the uniqueness of each artist's vision and how they portray it is what's exciting to me about art. my vision and presentation starts with a simplification of reality. the process is reductive starting with essential forms then minimizing them to their bare elements. i concentrate on an emotion the initial drawing evokes and exploring and expanding on that feeling using color and contrast as its delivery.

i enjoy the tactile qualities of pastels and oil sticks as they enable me to make direct contact with the support, it is a real hands on approach that is extremely satisfying in a physical sense.

emotionally my paintings truly aren't meant to tell a story, it is more my intention to give the viewer a feeling rather than a knowing.

2007 exhibit special offering:
"yellow dog" is available as a signed poster [24 x 18] for $ 30.

view available etchings and hand colored etchings by jaime ellsworth

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