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About Kelly

Baltimore City, Baltimore City - Bromo Tower Arts District

Kelly L. Walker is an American-born, self-taught artist who found her way to Baltimore, Maryland by the age of 18. Walker absorbs the beauty, chaos, and reality of Baltimore City and channels it into her work.

Walker paints in fits of inspiration, translating her mood and emotion to canvas. She pushes mediums past their intended purpose and encourages them to collide and react, not rejecting happy accidents. Her works are intricately layered using a wide range of atypical materials, calling reference to landscape, graffiti, and color fields.

Vacation

  • Cape Cod
    Cape Cod

    2021 // 71 in x 48 in

    acrylic and wax on canvas

  • Deep Dive
    Deep Dive

    2023 // 60 in x 48 in

    mixed media on canvas

  • Effects Of Touch
    Effects Of Touch

    2023 // 37.75 in x 32 in

    mixed media on canvas, framed

  • Paradime Shift
    Paradime Shift

    2023 // 36 in x 50 in

    mixed media on canvas, framed

  • Midnight Sea
    Midnight Sea

    2023 // 20 in x 20 in

    mixed media and plaster on canvas

  • This Is The One
    This Is The One

    2023 // 20 in x 20 in

    mixed media on canvas

Artstar Series

These pieces are created using the workboard paper of Walker's sister company— Artstar Custom Paintworks. The layers are built up over many months of creating client or designer samples and it becomes a visual journal of the company's recent projects. Intentional additions of texture, drips, and colors are added to finish each piece.

  • Artstar 90
    Artstar 90

    2023 // 42 in x 69 in

    mixed media on recycled paper, framed

  • Artstar 76
    Artstar 76

    2022 // 74.25 in x 45.5 in

    mixed media on recycled paper, framed

  • 4 Squared
    4 Squared

    2023 // 42.75 in x 63 in

    mixed media on recycled paper, framed

Free-style

Wild explosions of color are scribble-scrabbled in frenetic fits, using old paintings as a jumping off place. I layer with spray paint over intricate textures and finish with melted wax to level these pieces from chaos to refinement. Most are titled after streets in New Orleans, inspired by the vibrant comeback energy of that great city.

  • Bold
    Bold

    2021 // 20 in x 24 in

    mixed media on panel

  • Free-style Pink Set
    Free-style Pink Set

    2023 // 25 in x 19 in each

    mixed media on canvas, framed

  • The Getaway
    The Getaway

    2021 // 53.25 in x 53.25 in

    Mixed media on canvas, framed

  • We Go West
    We Go West

    2022 // 60 in x 48 in 

    mixed media on panel

In Situ

Paintings In Situ

  • Baltimore Series
    Baltimore Series
  • Artstar
    Artstar
  • Artstar 23
    Artstar 23
  • Artstar 30
    Artstar 30
  • Desert Dawn
    Desert Dawn
  • Hydro Therapy
    Hydro Therapy
  • Mood & Measure
    Mood & Measure
  • Abstract
    Abstract
  • Blue Blossom
    Blue Blossom
  • 1209 N Charles Street Lobby
    1209 N Charles Street Lobby