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Meadow’s Repose

Posted by Ellen on Jan 14, 2014 in Featured, Pastel | 0 comments

Aspen Series – Rapture

Posted by Ellen on Jan 29, 2013 in Aspen Series, Featured, Watercolor | 0 comments

Watercolor. 15″ x 29″ I find great inspiration during the fall season in Tahoe. Many of my watercolors strive to portray the beauty of aspen trees as they are afire with vibrant color.

Winters at Lake Tahoe…heavenly.

Posted by Ellen on Jan 28, 2013 in Aspen Series, Featured, Slider, Watercolor | 0 comments

Much has been said about the beauty of Lake Tahoe. Many have put pen and brush to paper attempting to capture our lady’s essence. Her beauty changes and deepens, moment to moment, if one is observant. If you give yourself the gift of sitting long enough under the watchful gaze of her omnipotent cerulean sky, your questions cease to exist. I have spent several years doing just this…sitting under trees, for days at a time. Watching and silently witnessing through Vision Quests has brought me closer to a greater understanding of my relationship to this exceptional...

Randy’s Gate

Posted by Ellen on Jan 23, 2013 in Featured, Pastel, Slider | Comments Off on Randy’s Gate

This painting is named for the charming gate that is the threshold to our home on the beach in Quimixto, Mexico. Quimixto is a wonderful place where my husband and I find nature in it’s most abundant and wild form. With the Bay of Banderas crashing against the sand, we search our souls and relax in the chairs that