Kettleborough received a BS in Education from Northern Illinois University and an MA in Painting from Bradley University. For 16 years he was a high school art instructor and also taught college art seminars. After those years of juggling academia and my own creative energies, I made a decision to devote all my efforts to creating art in various forms, says Kettleborough. These forms have included paintings, wall and ceiling murals, and even greeting cards.

Kettleborough is a master of trompe l'oeil, or fooling the eye. I have transformed bare walls into highly decorative baroque mantelpieces and fireplaces, beachfront views, gardens complete with trellises, and even the Everglades environs. Larger than life-sized tropical birds fly through a country club, fancifully dressed monkeys parade... [View Full Biography]