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Ellie Weakley |
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Watercolor and oil artist, Ellie Weakley, paints from life. Her art reflects everything she see - a mountain stream, and old building in France, a boat moored to a wharf, or children playing in the flowers. She is a plein aire enthusiast who must travel to see and who must see to paint. that means going to beautiful and exotic places - ranging from the windswept coastal landscape of California to the ageless back streets of Europe, to the jungles of Costa Rica, bringing back images of what she saw, felt and experienced. For Ellie, art . . . is truly living. Starting out with a degree in history and a teaching position, Ellie turned to art as a career after chairing a major regional exhibition, The Colorado Country Art Invitational. The flurry of artistic activities around her - the artists and their paints - struck a deep chord and it wasn't long before Ellie had her own paints and started to study. Over the years, she has worked with a number of notable artists including Charles Reid, Lowell Ellsworth Smith, and Richard Schmidt. Gallery showings started in 1974 when Ellie was an invited guest of the Whiskey Painters of America in a Denver show. By the next year Ellie had her own one-woman show and has since exhibited multiple times in the Western United States, including Hawaii. Since 1993, Ellie has been a perennial participant in the prestigious Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show and Sale and is particularly proud of her artistic contributions to benefit the Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. In addition to receiving numerous awards, her works have become available in galleries throughout the United States. Ellie's passion for her art and career has naturally affected the people around her. In fact, she turned to her own mother, a concert pianist, when she first felt the need to teach others about art. Ellie's mother, Margaret Macrum, is now an accomplished professional painter, thanks to her daughter's instruction. The artistic family genes extend even further, including Ellie's two daughters, a niece and her brother-in-law, and Ellie often exhibits in group shows with her relatives. With an even wider family of both part-time and professional artists, Ellie has also become a popular instructor. She has taught at the Loveland Art Academy in Loveland, Colorado, where she also serves on the Board of Directors, the Art Students League in Denver, and the Scottsdale Artist School in Scottsdale, Arizona. She also co-teaches popular workshops throughout the United States and Europe with artist Cathy Goodale. both women are teachers and professional artists who combine the basics of all forms of art with humor. Ellie, who also appears frequently as a guest speaker for various organizations, has established her painting and teaching studio in Loveland, Colorado. She also paints in her private lakefront studio in Fort Collins, Colorado - a spacious, light filled creative work in itself. When Ellie isn't traveling to paint or teach, she is working in the studio. For further information, contact Ellie via e-mail: ellieart1@aol.com or visit galleries showing her work:
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