About the Artist
I am a self taught artist from Hudson, Ohio, where I grew up as a faculty brat at a college preparatory school called Western Reserve Academy. Art has always been an important part of my life, and while I strayed from it during my higher education, my passion for creating artwork has come full circle. After studying Romance Languages at Mount Holyoke College and beginning a career in education, I was inspired by my artist brother, Michael, to try my first oil painting. At the end of 1994 I picked up a paint brush and did a painting of Mont Saint Victoire and that experience changed my life and I have never looked back.


A disciplined and spirited painter, I now work full time as an artist in Portland where I have a studio on Munjoy Hill. Inspired by the simple actions of my everyday life, I paint the scenes that I cherish and the moments that impress me. My artwork shows movement and feeling through bright, bold, expressive strokes that create a mood on the canvas. Primarily an oil painter, I also enjoy wood block printing, pastels and watercolors.


In January of 2006, I began my daily painting where I complete 1 square painting a day, and once a week I actually complete 2 for a total of 8 a week. Each Paint Squared painting is an oil on paper and measures 5x5 inches, and upon completion the paintings get posted to my art blog, www.PaintSquared.com, where they can be purchased directly for 1 week, before heading to my e-bay store. As of Jan 15, 2008 I have completed 829 Paint Squared paintings, many of which are in collections across North America.


Elizabeth at Gould Academy


A picture of me in front of one of my Winter Sunrises at Gould Academy, Jan 2008.