ELLEN HOWELL PAINTINGS

As a child I was entranced by the shrine-like hush of a pine thicket in the woods, the slipperiness of mud oozing between my toes, the dizzying perspective observed when perching on a tree limb high above the ground. I paint to show gratitude for growing up with nature’s arms around me. 

 I  use oils or acrylics on canvas, board or paper. My main area of interest is in doing portraits of people and of animals. I also enjoy "mentoring" students.

Connections with people, the natural world, and the past are all important to me and are subjects of my artwork. I want to paint the beauty of what I experience so that when others feel the awe and wonder that inspired my painting, that mutual feeling will create a connection between us.