Kelly Oakes
Kelly Oakes is a classically trained portrait painter based in New Bern, North Carolina. She studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Parsons School of Design, and the Art Students League.
Painting figures and portraits since 2010, Kelly aims to capture each subject with sensitivity and respect, often exploring themes of strength and resilience. Working mostly in oils, she paints from life in her studio, often using friends as models to tell deeply personal stories through her art.
Oakes is a teacher as well as painting commissions of pets and people portraits.
Painting figures and portraits since 2010, Kelly aims to capture each subject with sensitivity and respect, often exploring themes of strength and resilience. Working mostly in oils, she paints from life in her studio, often using friends as models to tell deeply personal stories through her art.
Oakes is a teacher as well as painting commissions of pets and people portraits.