But then when you see the marshlands and the beaches, it honestly makes me want to paint every time. Pecan orchards, daffodil fields, and oaks are hard to beat. As a girl, I used to look out of my window on long car rides and stare at the farmland and how the sky and clouds would meet the treetops in the distance. What are some of the things that inspire you the most as an artist? As a lifelong resident of South Carolina. I learned a lot about color, composition, design in college, but those things donвЂ™t compare to learning how creating Art can touch not only the recipient of a work of art but my own soul as well. When I shared my project with my classmates, many including my teacher were in tears. God used an art project to heal my heart in so many ways.

What was one of the greatest lessons you learned during your time there? You graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2003 with a BA in Fine Arts. I cannot remember a time when I didnвЂ™t love to draw or paint. I won first place in a local art competition (for my age group) in my hometown when I was in kindergarten and it confirmed to myself and to my parents something that I already knew, creating art was a part of my identity. When did you first know that you wanted to be an artist? In this interview Kelly shares about how her native state inspires her, a sneak peek at the commissioned piece she recently finished, and what she enjoys most about working Sybil and the Gallery Girls at the Shain Gallery. If you know me well, then youвЂ™ll know how excited I was when she said, вЂњYes!вЂќ I recently had the opportunity to see KellyвЂ™s beautiful paintings in person at the Shain Gallery (gallery hopping is the perfect rainy Saturday activity) and immediately reached out to see if Kelly would be willing to share an inside look into her artwork here on the blog. In todayвЂ™s interview we meet Kelly Pelfrey, South Carolina based artist and one of the newest artists to join the Shain Gallery. My desire is to showcase this grace with celebratory brushstrokes, applauding all that is good and oh so lovely in our world.вЂќ - Kelly Pelfrey Light and color and nature rain down as good gifts.

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