My work is inspired by the world, I live in.
The designs for my paintings come from marrying imagination
to inspiration.
Photography is as much a part of my creative process as using paint.
For
40+ years I have gotten up in the morning and slung a camera on my shoulder. Click
goes the shutter as I walk.The sun setting, the water crashing on the shore, flower petals
glistening with dew; all are ingredients of the recipe I call art.
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| "Peace Roses" from Cornwall Rose Garden - Bellingham, Washington |
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| Shore line of Gloucester, Massachusetts |
An example of this process comes from when I had the opportunity to see the
National Symphony perform. It was paradise for me to watch and listen to the splendor
of this garden of musical delight. My imagination was stirred by the orchestra.
As I sat in the loge, a new idea bloomed. I pulled out my pocket camera; click and
the image, before my eyes, was captured.
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| The National Symphony |
Now on my studio easel sits the results of this motivating evening. A night
where my emotions and imagination simmered united inspiring me to create once
again. Now you know where great ideas
come from.
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| "View from the loge" 30" x 22" poured water colors & acrylics on paper © 2014 Elise Beattie |
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