Brand new artwork by Elise Beattie
Welcome to the gallery dedicated to my newest art creations!
"GHOST STORY, CHAPTER 3- VISITING HER MEMORIES"
This new painting is the third in my series of "Ghost Stories" and it tells the story of an elderly woman visiting a place she once spent memorable times at. As she considers her past memories, she also remembers friends or maybe herself from long ago times when she was young.
This painting is a mixed media work of art where I used Sumingashi, poured watercolors and fluid acrylics on 300lb WC paper.
Please click her to see the other "chapters" of my Ghost Story"
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"NIWA NIPPON"
In Spokane Washington there is a fabulous Japanese garden which is part of the Manito Park system. This park is one of my favorite places to find inspiration!
This painting was created using transparent watercolors and fluid acrylics. It measures
13 x 17
" SENSORY PERCEPTION"
As and artist, I feel it is important to experiment with subject matter and technique. In this painting I was inspired by one of my students painting in our local park. But, when painting this piece I decided to explore experimenting with sumi ink in combination with traditional watercolor techniques.
The adventureous technique I used is called suminagashi. It is an ancient form of paper marbling that uses sumi ink and creates wonderful black and white patterns and shapes. In this painting I began by first using "suminagashi" on my 140lb watercolor paper, which was followed by pouring a variety of transparent watercolors. My final steps included using fluid acrylics to "tie together" my story about being inspired by Duncan Park at Manito Gardens.
This water media painting measures 22 x 17 and was created on 300lb watercolor paper.
"FLUIDITY OF UNIVERSAL TIME"
This painting is the third in my series of "Universe" Paintings. It has been created using poured watercolors, fluid acrylics and paper collage.
In this painting I once again look to retreat into my imagination and examine time and our universe through the lens of my “mind’s eye” . For this painting I examine not only what I imagine the celestial world looks like but also the concept of time. With a little help from Salvador Dali, I conclude that our interpretation of time is relative to our uniquely different fluid views.
This painting will be on display at the National Association of Women Artist's annual member's exhibit in June of 2025.