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Biography Elaine was born in Zweibruchen, Germany while her father was stationed there with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Her family and husband’s aviation background has allowed her to experience many parts of Canada and United States. Elaine is a self taught artist and has augmented her knowledge and skills through workshops and continuing education courses. Always creating, she is constantly experimenting with materials and exploring new media. She has been an active member in Art Clubs and Associations since the early 90"s. She has participated in art competitions, juried and group shows throughout Canada. Painting mediums of choice are Acrylics and Water-colours. She also applies herself to wood carving, assemblage art and textile arts. Elaine is also a certified interior decorator and accomplished seamstress/upholsterer...... Some of her original paintings are held in private and corporate collections in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and England. Artist Statement From the age of six I remember making 3d tea-cups and saucers out of cardboard from my grandfather’s new shirt packages. Spending endless hours gluing and taping and decorating. Now as I look back, I wish I had pictures of all my creations over the years. Wouldn’t that be neat to see! I get great satisfaction from creating, sometimes from just stuff. Things that others may discard or painting images in such detail, it forces the viewer to take a closer look! I have always been drawn to nature and people of the land. My goal is to reflect that in my paintings and other works of art. Lately I have incorporated my love of carving into my paintings. Giving the images extraordinary detail, texture and realism. The process is time- consuming but worth it in the end and I believe this technique makes my art unique and interesting. |
