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Fran
Ellisor
Catalogue #
29
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And the Livin' is Easy
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29x33
(outside dimension with frame)
plein air oil on linen
$3400
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Fran Ellisor has been painting the landscape professionally for almost twenty years. She spends much of her time painting outdoors on location and working from life. Her style is a painterly realism; her strokes are confident yet spontaneous; her colors are clean and fresh. She is an accomplished figure and portrait painter and is also known for her intimate and elegant still lifes. Fran's work is included in many corporate and private collections. Recent awards include Artist's Choice Award @ Plein Air Texas 2006 and Jury's Top 50 at Salon International, 2006 She was a featured artist in American Art Collector magazine, Nov. 2006. Recent shows include • Plein Air Texas • Texas Art Gallery Auctions • American Impressionist Society 8th Annual Juried National Show Hilligoss Gallery Chicago, Illinois • The Natural World Observed 2007 Texas Art Gallery • A Road Less Traveled Solo exhibition Galerie Mado Chalvet • The Natural World World Observed Elkhorn Gallery, Winter Park, Colorado • Plein Air Texas Outdoor Painters Society Dallas Heritage Museum • American Impressionist Society 7th Annual Juried National Show Rockport Center for the Arts Rockport, TX • Salon International 2006 Greenhouse Gallery San Antonio, TX • The Natural World World Observed National Art Club, New York City, New York • OPS Paints Rocky Mountain National Park. • She is represented by the Texas Art Gallery in Dallas, TX; Galerie Mado Chalvet in Houston, TX; Country Store Gallery in Austin, TX.
The outdoor still life is a daunting subject, but so much fun. I paint an hour and half each day at exactly the same time so the light will be relatively the same. It took six painting sessions to complete the work. I have to paint the flowers fast and try to get them captured the first day. The rest I can work a little slower and can change the fruit out if necessary.
It was hot and humid so I set up in the shade with a fan. Always spinning through my head while I painted was the beautiful song from Porgy and Bess, Summertime, hence the name,...And the Livin' is Easy.
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