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Artwork "Mamma" | Prints by Kelly Tunstall | A16 (Rockridge) in Oakland. Item composed of paper
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Artwork "Mamma" | Prints by Kelly Tunstall | A16 (Rockridge) in Oakland. Item composed of paper
Artwork "Mamma" | Prints by Kelly Tunstall | A16 (Rockridge) in Oakland. Item composed of paper
Artwork "Mamma" | Prints by Kelly Tunstall | A16 (Rockridge) in Oakland. Item composed of paper
Artwork "Mamma" | Prints by Kelly Tunstall | A16 (Rockridge) in Oakland. Item composed of paper

Created and Sold by Kelly Tunstall

Kelly Tunstall

Artwork "Mamma" - Prints

Featured In A16 (Rockridge), Oakland, CA

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San Francisco artist Kelly Tunstall did the ocean-themed artwork visible throughout A16, including this fine art giclee print, "Mamma." The work is highly personal for Kelly as she had just had her first child and was pregnant with her second when she did the installation. Shelley, the owner of A16, commissioned her because her husband Greg had introduced her to her work after he bought a piece from Kelly 15 years ago, at her first show at 111 Minna Gallery.

Shelly rocked Turnstall's newborn son while she brought "Mamma" to life on the walls of A16.

Item Artwork "Mamma"
Created by Kelly Tunstall
As seen in A16 (Rockridge), Oakland, CA
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Kelly Tunstall
Meet the Creator

Kelly Tunstall

San Francisco, CA

Wescover creator since 2017
San Francisco-based artist Kelly Tunstall works in acrylic, collage, spray paint, pencil, pen and ink, gold leaf and some secret sauce.

She frequently works together with her husband Ferris and primarily creates figurative art that tells a story with a movie aesthetic and characters that are full of inspiration, imagination, and vibrant life. These stories aim to reflect the viewer's inner conversation and create a happy feeling.

Her experimental yet classically grounded works live somewhat comfortably in a space between graphic expression, stylized representation, surrealism, and sketch. Her use of patina as an aging element and calligraphic drawing methods lend further depth to her story-filled worlds.

Kelly works closely with clients to come up with specific ideas for commissioned pieces. She calls it "a very personal process," resulting in a highly unique piece tailored to it's setting and intended to stoke the viewer's imagination. The simplicity of the messages is enhanced by the underlying vitality and complex layering within the work. In her portraits, Tunstall renders stylized female figures and their adaptations to environment: nests built of painted boards held together by drawn nails or far-off planets. The physical form and its accompanying exterior become a mirror for internal thought processes and turmoil.