Ellen Joffe-Halpern
Out My Window: Bridges Road
Hephrestus; Figure in White
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Artist Statement
When I am painting figures, flowers or landscapes, I think about the painting I am creating, not how to document reality. I paint in the moment and hold the images that way. I transform what I see and experience into color, shape, pattern and line. I want to elicit a reaction to the painting because it creates a mood, brings back a memory, reminds one of the joy of color, and/or questions what art can convey within the familiar.
I paint under the signature of Joffe, and work primarily with mixed media on paper combining acrylic paint, oil paint, water color and pastel. I try to capture the immediacy and freshness of making marks on paper and use media in traditional and non-traditional ways. Inspiration for my paintings comes from everything around me and from an ongoing search to transcend the limits of time. All work is done from on-site sketches that are then transformed through a veil of memory and experience.
Biography
Ellen is an artist, teacher and art therapist living in Williamstown, Massachusetts. She is a member of the ArtOnNo studio group in Pittsfield, MA. She received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts and a M.Ed in expressive art therapy from Lesley College. She studied for many years with Wallace Bassford while managing the North Truro School of Art. She currently teaches studio art at The Miss Hall's School, Pittsfield.
Created - 12/12/2009 | Last Updated - 01/03/2011
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