As I was painting this and musing about how time isn't what we think it is, multiple mass shootings claimed the lives of many fellow citizens. It led me to question the saying "time heals all wounds" since each of us -- and our society as a whole -- must do the healing work. It also led me bristle at the cliche that 'Guns don't kill people. People do.', bestowed upon our culture in the name of something I don't understand. The cool and calm blues and greens of the painting's surface belies its hidden layers -- perhaps of beauty but also of disharmony, tension, and doubt below... just as thoughts and prayers are simply band-aids on the suppressed grief, angst and trauma that touches this society daily. 30" x 40" $1800
Ready for Anything
Ellen Brook2021-12-15T10:56:50-08:00Want some zip, zest and zeal on your wall? That's "Ready for Anything", a 6" x 6" mini painting lovingly created by Ellen. Mixed media on wood panel (1.5" deep). Stands alone or in community with 2, 3 or many more mini's for a display of color and zip! $100/mini or $90/mini for 3+
If Only (1)
Ellen Brook2023-03-15T12:19:22-07:00Playing with the dynamism of color, shape, gestures and layers of paper/fabric/paint to explore the idea that even with our inner contradictions and contrasts we can find harmony. If only we believed it. 16" x 20" Mixed media on panel $535
If Only (2) [SOLD, prints available]
Ellen Brook2024-05-07T13:38:18-07:00Playing with the dynamism of color, shape, gestures and layers of paper/fabric/paint to explore the idea that even with our inner contradictions and contrasts we can find harmony. If only we believed it. Mixed media on wood panel 16" x 20" $535
If You Build It #3
Ellen Brook2024-04-01T22:38:29-07:0012" x 12" Mixed media on cradled panel. Incorporating architectural blueprint fragments, tissue paper, graphite and acrylic. Dots make me happy. If you build happiness, it will come! $350
Primordial Nature
Ellen Brook2024-04-01T22:38:15-07:0012" x 12" mixed media on cradled wood panel, unframed. $350
The Day My Dog Dreamed of Me (SOLD)
Ellen Brook2021-12-19T17:35:47-08:0014" x 14" mixed media on cradled wood panel. I had been having dreams of my (former) dog, Miss Scarlett the boxer. One morning I woke up and wondered, did my dog ever dream of me?
Revealed (SOLD; prints available)
Ellen Brook2022-09-23T12:26:27-07:0014" x 14" mixed media on cradled wood panel The mystery and fun of revealing layers of ourselves. Yes, there's work to be done, but what lies beneath may surprise and delight us.
Found
Ellen Brook2023-02-01T09:42:21-08:0014" x 14" mixed media on cradled wood. Exploration of neutrals with fabulous pops of color under and over layers of texture. Includes acrylic, graphite, paper, hand-painted silk, and other goodies! $425
Harbor of Light [SOLD]
Ellen Brook2024-04-19T11:06:51-07:008" x 10" Acrylic painting on canvas. A light-filled palette meets a dreamy harbor..somewhere! $165