Recent Acquisitions by Scott Kelley, Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz.

All these years later, I am still painting Blue Herons. Every time I think they are done, I see them do something else I never saw them do before, and I paint more.
– Scott Kelley, 2014

For more than a decade, Scott Kelley (b.1963) has been traveling from his home in Peaks Island, Maine to paint the flora and fauna of the Florida Everglades. He is often accompanied by his son, Abbott, who has been visiting the Everglades with his father since he was a small boy.

Seeing the birds, the alligators, the manatees, marsh rabbits, Florida panthers, and even the swamp lillies, through Kelley’s eyes gives the viewer a deeper understanding and appreciation of each subject.

Scott Kelley’s recent works, available at Surovek Gallery, include East Red Crown Sandhill Crane, West Red Crown Sandhill Crane and Great Blue Heron Looking Up.

“Almost in spite of myself, I continue to spend time in Florida, mucking about in the swamps and chasing after spoonbills and flamingos.” Kelley wrote in 2022. “We take an airboat through Big Cypress on Christmas Eve, and nearly freeze to death - in Florida! - with the 40 degree temperatures and flying along the sawgrass at 30 miles and hour. Thankfully the rest area has a hot chocolate machine, and we swipe our debit card repeatedly trying to warm up while listening to canned holiday muzak.” (Abbot said it was the best Christmas ever.)

Through his use of watercolor and gouache, Kelley is able to masterfully convey, in great detail, the awe and affection that he feels for each subject.

The works of Scott Kelley can be found in the public collections of the Portland Museum of Art, LL Bean, The Blackstone Group, The Maslow Collection, The National Gallery of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming and in many private collections.

 It is always a pleasure to see new works in the gallery from Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz.

They have been working together for more than thirty years and have become an integral part of the Palm Beach community, sharing their skills with children at the Norton Sculpture Garden and displaying their works in many local public venues.

Recent acquisitions at Surovek Gallery, both sculptures and paintings, all convey a sense of joy and wonder...and humor. 

Their works can be found in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid, Spain, the Circle of Fine Arts in Madrid, the Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma, Washington, Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach, the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Art in Racine, Wisconsin and other major venues.

Please contact us if you would like more information about the work of Scott Kelley and Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz available at Surovek Gallery.