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Title: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by George_J on Jun 1^st, 2008 at 8:08pm

Ellen finished her piece on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. She used as inspiration medieval images of the same subject, along with her interpretation of the Revelation of St. John the Divine.

It's arranged to represent a shield. The panel on the upper left is "War", the one on the upper right is "Plague", the central panel is "Death", and the bottom panel is "Famine".

The media she used were colored pencil, gouache, and black and metallic ink.

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This last one is a charcoal drawing she did as a class assignment. From a photograph.

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Thanks for looking, folks. She really enjoys showing her work to my CH family.

All the best,

George

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by Charlotte on Jun 1^st, 2008 at 8:40pm

Very nice, very interesting.

Charlotte

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Jun 1^st, 2008 at 8:41pm

This young woman's talent is mind blowing. I love the charcoal. She certainly has a bright future.

Carol

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by cash5542 on Jun 1^st, 2008 at 9:28pm

Beautiful work! The portrait shows diversity in her abilities from other work you have posted. I can't wait to see where she goes with this talent. How do you think she got so good??? Inherited talent, someone in your family a great artist?? Good teachers? Lots of practice? All of the above? I love to figure what makes talented kids so good. My expereience with my students is it's often genetic. Keep posting her work!

Charlotte

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by George_J on Jun 1^st, 2008 at 10:33pm

El's had some very, very good teachers. And lots of practice.

Don't know whether or not it's genetic, Charlotte--neither Liz nor I have a lick of drawing talent.

My mother paints, though--and Liz's uncle Alden was an artist by profession.

An oil painting by my mother of Ellen when she was small:

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An ink drawing by EJ's uncle Alden:

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So...who can say, eh?

Best,

George

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by Mosaicwench on Jun 1^st, 2008 at 10:42pm

Oh yeah, there's talent in that family all right!!!

Lovely work.

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Post by cash5542 on Jun 1^st, 2008 at 10:56pm

Yup! I see those artsy genes in the family. Such beautiful work from all 3 of them!

Charlotte

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by Charlie on Jun 2^nd, 2008 at 12:32am

Stunning

Charlie

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by Kevin_M on Jun 2^nd, 2008 at 2:19am

Wow. Would it be wrong to say I like War, Plague, Death, and Famine. Sound really weird anyway. That first War part is still my favorite in the shield. The charcoal is terrific.

Very nice talent in the family past too, George. The portrait is a beautiful one capturing that smile but I'm drawn to the way sunlight is done so well in what looks like an entrance to an inner courtyard in the detailed ink drawing. Very good!

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by sandie99 on Jun 2^nd, 2008 at 8:21am

Well done, Ellen! One talented family. :)

Sanna

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by nani on Jun 2^nd, 2008 at 9:30am

Great work, El!!

mooshie and my oldest kid got art talent from my Dad. I didn't, LOL.

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by artonio7 on Jun 2^nd, 2008 at 11:16am

Beautiful... Ellen's work just keeps getting better and better George!!! Thanks for sharing.

with warm regards,
Tony

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by Jackie on Jun 3^rd, 2008 at 7:18pm

How did I miss this....?

WOW!!! Beautiful work....certainly a talented family

Thanks George

Much Love,
Jackie

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Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by barry_sword on Jun 3^rd, 2008 at 8:07pm

George, please say thanks once again to Ellen's amazing talent that she shares with all of us. STUNNING!!!!!! [smiley=bow.gif] [smiley=bow.gif] [smiley=bow.gif]

Title: Re: Apocalypse Redux (New Ellen Drawings)
Post by Melissa on Jun 4^th, 2008 at 12:06pm

Gorgeous!

Oh and George, I'm pretty sure that artistic ability IS genetic. Seriously!

:)