Kelly Jean Smith is a representational fine artist living in Saratoga Springs, NY. She specializes in portraiture and figurative work in oil and charcoal and enjoys plein air in the summers. She earned her Master’s in Fine Art from SUNY New Paltz and completed a yearlong illustration online mentorship program with the Illustration Academy in 2022. Since 2007 she has attended weekly life drawing sessions at Saratoga Arts and taken numerous workshops in portraiture, figure drawing and oil. She teaches introductory drawing, figure drawing, and oil painting classes at Saratoga Arts, The Art Center of the Capitol Region, and The Atelier at Arlene’s. She also teaches drawing to K-5 grades for Beta Community Programs. She is available for private lessons and commissions.