My watercolors are surprisingly realistic. I have always tried to take watercolor as far as it can go, and as a result my work resembles oil paintings in terms of color richness and detail. Hearing my viewers say, ‘THAT’S a watercolor?’ always makes me smile.

I delight in creating a variety of textures and reflective surfaces in my still life paintings. I find beauty in so many things, from a handful of glass beads to an apple blossom to a vintage guitar. As I paint, I always fall further in love with whatever it is that makes my subjects unique.

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Kelly Eddington’s passion for watercolor began when she was a teenager in a small town in west-central Illinois. Currently living in St. Joseph, Illinois, Eddington is a former art teacher with seventeen years of experience in Illinois’ public high schools. She has spent the past five years pursuing a career as a full-time artist.

Film critic Roger Ebert, who spotted one of his books in the background of Eddington’s portrait of a little girl named Mabel, struck up a Twitter and email friendship with Eddington, and the two even managed to collaborate on a painting called Abandoned Knowledge.

Eddington’s work is in private and public collections throughout the world, including Western Illinois University’s permanent library collection. She has a YouTube channel called Art Food Kitty, where she demonstrates watercolor techniques and narrates her painting process (along with the occasional recipe and cameo appearances by her cats). The channel has nearly 75,000 subscribers and over four million views.

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Baby Apples by Kelly Eddington

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Pink Heart by Kelly Eddington

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