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Artist Statement
About the Photographs:
My film photographs are part of an effort started in 2001 to awaken awe in the viewer at the beauty of the often overlooked landscape and compassion for its creatures.
In my photos of animals I try to capture the "otherness" of animals and reach in and touch their very soul. I approach the animal on equal footing, as a fellow creature as curious about me as I am about him or her. If I can capture their trusting innocence then I feel it is a good picture. My goal is to portray the feelings we share with animals, portray their emotions, and thus invoke compassion in the viewer.
Many of my landscapes are whole worlds unto themselves-- a frozen pond in winter has insects and turtles lying under the ice hibernating. Most of my focus is on trees. Sentient beings, testing of plants and trees has shown them responsive to prayer, sending love, playing music, being talked to, even witnessing abuse. Not only do trees and plants offer us food, medicines, shade and the very air we breath, they are masterpieces and as such, offer endless inspiration. I strive to capture their humble yet majestic beauty!
My "ApPAIRitions" series shows connections between two (or sometimes three) images of the natural world that are somehow related, and when paired, make beautiful "music" together. The relationship, whether one of similarity, contrast, style, humor or narrative, becomes the theme of the piece and it exists only in the mind of the viewer-- an "apparition" if you will.
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About the water paintings:
Water paints my paintings. Water is the medium and water is my brush. Using watercolors on wet paper, I allow the water's capillary action to "suggest" an image and then work on it, with a variety of methods.
As abstractions, the paintings are personal visions of color and light in the natural world and the impressions they leave in the memory. Since landscapes (and skyscapes in particular) are my passion, the results most often appear within the realm of that genre.
Exhibitions
10-12 2009
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Whats So Odd about Meat? (Group Exhibition: Photographs)
4-5/09
Gallery 225, New York, NY
Macys Is Not the Only Flower Show in Town (Group Exhibition: Photographs)
2-3/2009
Gallery 225, New York, NY
Economic Stimulus Art Show (Group Exhibition: Paintings)
11-12/2008
Gallery 225, New York, NY
A Gift of Art (Group Exhibition: Paintings)
10-12/2008
Millerton Movie Theater, Millerton, NY
ArtEast Gallery Tour Exhibition (Group exhibition: Photogaphs)
9/2008
Pisticci Restaurant, New York, NY
Fundraiser for Obama (Group Exhibition: Photograph and Painings)
2-3/2008
A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Generations 6 (Group exhibition: Painting)
12/07-1/08
G.A.S., Poughkeepsie, NY
First Annual Holiday Small Works Juried Show (Group Exhiibition: Paintings)
7/2007
New York Mercantile Exchange, NY
Sans Narrative, Professional Womens (Group Exhibiton: Photograph)
1-4/2007
Full Circle Family Care, White Plains, NY
Reflections, Suggestions and Expressions (Solo exhibition: Paintings, Photographs & Cards)
8-9/2006
Ritz Camera, New York, NY
Barns Ennobled (Group exhibition: Photographs)
8-9/2006
Desserticus, Stanfordville, NY
Reflections & Suggestions (Solo exhibition: Paintings)
3-4/2006
A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Generations 5 (Group exhibition: Painting)
10/09/2005
Dover, NY
14th Annual Dutchess Land Conservancy Farm Tour (Group exhibition: Photographs, Paintings and Cards)
12/2004
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Group Show, Diane Boisvert Gallery (Paintings)
11-12/2004
Mabbetsville, N.Y.
Mabbetsville Food Market (Group exhibition: Photographs)
10/10/2004
Millbrook, NY
13th Annual Dutchess Land Conservancy Farm Tour (Group exhibition: Photographs)
10-11/2003
Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
New Directions 2003, 19th Annual National Juried Contemporary Fine Art Exhibition (Group exhibition: Painting)
07-08/2003
Merritt Bookstore, Millbrook, N.Y.
Linescapes and Local Color: Photographs of Millbrook and Millerton (Solo Exhibition)
Ellen's Favorites
Professional Women Photographers
International Center for Reiki
Humane Society of the United States
North Shore Animal League America