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Ellen Miffitt - Artist

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Ellen Miffitt brings over forty years of artistic experience in the arts to her personal expression and art instruction.   Growing up in rural Connecticut kept her close to the earth and nature.   When ten years old, “paint by number” kit for a Christmas present started her art career.   By mixing the paint and straying outside of the lines, she made that numbered canvas her own.   While in high school she was encouraged by an aunt who dabbled in the arts to pursue developing her talent.   After moving to the Pacific Northwest, she started painting sumi-e in...more
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Watercolor-Watercolor Pencil

Working from my digital or photographic images garnered from various locations such as local parks, waterfront, wooded areas or even my back yard, I prefer the control and convenience of water soluble colored pencil pigments on a hot press archival Bristol paper or board. I love the intimacy of a delicate botanical study - selecting forest floor microcosms from the abundant flora and fauna around. Keeping the sumi-e training in mind, my landscapes are simplified paintings that leave a lot of white space. The focal point includes wild life such as geese, ducks or a heron.

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