Ellen Green Art
This page features artwork done by Ellen Green
About Ellen Green
I am passionate about learning, creating, and sharing my experiences. I have done art and teaching as long as I can remember.
Since 2013, I have focused on creating monotype prints and acrylic paintings. Monotypes are the ‘painterly’ printmaking process and each print is unique. When I am working on monotypes, I have to think from the foreground to the background as I work. When I am painting, I think first about the background and then layer paint to the foreground. These two mediums challenge my thinking and perspective.
I fascinated by nature and my artwork is inspired by it. I am a life-long learner and I love studying color, horizon lines, and different perspectives, and subjects. When creating landscapes, I look to where the land meets the sky, allured by the halo between them, until you see only the sky above. I also enjoy painting floral and foliage.
I love using colors with many shades and angles of light. I have been inspired by Georgia O’Keefe and Imogen Cunningham for their ability to capture the beauty of nature with a microscopic focus.
As a teen, I took many art classes that lead to my first job teaching art and science at the Palo Alto Junior Museum. I was 16 years old. I did my undergraduate work at The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA with an emphasis in art. I studied Visual Arts, Psychology, and Northwest/Southwest Native Culture. My focus at that time was on Ceramic Sculpture and I was an apprentice to ceramic sculptor, Ben Sams.
After attending Evergreen, I moved to Portland, OR and tried to make a living as an artist by showing my work and teaching art classes. In 1978, I decided to go to graduate school at Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR and become a public educator. I earned a Master’s Degree in Education with teaching endorsements in special education, art education, reading and administration. I have always integrated art into my lessons and life.
After my 34-year public education career, I returned to doing art, teaching art classes and being a leader of art activities in my community.
Recent Art Shows
Here are various recent art shows that Ellen Green has been featured in:
2014 - Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
2015- 2016 - Green Fyshe Studio Gallery, Fairview, OR
2015 to 2019 - Artists Outstanding in their Field, Damascus, OR
2014 to Present - ORA NW Jewish Artists, Portland, OR
2015 – 2016 - Congregation Nevah Shalom, Portland, OR
2017 to 2020 - Three Rivers Artist Gallery, Oregon City, OR
2017 to 2019 – Mt. Hood Art Online.com
2019 to 2020 – Red Trillium Gallery, Troutdale, OR
2019 – Commissioned Three Large Paintings for Ankron Moisan Architecture,
Murano Senior Living Project, Seattle, WA