O’REILLYS Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver Auction Timed Online Auction, Starting 27th April 2022 at 1pm

4 A R T I S T S P O T L I G H T Paul Kelly Born in Dublin in 1968, Paul Kelly is an Irish contemporary ar tist. Entirely self- taught, he paints using mostly oil and watercolour. Coming up for sale this April are two paintings by Paul Kelly: Lot 607: a watercolour of Merchant Arch and the Half Penny bridge in Dublin Lot 608: an oil painting titled ‘Feeding the Ducks’. Both were purchased by the vendor from the Gorry Gallery in Dublin, in April 1999, where the ar tist regularly exhibited and over the years held several suc- cessful solo and group exhibitions. His work is predominantly influenced by impressionism and gives us a great sense of the style of painting ‘en plein air’, a popular term for capturing a scene whilst painting outdoors. There are a number of artistic techniques which help convey a fleeting moment in nature; Painting the light as it appeared and changed in front of the ar tists eyes is perhaps one of the most recognisable of these techniques and Paul Kelly’s work definitely makes use of it. This can be seen in lot 607 along the bridge and across the river where the light hits the buildings along the liffey, and similarly in lot 608 whereby the light is focused on the little girls back and on the frame of the pram. It often reminds us of those cloudy days in Ireland where the sun creeps in and out bouncing its rays about creating a great sense of movement. In both pieces we observe the use of shor t, quick brushstrokes. The colour palettes are warm, soft pinks, beige, navy blues and viridian greens. Kelly is not afraid to play with contrasting colours, the jacket of the lady in ‘Feeding the Ducks’ where bright yellows pick up the highlights on a pink jacket or the river which displays a whole myriad of colour. TIMED ONLINE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES & SILVER • WEDNESDAY, 27th APRIL 2022 AT 1PM