainly easier to photograph.

Oil on Ampersand Claybord. 6”x6”

#wip #oilpainting #landscape #traditionalart #pennsylvania
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A personal favorite from earlier this year. A quiet morning view from my little studio space.

Oil on canvas panel. 14x11.

#oilpainting #interiors #traditionalart #morninglight
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A quick portrait. Big brushstrokes, trying not to overthink it. Reference from Museum by Sktchy.

Oil of paper.

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November 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Started as an unfinished demo in just blues and oranges. Later I went back in with the same color palette (yellow ochre, alizarin, ultramarine) to partially add some definition in more realistic colors. Fun exercise. Oil on paper.

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November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
More portrait practice. Simple palette of yellow ochre, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and white.

Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper.

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November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Portrait practice. Trying to step away early to keep the brushwork fresh. I already see bits I want to fix but it’s okay…it’s okay.

Reference from Museum by Sktchy.

Oil on paper. 6x9.

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October 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Portrait practice using a Zorn palette. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

Oil on paper. 6x9.

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October 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A small plein air sketch from back when everything was greener.

6x9ish. Oil on paper.

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October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Landscape based on a plein air painting I did in September. I tried to have a little more fun with the colors this time around.

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October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Portrait practice. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

Oil on paper.

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October 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM