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by Josef Kelly
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Our spiral notebooks are 6" x 8" in size and include 120 pages which are lined on both sides. The artwork is printed on the front cover which is made of thick paper stock, and the back cover is medium gray in color. The inside of the back cover includes a pocket for storing extra paper and pens.
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This is one of my commemorative paintings for the WWI Centennial Commission as I am one of their endorsed artist partners.... more
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This is one of my commemorative paintings for the WWI Centennial Commission as I am one of their endorsed artist partners.
"Highway to Hell" depicts soldiers gingerly making their way across a path made of wooden duckboards in Chateau Wood near Ypres, Flanders, during the battle of Passchendaele in 1917. Shelling has reduced the wood's trees to gaunt skeletons.
My wife says it is difficult to say she "loves" this painting and I understand. It is certainly not a beautiful scene. As the United States prepared to send its own soldiers to enter the war in 1917 I believe it is important to call attention to some of the drama and devastation they were going to attempt to end.
Artist’s Profile - I am always fascinated by the immense diversity of artist backgrounds. There is so much that makes up ‘an artist.” Every part of their life experiences, their training, their gifts and talents, and so much more. Some artists are blessed to "emerge" when they are young, allowing them the luxury of decades of development and sharing of their gifts. Others are, sadly, constrained from life pressures and responsibilities, and never find the opportunity to develop and share. Then there are artists who, at a later stage of life, take the opportunity and the risks to launch their artistic gifts and see where they may go. I am such an artist. My fervor for art and the creative process started when I was a child...
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