Artist Information:
Elizabeth Popp
Townsend, WI
United States
Member Since: Apr 2010
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Artist Statement:
Hiking and exploring are my
form of personal escape. I
gain peace of mind and
stimulate my sense of
curiosity. I employ oils to
paint scenes from my escapes
to permanently recapture the
feelings of the memory.
With nature as my guide I am
attracted to two conditions
within a landscape:
simplicity of abstract shapes
and contrast in value. It may
be the reflection of a pine
tree on water, or the sun
sifting through the trees and
illuminating a dirt road with
grass between the tire tracks
that make me stop and take
notice. Though these
paintings are indigenous
scenes, they are views that
take the common and make them
extraordinary.
I paint realistically but am
not chained to realistic
color. By staying true to the
value of any given shape
within the painting I am able
to portray a realistic scene
and choose the colors I need
to recreate my memory of that
scene. In this way I am
creating a painting and not
just reproducing an image. I
take reference photos of the
areas that I travel simply for
use in correct proportions and
perspective. The colors are
all my choice in an attempt to
recapture personal ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibitions
Gallery 110, Plymouth,
Wisconsin
Solo Exhibit – featuring 12
original pastels - 2003
2009 Paint the Parks Second
Mini Top 50, Topeka, Kansas –
“Morning Hunt”
Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon
Bay, Wisconsin, Wildlife
Biennial – 2007, 2009
Bennington Center for the
Arts, Bennington, Vermont -
“Art of the Animal Kingdom
XII” - 2007
Wild Wings ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Collections
“After The Burn”, miniature
wood sculpture of a Great Grey
Owl, was purchased
by the National Forest
Foundation and given to John
Hendricks, CEO of the
Discovery
Channel Network, as a
Conservation Award at the
University Club, New York,
2005.
Preparatory sketch - permanent
collection at Leigh Yawkey
Woodson Art ...
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Commissions:
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Elizabeth Popp's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Elizabeth Popp's Portfolio.
Hiking and exploring are my form of personal escape. I gain peace of mind and stimulate my sense of curiosity. I employ oils to paint scenes from my escapes to permanently recapture the feelings of the memory.
With nature as my guide I am attracted to two conditions within a landscape: simplicity of abstract shapes and contrast in value. It may be the reflection of a pine tree on water, or the sun sifting through the trees and illuminating a dirt road with grass between the tire tracks that make me stop and take notice. Though these paintings are indigenous scenes, they are views that take the common and make them extraordinary.
I paint realistically but am not chained to realistic color. By staying true to the value of any given shape within the painting I am able to portray a realistic scene and choose the colors I need to recreate my memory of that scene. In this way I am creating a painting and not just reproducing an image. I take reference photos of the areas that I travel simply for use in correct proportions and perspective. The colors are all my choice in an attempt to recapture personal ... |
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