painting on canvas with bright colors in sparatic motions, creating an image in the dark with light and chemicals, sculpting abstract figures out of wax, stone, bronze;hanging out with my best friend, playing with Lexi, Oscar, and Frida, traveling to far away places and meeting new people, teaching english to those who don't know how to speak it, boats, water, Alaska, Jet Li movies, martial arts, reading
Music
rosie thomas,katie melua,jen woodhouse,pink,saltillo,plain white t's,snow patrol,red hot chili peppers, violent femmes, pixies, gypsy kings,the shins,the cars, hmmm. i know there's more.
Movies
pan's labrynth, motorcycle diaries, last samuri, lord of the rings, when harry met sally, modigliani,
Television
it's bad for you. drains your brain. but if i must...
smallville. =)
Books
art books, art mags, books on saving money, a simple life, biographies, travel, architecture
About me: ABSTRACTION IS AN ART ALL IN ITS OWN. NOT TO BE UNDERSTOOD BUT APPRECIATED.
FOR ME IT COMES FROM DEEP DOWN, FROM THE HEART. ITS MY WAY OF EXPRESSING MY EMOTIONS
AND FEELINGS. THE BRUSH IS MY VOICE-THE PAINT ARE MY WORDS. THE COLOR, DEPTH, SPACE,
COMPOSITION-THEY ALL APPEAR.
I spent most of my secondary education in the art room. Any spare time that I had I was drawing, painting, or sculpting. Not much has changed over the years. After high school I went off to college. Gave it a shot and decided it wasn't for me. So I took off for the Bering Sea to become a commercial fisherman. I fished for about five years. After a knee injury I decided I was ready for school again. This time I knew what I wanted to do. Study art. I wanted to know everything there was to know. And so began the rebirth of my art.
I work in three different mediums. I paint original abstract paintings on canvas using a brush and palette knife. I work mostly in oils, but am branching out with acrylics and mixed medias. I also create abstract figurative bronze sculptures in a female form. I use line and texture as well as simplicity to convey my ideas. The last of the mediums I like to work in is photography. While studying abroad in Italy, I learned the skills of printing in the darkroom. With education and the experience of running a local photo shop, I have acquired a taste for the darkroom and all it has to offer. I hand process images in my darkroom from time to time when I'm not in the studio painting or sculpting.
Welcome to my world of art.
Who I'd like to meet:
Artists, art enthusiasts, curators, gallery owners, anyone that loves to travel and lives for the moment.
Thank you! I hope you will see my works for real someday.
Running Shows: @ "Inside Home interiors", viale Michelangiolo 5,
Firenze, ITALY. Open mon 15-19 tues-fri 9-19 Upcoming show: Solo show at Mopia (Dienerstrasse 16/18
CH-8004, Zurich, Switzerland) from 16 october till 12 November.
My ETSY shop. Here I'll put a small selection of my artworks for sale
at a VERY discounted price. Sometimes because I'm feeling generous,
sometimes because I urgently need money, sometimes because my studio is
too full.
Hi how's everything going? I am excited to show you my latest painting. I would love any feedback if you have a few seconds. If you want to add a comment you can just click on the picture & it will take you straight there. Hope you enjoy! xo Ellen
