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Kelly Cottingham
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Painter, photographer, cyclist, emotional support human to Gus & Piper 🐾

www.kellycottingham.com/painting
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I switched to a more travel-friendly ink medium for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

#ink #traditionalart #portraitart
Ink portrait of a man with a large beard and bald head.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Landscape study. 6x6 oil on canvas panel.

#oilpainting #traditionalart #painting #landscape #art
Square landscape painting of a pond with a small stand of trees on the left. Overcast sky.
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Alley view. Maybe finished, maybe not.

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

#oilpainting #traditionalart #everydayscenes #allaprima
Square oil painting of a garage and fence in morning light.
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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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
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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
Oil painting of an interior doorway leading to an exterior door. Bookshelf and chair to the left. Dog bed in the foreground. Dog toy shaped like rabbit in the midground.
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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A quick portrait. Big brushstrokes, trying not to overthink it. Reference from Museum by Sktchy.

Oil of paper.

#oilpainting #portrait #traditionalart #portraitart
Oil portrait of a young man wearing headphones and squinting in the sunshine.
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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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.

#oilpainting #traditionalart #portraitart
Oil portrait of a young man in orange and blue.
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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More portrait practice. Simple palette of yellow ochre, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and white.

Reference from Museum by Sktchy. Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #oilportrait #traditionalart #portraiture
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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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.

#oilpainting #oilportrait #traditionalart #portraitart #artpractice
Oil portrait of a young woman with dark hair and bangs looking up to the left. Light blue background.
October 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Portrait practice using a Zorn palette. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

Oil on paper. 6x9.

#oilpainting #portrait #traditionalart #madebyahuman
Oil portrait of a man wearing a hoodie looking up and over his right shoulder. Yellow background.
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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A small plein air sketch from back when everything was greener.

6x9ish. Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #paintingstudy #landscape #hersheypa
An oil painting of a patio with some smokestacks in the background.
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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.

#oilpainting #landscapepainting #traditionalart
Landscape painting of a house reflected in a pond.
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Portrait practice. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #traditionalart #portraitpainting #portaitart #oilportrait
Oil portrait of a young woman with red hair, side view, looking down.
October 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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A new work in progress based on a small plein air sketch I did a couple weeks ago.

Oil on cradled wood.

#oilpainting #wip #landscape #landscapeart #centralpa #rural #traditionalart
Oil painting of a pond with a farmhouse reflected in the water.
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I shipped this one off to its new home this week.

Oil on paper. 6x9ish.

#oilpainting #portraitart #petportrait #dogs
Oil painting of a young woman embracing her dog in an outdoor setting.
September 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Another portrait. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

#oilpainting #portraitart #oilportrait #paintingpractice
Oil portrait of a young woman with red hair.
September 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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A plein air start from yesterday.

#wip #oilpainting #pleinair #hersheypa
September 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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This was a weird palette…mostly orange-red-purple colors. Reference from the Museum app by Sktchy. Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #portraitpainting #oilportrait
Oil painting of an older man with a hat and a toothpick wearing a striped shirt.
September 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Trying to keep up a regular portrait practice. Reference from the Museum by Sktchy app.

Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #oilportrait
Oil painting of a young person in a blue/green shirt, lit from the side
September 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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A little plein air study from the weekend.

#oilpainting #pleinair #landscapepainting #endofsummer
Oil painting of a green landscape with a pond. A house sitting towards the top of the painting is reflected in the pond.
September 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #portrait #portraitpainting #portraitart #oilportrait
Oil painting of a woman with medium length dark hair and yellow sunglasses. A diagonal line splits the background into pink and green.
August 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Another day, another face.

Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #portraitpainting #paintingpractice
Oil painting of a woman with short brown curls wearing a crooked tiara and a shirt with a cartoony lobster on it.
August 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Another quick portrait.

Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #oilportrait #paintingpractice
Oil portrait of a young woman with curly fair hair painted with loose brushstrokes and unfinished around the edges.
August 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Quick little portrait. Oil on paper.

#oilpainting #oilportrait #portraitpainting
Oil portrait of a man wearing a vest, jacket, and hat. Palette of purples and greens.
June 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Lots of new paintings in the works (and several more churning around in my brain) so I’m calling this one done! View from the GAP trail.

11x14 oil on canvas panel

#oilpainting #landscape #pennsylvania
Oil painting of a river bend with rocks and trees fading into background.
June 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM