I am a contemporary painter, interested in interpreting subject and emotion in an abstract and intuitive way. I am interested and excited by the process, by daring paint application, by color, texture and the element of discovery.

It has taken years - a lifetime - to become the painter I am today. As a woman, I have had to work at balancing life choices and responsibilities with the desire, determination, need and passion to paint. At mid-life I am forging head on into this painter’s way of life, and expressing myself and my world through the intoxicating thrill of painting. For many years I have considered my work abstracted realism, my subject matter serving only as a starting point, a stimulus for the painting process.
My search was not, is not, for the literal truth of subject but an expressive and emotional reaction to it. It is important to allow the painting to take on a life of its own. The creative act never ceases to fascinate me, each new canvas a new experience, an adventure. The unknowns of the process make for a journey of self discovery and a more meaningful painting experience. I have long been intrigued by non-objective art so have perhaps been journeying towards that form of expression in my own work. A painting residency in the fall of 2009 proved to be the impetus for a shift in my work from abstracted realism to non objective work. Total immersion in my art provided an environment where I could let go, explore, push boundaries and steer away from the familiar. The experience opened new doors for me and added another layer to who I am as a painter. Artists need to give themselves permission to growand evolve in order to keep the art spirit within alive.


Ellen maintains a full time studio/gallery in the SoWa arts district in the South End of Boston. She is an artist member of the Copley Society of Art of Boston where she was recently promoted to Copley Artist status. The Copley Society awarded Ellen a month long painting residency at the Fine Arts Works Center of Provincetown Massachusetts which she completed in the fall of 2009.
She conducts one day painting workshops in her studio twice monthly. An article about her workshops was published in the 2008 Summer issue of American Artist Workshop Magazine. Ellen's work has been exhibited in Massachusetts galleries, art associations and venues such as Boston hotels, restaurants and retail businesses. She has had several solo exhibitions including a Red Room exhibition at the Copley Society of Art.
She has been the recipient of many awards and her paintings are held in numerous private collections in the United States and
abroad. Ellen is featured in a recently published book titled "100 Artists of New England”. Her work was featured in the 2011September/October issue of Artscope.