About Elizabeth Black
Elizabeth Black worked for many years as a river guide in the Grand Canyon and on other western rivers. She first painted watercolors on a raft trip down the Canyon in 1975. When the boat carrying her sketches flipped, all her paintings got soaked, and about half were improved immensely by their swim. That incident gave her a tiny glimpse of the exciting potential ahead.
She and her husband, landscape photographer Christopher Brown, are still exploring the West together, by boat and on foot, carrying their art-making equipment to the most scenic spots they can find. She frequently paints on-location in the heart of the scene, to gather source material and understand her subject better. She produces her large finished works in the controlled environment of her studio.
Elizabeth has won numerous awards for her paintings (Colorado Art Open, the Colorado State Fair, the Loveland Museum Biennial) and her work is in many private and public collections ( Rocky Mountain National Park , the Community Foundation, and the Grants Pass Museum of Art). Her work is exhibited in numerous locations throughout the Rocky Mountain States .
Aritist's Statement
“I paint realistic western landscapes of the places I know best, where I have spent long days gazing at the wilderness. I love depicting beauty. For many years, my paintings have been about the wonder of unforgettable scenes in deep canyons, high mountains, or the secrets of flowing water.
Recently, I have been painting a series of “Land-Use Paintings”, which are about our rapidly changing western landscape. While painting, I have come to better understand the emotions that rapid change stirs in me: shock, denial, uncertainty, nostalgia, and fear. My hope is that these paintings will cause the viewer to understand their own emotions better, and to work for the preservation of the landscape that they treasure.”
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CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT:
Elizabeth Black
4340 North 13th Street
Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: (303) 449-7532
Email: Elizabeth @ ElizabethBlackArt.com
LINKS
www.chrisbrownphotography.com (my husband)
www.sitesandbeyond.com (the web-site designer)
www.artistsregister.com (other artists and me)
http://www.bouldercountyarts.org ( Boulder County Arts Alliance)
www.artsresource.org (Boulder Arts Resource)
Elizabeth @ ElizabethBlackArt.com
4340 N. 13th St., Boulder, CO 80304
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