Ellen Fuller

24” x 30” Acrylic on Canvas

24” x 30” Acrylic on Canvas

Island of Koh Samui, southern tip, Gulf of Thailand, from the beach at Kamalaya

24” x 30” Acrylic on Canvas

This painting is from a composite of photos that I took. I wanted it to convey a sense of peacefulness and isolation.

My friend who visited Australia gave me a photo to paint. I could feel the serenity in the scene and wanted to capture that feeling.

24” x 30” Acrylic on Canvas

While hiking alone I came across this tranquil spot that brought a sense of connection and renewal. Nature does that to me. It was a perfect place to reflect on the beauty of nature and feel gratitude for my life. I sat still listening to the sound of water and birds chirping in the distance. Through the water I could see rocks and brush underneath. The air was still. The soft sunlight filtered through a small area bathing the reeds and rocks in a warm glow.

11” x 14” Acrylic on Canvas

This is a place I know well, the high desert landscape seen from my backyard. Since New Mexico consistently has stunning skies I wanted to showcase one of those cloud-filled-sky days. My backdrop has the absence of mankind’s influence on Nature. I’m inspired by bare earth exposing layers of time, where wind and rain carve out mesas and arroyos and leave the land rough and parched. I belong here amongst the tranquillity.

36" x 60" Acrylic on Canvas

To capture the reflections in the water was my primary goal and also the stillness of the water.

11” x 14” Acrylic on Canvas

I painted this pathway during covid in isolation.

12” x 12” Acrylic on Canvas

This is another small painting that I did during Covid.

9“ x 12” Acrylic on Canvas

After being quite isolated due to covid I look forward to spring when flowers start peaking their heads up through the dry soil.

12” x 12” Acrylic on Canvas

Stillness, cool water on a bright summer’s day.

24" x 30" Acrylic on Canvas

Usually I use reference material to paint from but not for this one. The sky poured out of me onto the canvas. 

54" x 54" Acrylic on Canvas

Intrigued by Nature's presentation of surprisingly vivid colors, and not having ever seen anything like this before, I decided to capture the image of odd algae shapes and reflections in Acrylic because it dries fast and allows me to glaze thereby adding depth and texture. My predominant color selection of  yellow oxide is unique to this painting, executed in my studio, while referencing my photographs. It's quite different from my other more photorealistic paintings because of the abstraction of the algae and because of its vibrancy.