Ellen Howard
Ellen is recognized for her tranquil and peaceful landscape paintings. Her paintings reflect the beauty that is found in nature. Growing up in New England in an artistic family, Ellen was always inspired by the arts. It was only after her career in Finance, a move to Northern California and her kids began elementary school that she got the opportunity to pursue her desire to create. She is passionate about evoking mood or emotion in her paintings. True enjoyment comes from capturing the light as it spreads across a scene. Some of her favorite subjects are marshes, areas along the Pacific Coast, vineyards, and incredible skies at sunset and before or after storms.
Ellen is an Artist member and Vice President of Programming for the California Art Club. Ellen has been juried into the 107th, 108th, 109th and 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibitions (California Art Club) and the American Impressionist Society’s Small works exhibition, “Best of America” NOAPS national exhibitions. Ellen was a featured artist in the Mendocino Plein Air Event (MOPO) in 2016, 2018 and 2021 and won “Best Water Scene” in MOPO in 2017. She has also received Honorable Mentions from both the Frank Bette Paint Out and Capitola Paint Out, Monterey Bay Plein Air Artists (MBPAA) and has been invited to Kern County Invitational Plein Air Competition 2019 & 2020, and the Carmel Art Festival Plein Air Competition, 2020.
Ellen had two “solo exhibitions” in 2019 at the Mendocino Art Center in July 2019 and the Peninsula Museum of Art in September 2019. Ellen’s work has been showcased Plein Air Magazine and American Art Collectors magazine. Ellen’s demo on marsh reflections was featured in Eric Rhoads daily painting Live Series in January 2020. Several of her articles have been published by Outdoor Painter as well as Blogs by Oil Painters of America.
Ellen teaches weekly oil painting classes ,plein air workshops throughout Northern California and writes a monthly art newsletter.
Web site: www.ellenhowardart.com
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