Who am l?
I am a professional artist,
originally from the United
Kingdom but now living and
working in the USA. I paint
primarily in oils though I also
work in acrylics, graphite and
pen and ink.
Mood and emotion feature
strongly in all my work, for in
this my voice and spirit speak
together. Art is beauty, love,
yearning, and hope, but it is
also about the darker
aspects of our shared
human experience. In my
work I endeavor to capture
both the light and the dark,
the rough and the smooth.
For in life nothing is black or
white, just shades of gray.
Thank you for taking time to
view my site. I wish you a
pleasurable and thought-
provoking stay.
originally from the United
Kingdom but now living and
working in the USA. I paint
primarily in oils though I also
work in acrylics, graphite and
pen and ink.
Mood and emotion feature
strongly in all my work, for in
this my voice and spirit speak
together. Art is beauty, love,
yearning, and hope, but it is
also about the darker
aspects of our shared
human experience. In my
work I endeavor to capture
both the light and the dark,
the rough and the smooth.
For in life nothing is black or
white, just shades of gray.
Thank you for taking time to
view my site. I wish you a
pleasurable and thought-
provoking stay.
A World of Fine Art by Mark Kettlewell
Please visit my home gallery
in Richmond, Virginia
in Richmond, Virginia
Just a Counter
"Savannah Sunrise" 16x20" Oil on Linen $600
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The great plains of the African continent known as the Savannah are vast
places that seasonally change from lush grasslands to parched dustbowls.
Yet for all that they harbour a vast diversity of life. During the rainy season
these grasslands support numerous herbivores such as wildebeest, zebra
and elephants alongside carnivores and scavengers such as lions, wild
dogs and hyenas amongst others. Marked by the occasional acacia tree and
small stands of stunted shrubs the dominant plant life is, of course the grass.
In this painting I attempted to capture the rising of the sun over these
magnificent plains. The sun is out of shot to the left where the light casts a
reddish tint over the trees. Though the painting is just a small view of this
great wilderness, I hoped to convey the beauty of the ochre light from the sky
and the graceful grey purples and muted greens of the deep shade.
places that seasonally change from lush grasslands to parched dustbowls.
Yet for all that they harbour a vast diversity of life. During the rainy season
these grasslands support numerous herbivores such as wildebeest, zebra
and elephants alongside carnivores and scavengers such as lions, wild
dogs and hyenas amongst others. Marked by the occasional acacia tree and
small stands of stunted shrubs the dominant plant life is, of course the grass.
In this painting I attempted to capture the rising of the sun over these
magnificent plains. The sun is out of shot to the left where the light casts a
reddish tint over the trees. Though the painting is just a small view of this
great wilderness, I hoped to convey the beauty of the ochre light from the sky
and the graceful grey purples and muted greens of the deep shade.