Artist Information:
Elizabeth Griffiths
Vancouver,
Canada
Member Since: Sep 2003
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Artist Statement:
As a child, I first painted
on the backs of blue prints my
father brought home from work.
My pictures gravitated then,
as always, to the natural
world, often animals or
mountains. I continue to have
a great interest and concern
for the natural world. My
images are all of places that
I have visited in British
Columbia. I have spent time in
these spectacular landscapes
and then later have recalled
or recaptured them in paint.
Although my intention when
painting is not to accurately
portray a specific place but
to express a moment in the
life of the spirit - those
ineffable moments we yearn for
but which slip by just out of
grasp, not quite understood -
I do also capture the essence
of these natural spaces. Many
people have recognized the
locations even from the small
details of the scenes that I
have painted. Perhaps there is
a kinship created in the souls
of those affected by the
beauty of a specific place.
I think creativity is the
underpinning of natural order;
the desire of things to come
into being. It is natural in
the human spirit to create, in
this we are linked to the
living world, the...
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Elizabeth Griffiths's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Elizabeth Griffiths's Portfolio. Browse Griffiths's body of work: As a child, I first painted on the backs of blue prints my father brought home from work. My pictures gravitated then, as always, to the natural world, often animals or mountains. I continue to have a great interest and concern for the natural world. My images are all of places that I have visited in British Columbia. I have spent time in these spectacular landscapes and then later have recalled or recaptured them in paint. Although my intention when painting is not to accurately portray a specific place but to express a moment in the life of the spirit... |
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