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Daniel Kelly

Born: 1947, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Lives in Kyoto, Japan.		Daniel Kelly c. 1948 (left), 2006 (right)

Painting Paintings generally begin with three dimensional collage making. A variety of materials are bound to the underlying wood panel with neutral PH polyvinyl paste, stainless steel screws and staples. The paintings are objects as well as depictions. View recent and selected paintings here. At work on a large lantern painting, 1999 Underlying collage of "Tsumuji" (top) and finished painting (bottom)		Before: putting the finishing touches on the collage of "The Secret", 2007 After: "The Secret" finished painting, 2007 Painting "Black China", 2006 Painting "Say It Again", 2005

Printmaking In the Kyoto studio prints are made on a variety of papers including antique Japanese book pages and papers I import from Nepal, Thailand and the Philippines. These papers are combined in what is known as chine-collé at different stages of the printing process. Carving wood blocks and printing is done by myself and my assistants using water based pigments. On top of this I sometimes add lithography in professional print studios in Japan and the U.S.A.. I believe I have created the largest wood block prints ever made in Japan. View recent and selected prints here. Baritone (1998) Woodblock, 166 x 172 cm Carving a block for "Baritone", 1998		Adding woodblock layers to the lithograph sheet of "Madoka", 2006 Printing "The Plum", a woodblock and lithography chine-collé print, 1998 Printing with a water filled sewage pipe, 2001 Working on "I Am Not a Geisha", 2006

making Highfire

Printing the new woodblock print "Highfire", 2008. Two of the newly carved blocks (top left);
printing with ball bearing type Japanese baren; prints in progress hanging to dry.