Elaine Bailey
Oil
and Watercolor |
| Florals |
Landscapes |
“My
passion is always to work through color finding
the essence of the subject as I see it”
A
native of Ohio,
Elaine is an accomplished artist who
has lived and traveled the United
States, Canada,
the Caribbean,
and Europe. As
a teacher and student, she has organized,
exhibited and won awards in numerous
juried shows throughout the United
States and Canada. This
broad area of study, plus her BA in
Psychology gives Elaine special insight
into her artistry. She holds a
lifetime teaching credential in California,
has taught painting in two colleges,
and many specialty workshops throughout
the US and Canada.
While
flowers are Elaine’s forte – she
also exhibits expertise in other subjects Her
added success in working in pen and
ink, pencil and charcoal show a greatly
varied talent. Passion for color
is clearly evident in Elaine’s
paintings – and her style – definitely
her own. Elaine’s artwork
is included in many fine collections
throughout Europe and North America.
Influenced
by her late father, M. Starrett Wetzel – a
renowned artist of the Bakersfield,
California area – Elaine began
to paint seriously in 1969 with notable
American artists including Leslie B.
DeMill and Joyce Clark of Laguna Beach,
California, the late Eudora Judd of
Bakersfield, California, and completed
two workshops with renowned watercolorist
Zolton Szabo. She studied privately
for two years in Rome, Italy with
Alberto Conti.
Elaine
is a resident of Brevard, North Carolina
and is an active member of the prestigious
California Art Club, Oil Painters of
America, FAWN Carolina (Fine
Artists of W.
NC),
and Art Leagues of Henderson and Transylvania
Counties. She
is president of Connestee Falls
Art League, and in 2003 chaired the
largest non-juried art show in Western
North Carolina. In
NC she is represented by Wickwire Gallery,
Hendersonville; Cherokee Gallery, Connestee
Falls; and The Quarry Gallery in Brevard.
If you would like further information, or to place
an order/commission, please email:
elaine.bailey@1066artgallery.co.uk
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