ELISABETH SULLIVAN
MINIATURE PAINTINGS
SIZE 6" X 6"
ELISABETH SULLIVAN
Elisabeth Sullivan’s imaginative, vibrantly colored, slightly surreal acrylic paintings can best be described as “dreamscapes”. Imagination and inspiration have always come easily to Elisabeth and her interest in art was apparent from a very young age. “I’ve been drawing since before I can remember”, she recalls. “The desire has just always been there. In fact, my mother tells me she thought I would be an artist because I was drawing eyelashes on my stick figures when I was just 2 years old, and I would draw and color for hours. I guess I was pretty easy to entertain…….and I still am! All I need is something to draw on and something to draw with. Inspiration is all around me and imagination is always with me.”
Elisabeth’s formal art education began with high school art classes in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. While in high school she twice had work selected for the highly competitive annual regional exhibition of high school student art. She was also commissioned by her high school’s Athletic Director to design and paint a mural in his office.
Elisabeth went on to study fine art in college. She spent a year at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, and three and a half years at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, where she completed her education. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Design Illustration in 1988. In an interview, the artist describe her painting as ”visual representation of the impact nature has on my senses fueled by my imagination and dreams. I’m interested in creating a peaceful, happy mood, evoking fond memories of a time or place, and arousing curiosity. I leave the story in my “dreamscapes” open to interpretation, inviting the viewer to experience the scene in their own way”
Elisabeth’s formal art education began with high school art classes in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. While in high school she twice had work selected for the highly competitive annual regional exhibition of high school student art. She was also commissioned by her high school’s Athletic Director to design and paint a mural in his office.
Elisabeth went on to study fine art in college. She spent a year at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, and three and a half years at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, where she completed her education. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Design Illustration in 1988. In an interview, the artist describe her painting as ”visual representation of the impact nature has on my senses fueled by my imagination and dreams. I’m interested in creating a peaceful, happy mood, evoking fond memories of a time or place, and arousing curiosity. I leave the story in my “dreamscapes” open to interpretation, inviting the viewer to experience the scene in their own way”