Kelly E. James

Kelly E James

Artist and Historian

Seek peace. Share hope.

“To be an artist is to believe in life.”

–Henry Moore

“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.”

— Auguste Rodin

“I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.”

— Vincent Van Gogh

Capturing fleeting moments with paint.

June 5, 2020

I love to take photos. Photography is an art form, and a source of inspiration, and a tool to document and keep. Anyone who knows me knows that I can almost be annoying with the way I try to capture moments of my daily life with my camera phone. I’m not just talking about those … More Capturing fleeting moments with paint.

Hope must prevail.

June 2, 2020

I paint for enjoyment…. for personal pleasure and love of color and light. I also paint to find my peace. I paint to remain calm. I paint to find my way through my racing thoughts and to articulate the emotions that flow through me like an undisciplined mountain stream. And I paint to pray. I … More Hope must prevail.

Simple, or not.

May 16, 2020

We sometimes like to speculate that we understand the complexities of life. We may even brag that we have a handle on what all is going on around us. We try to make everything binary, black or white, an either or scenario. There’s a confidence in that thinking that tries to make things as simple … More Simple, or not.