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A Moment to Reflect oil
on canvas
16 x 20 framed
22 x 26 $1,600
"Full disclosure: my appreciation for the glorious oyster approaches religion to me. The eco-system in which they grow, the people who cultivate and harvest, and the creatures themselves are sacred parts of a sublime beauty. This is a blessing meant to be shared. Hallelujah."
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The Moment In-Between oil
on linen panel
5 x 7 framed
9 x 11 $450
"Opening an oyster can be an arduous process: to gather, to clean, to delicately yet determinedly pry apart the bi-valve's shell without spilling the precious contents takes patience and perseverance. To me, the moment between the task of shucking and its great reward is golden. I pause. Close my eyes. And then... a taste of heaven."
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Gathering oil
on Belgian linen
30 x 40 framed
35 x 45 $3,600
"Foraging for food: an activity as old as man. There is intrinsic pleasure in tasting the salty fruits of a day on the flats. These days we think less about this ritual as an act of survival, than as an act of celebrating our place in this beautiful corner of the world."
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Tableau Vivant oil
on linen
10 x 30 framed
14 x 34 $1,500
"The bounty of our surrounding waters can sometimes be found at open air markets, like the Truro Ag Fair, which happens on the last Sunday of the summer. There I found my Holy Grail: freshly harvested oysters alongside some glorious fish. Since I live and breathe a coastal life, to me these are both objects of beauty and of sustenance."
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Taking time to Savor oil
on linen
8 x 10 framed
14 x 16 $750 |
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Dusk
in the Pastures oil
on linen
6 x 8 framed
12 x 14 $600
“Dusk was coming on gently. The horizon glowed golden
as the shadows turned cool and purple, while random stripes
of bright green grass enlivened the darkening ground. These
voluptuous French cattle, ‘Les Charolais’, reflected
and transformed the changing light on their canvas-like
white surfaces.”
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Charolais
Landscape oil on linen
11 x 14 framed
16 x 20 $950
“This
field became a regular place of worship at the
altar of my easel. There was always something spiritually
uplifting here, be it the herd of gorgeous cows
coming in for the evening hay, the welcoming herdsmen
tending their beloved girls, or the play of light
and color across the fields of sunflowers and horizon
beyond. In retrospect, I realize the simple beauty
and timelessness of nature’s abundance felt like
a daily benediction.”
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La
Victoire au Marché de Richelieu oil
30 x 40 framed
34.5 x 44.5 $3,600
“Having
been in France, exploring and painting for days,
I was obsessed to find some French oysters. Richelieu
is a medieval town designed by the infamous Cardinal
Richelieu, a 45-minute drive through country hamlets
from Frontenay-sur-Dive. It felt like a victory
to discover the open-air market, and to track down
a fishmonger who displayed the treasured wooden
crate of French oysters. Much of that day was spent
in pleasant but persistent pursuit of the holy
grail: fresh oysters.”
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Dusk on My Plate oil
on linen
8 x 10 framed 13
x 15 $900
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Best for Last oil
on canvas
8 x 10 framed 13
x 15 $900
“Imagine you’ve just
devoured a lovely pile of shucked oysters, but you’d
really like one more beauteous slurp. There, by the
resting knife, you see one last shimmering oyster,
waiting for you. It’s your lucky day.”
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Sweet Life oil
on canvas
36 x 24 framed 42 x 30 $2,800
“Oysters and their
many qualities seem like a metaphor for life. Our experiences
can be measured like tastes: sweet, salty, sour, or
bitter. In this composition, the juxtaposition of oysters
and lemon creates a metaphorical reference to life;
salty oysters plus a sour lemon equals sweet joy.”
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The Gardner's
Table oil
on canvas
16 x 20 framed 22 x
26 $1,600
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Oyster Study oil
on canvas
4 x 4 $300
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The
Tropics Within oil
on canvas
5 x 7 framed 9.5 x 11.5 $550
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 Kim
Victoria Kettler began her studies under Stanley
Tasker and Tony Cleto at Washington University and
earned a BFA, Summa Cum Laude, at the University of
Dayton. She continued her diverse art education at
Antioch College, at International Papermaking Conferences
in Boston and Japan, at the Brookfield Craft Center
in Connecticut and at Truro Center for the Arts at
Castle Hill where she worked with Sal del Deo, Jim
Peters and Joyce Johnson, and most recently at Pratt
Institute in New York City.
She has taught at Castle Hill, Miami-Dade County Public
Schools, the International School in Istanbul, Turkey,
the American Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta, Truro
Central School and Provincetown Public Schools.
She has shown for 30 years in galleries from California
to Cape Cod, the Provincetown Art Association and
Museum, the Fine Arts Work Center, the American
Museum of Papermaking,
Atlanta, GA and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
as well as in Europe.
Kettler has shown at the Provincetown Art Association
and Museum, the Fine Arts Work Center, the American Museum
of Papermaking,
Atlanta, GA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art as well
as in Germany. |
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Kim’s work is in many prestigious collections
including:
- Bank of Boston, Boston, MA
- Children’s Hospital,
Philadelphia, PA
- First Atlanta Bank, Atlanta, GA
- Marui Corporation,
LTD., Tokyo, Japan
- Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
- Sinai Hospital, Baltimore,
MD
- National Foundation for Children, Miami, FL.
- University
of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
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Artist's Statement
I find oysters and their habitat
an endless source of inspiration.
Shellfish, with their hard, impenetrable shell and soft, vulnerable
flesh are abstracts as well as real life objects which
bring to mind the fragrant pleasures
of a beautiful place. Metaphors and mythology infuse
this Wellfleet symbol with a richness like no other. Like
finding precious pearls encased in
lowly bottom-dwellers, it is possible to imagine extracting
pearls of wisdom from otherwise messy situations. Not to
forget, the promise of love inflamed
by the aphrodisiacal powers of legendary oysters
cannot be lightly dismissed. And so I pay homage to creatures
of beauty, of inspiration, and of sustenance. |
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