ELAINE FREEMAN
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When I was a child in Kindergarten in New York, I drew a purple iris and my teacher hung it on the wall. That event seemed to pique my early interest in art and that image remains my guiding star. Art was a major focus throughout school and eventually
I majored in Graphic Art but also studied watercolor and oil as well. Raising children curtailed my art career for quite some time but when I moved to Northern California, my interest in returning to my art work was sparked. Maybe it was the glorious light, or the lush landscape, but painting became a passion. I studied art at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa College where I took up pastels for the first time. I returned to Ohio in 1997 and began studying at CCAD. I also took many workshops, notably from Judy Carducci, Albert Handell, Doug Dawson, and Alex Powers. I have also studied with Michael McEwan at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. I believe the medium is not as important as seeing color, light and spatial relationships, and I believe that the artist exists in all of us. My purpose is to explore my vision and to awake in the viewer an excitement for the interpretive aspect of art. Address: 5935 Course Drive Westerville, Ohio 43081 Elaine Freeman Curriculum/
Art Vitae |
When I was a child in Kindergarten in New York, I drew a purple iris and my teacher hung it on the wall.
That event seemed to pique my early interest in art and that image remains my guiding star.
Art was a major focus throughout school and eventually
I majored in Graphic Art but also studied watercolor and oil as well.
My studies took me to Pratt Institute and Queens College in NY, and I worked as
a graphic artist before moving to Ohio with a newly acquired husband.
Raising children curtailed my art career for quite some time but when I moved to Northern California, my interest in returning to my art work was sparked.
Maybe it was the glorious light, or the lush landscape, but painting became a passion. I studied art at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa College where I took up pastels for the first time.
I returned to Ohio in 1997 and began studying at CCAD. I also took many workshops, notably from Judy Carducci, Albert Handell, Doug Dawson, and Alex Powers. I have also studied with Michael McEwan at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
I believe the medium is not as important as seeing color, light and spatial relationships, and I believe that the artist exists in all of us. My purpose is to explore my vision and to awake in the viewer an excitement for the interpretive aspect of art.
Address: 5935 Course Drive Westerville, Ohio 43081
Elaine Freeman Curriculum/
Art Vitae
Educated at the Ohio State University; MA, BS
Additional Art Studies; Columbus College of Art and
Design (CCAD), Columbus OH
Capital University, Columbus OH
Pratt Institute of Art, New York City
Sonoma State University, Sonoma, Ca
Former Career; Graphic Artist
(Currently) Art Instructor: Gillie Recreation Center;
Columbus Parks and Recreation
Art Teacher, Blendon Senior Center; Westerville OH
Recent juried shows and exhibits include:
MAC Art Center (award), Worthington OH; January-
February 2010
Ohio State University Faculty Club, November 2009,
2010
Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus OH; Solo Exhibition,
August 2009
Viewpoint National Juried Exhibits, 2005 -2009;
Cincinnati Art Club
The Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibits, 2004-20011
Zanesville Art Center, Annual Juried Show 2008
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield OH 2007
Parade of Homes, Lewis Center Ohio 2006
Impressions of Granville, Granville OH 2006
Additional Exhibits: Schumacher Gallery, Columbus OH
Ohio Watercolor Society and Traveling Show, Columbus
OH
Blue Door Gallery, Columbus OH
Aquamedias Show, Santa Rosa CA
Ongoing art displays: The Pendleton Art Center,
Cincinnati OH
The French Rendezvous: Cincinnati OH
Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus OH
Hayley Gallery, New Albany OH
Represented by Sharon Weiss Gallery, 20 East Lincoln
Street, Columbus Oh 43215
email elaineart@insight.rr.com