Photograph of Artist L. KELEN
L. KELEN
Spring Green, Wisconsin - United States



Original Artworks (61)

L. Kelen; Concrete Plant, 2020, Original Painting Oil, 30 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241 I needed to paint something that no one would want.  This is a place in which no one sees beauty.  It hangs where it is the last thing I see before turning out the lights, and the first thing I see in the morning. ...
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Original Oil Painting, 2020
30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)
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L. Kelen; Early Man, 2017, Original Printmaking Woodcut, 18.7 x 15.3 inches. Artwork description: 241 Landscape, Driftless Area, Garden of Eden, river, hills, trees, beast, hunting, fish, river...
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Original Woodcut, 2017
18.7 x 15.3 inches (47.5 x 38.9 cm)
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L. Kelen; Betty S Nightclub, 2017, Original Printmaking Woodcut, 10 x 11 inches. Artwork description: 241 Shes out, wild and dangerousMore than just a Protector Cat, and Cricket Killer, my 7 Pound Betty alias Assassin Cat has an Alternative Life which I have finally discovered, cut INTO wood and now have prints which prove her whereabouts at night, while the rest of ...
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Original Woodcut, 2017
10 x 11 inches (25.4 x 27.9 cm)
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L. Kelen; Weary Traveler, 2015, Original Painting Oil, 8 x 8 inches. Artwork description: 241  bar, saloon, interior, boys, meeting, casual.  Only a cell phone photograph, it will be replaced by a high quality professional photo later.  I wanted to show what I was up to. ...
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Original Oil Painting, 2015
8 x 8 inches (20.3 x 20.3 cm)
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L. Kelen; A Real Nice Guy, 2014, Original Printmaking Woodcut, 12 x 19 inches. Artwork description: 241  Catching a DogFish in the moat around Pirate Island. A whiteline woodprint in poplar. . . printed onto Nishinochi. ...
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Original Woodcut, 2014
12 x 19 inches (30.5 x 48.3 cm)
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L. Kelen; Fish Spoon And Holder, 2013, Original Metalsmith, 5.7 x 2.7 inches. Artwork description: 241  chased repoussed white bronze spoon in aluminum holder. FishSpoon # 1 sold for $350. April 25th at Woman Made Gallery. Fish spoon 2 and 3 available with holder. ...
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Original Metalsmith, 2013
5.7 x 2.7 inches (14.5 x 6.9 cm)
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L. Kelen; SardineTin 14, 2009, Original Metalsmith, 5 x 5 inches. Artwork description: 241 This and two more to be announced will be offered up at silent auction through the Artisan Gallery.  On- Line bidding will be open from August 7th through September 13.More information:
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Original Metalsmith, 2009
5 x 5 inches (12.7 x 12.7 cm)
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L. Kelen; Copper Spoon  Sdop, 2009, Original Metalsmith, 2 x 8 inches. Artwork description: 241 Chased/ repoussed copper spoon on handmade copper wall hanger.It' s been recently reported that it works very well for morning cereal....
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Original Metalsmith, 2009
2 x 8 inches (5.1 x 20.3 cm)
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L. Kelen; Fibula , 2009, Original Wearable Art, 5 x 4 inches.
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Original , 2009
5 x 4 inches (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
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L. Kelen; SardineTin Number 12, 2009, Original Metalsmith, 3.4 x 7 inches. Artwork description: 241 Sardine tin altered with chasing/ repousse work. . . one of three showing in Chicago at the Woman Made Gallery, January 23- February26.TEL. . . 312 738 0400...
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Original Metalsmith, 2009
3.4 x 7 inches (8.6 x 17.8 cm)
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L. Kelen; SardineTin Number 11, 2009, Original Metalsmith, 5 x 5 inches. Artwork description: 241 Sardine tin altered by chasing/ repousse work is one of three showing in Chicago at the Woman Made Gallery. . . January 23- February 26.TEL. . . 312 738 0400...
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Original Metalsmith, 2009
5 x 5 inches (12.7 x 12.7 cm)
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L. Kelen; SardineTin Number10, 2009, Original Metalsmith, 7 x 4 inches. Artwork description: 241 Sardine tin altered with chasing/ repousse work. . . one of three showing in Chicago at the Woman Made Gallery, January 23- February26.TEL. . . 312 738 0400...
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Original Metalsmith, 2009
7 x 4 inches (17.8 x 10.2 cm)
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L. Kelen; Never Mess With Guidos Woman, 2008, Original Mixed Media, 11 x 12 inches. Artwork description: 241  12inches high, 11incheswide, 8inches deep. . . mixed media with glasseyes and 24 Swarovski Rhinestones ( the diamonds) .  It can be made to hang on a wall.This was auctioned off for the Center for Patient Advocacy in Madison Wisconsin.  Check my blog for information, or go to
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Original Mixed Media, 2008
11 x 12 inches (27.9 x 30.5 cm)
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L. Kelen; TT Driver 2008, 2008, Original Painting Oil, 17 x 10.5 inches. Artwork description: 241 hmm. . .  didnt think Id be doing much painting this year. . .  guess I was wrong. ...
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Original Oil Painting, 2008
17 x 10.5 inches (43.2 x 26.7 cm)
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L. Kelen; SardineTin Number 8, 2007, Original Metalsmith, 7 x 3 inches. Artwork description: 241 This is the last of them for a while. . .there' ll be more.I got a little involved with the back side. . you can see at artings:
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Original Metalsmith, 2007
7 x 3 inches (17.8 x 7.6 cm)
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L. Kelen; SardineTin Number7, 2007, Original Metalsmith, 7 x 3 inches. Artwork description: 241  Results of chasing and repousse. . .wire, glass, copper and aluminum scraps.The back can be viewed at  lindakelen- artings. blogspot....
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Original Metalsmith, 2007
7 x 3 inches (17.8 x 7.6 cm)
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L. Kelen; SardineTin Number4, 2007, Original Metalsmith, 5 x 5 inches.
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Original Metalsmith, 2007
5 x 5 inches (12.7 x 12.7 cm)
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L. Kelen; Sardine Tin Number3, 2007, Original Metalsmith, 5 x 4 inches. Artwork description: 241  Once Fresh Fish. . .Sardine Tin Number 3. . . ....
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Original Metalsmith, 2007
5 x 4 inches (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
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L. Kelen; Sardine Tin Number6, 2007, Original Metalsmith, 5 x 4 inches. Artwork description: 241 Once Fresh Fish. . .Sardine Tin Number 6. . . . .was sold at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts auction on June 12, 2008. . . I have begun and other round of SardineTins which will be posted as I complete them. . . . slowly, as I' m doing other artings also....
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Original Metalsmith, 2007
5 x 4 inches (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
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L. Kelen; Sardine Tin Number 2, 2007, Original Metalsmith, 5 x 4 inches. Artwork description: 241 Results of chasing and repousse....
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Original Metalsmith, 2007
5 x 4 inches (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
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Artist Statement

I will be getting large files made of the art work I did while on some of the islands that suffered the Hurricanes. The originals will be available for sale believe it or not and there will be fine art prints available.

Self-supporting bi-product of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and trial and error.
Current activities lindakelen-artings.blogspot.com ...link found somewhere below.

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