Ellen ORSECK
Portraits
In every math class or science lab when I should have been listening or taking notes, I was drawing faces. If I am sitting next to you on a plane or in an airport and you fall asleep, you are my unsuspecting subject, model and muse.
The opportunity to paint a portrait is so much more than just the task of capturing features of a person's face.
It is their history, soul and feelings, which rise to the surface as a badge of their courage.

acrylic and oil on hard board 30 x 30 inches

acrylic and oil on primed butcher paper 48 x 60 inches

acrylic and oil on primed butcher paper 36 x 48 inches

charcoal, acrylic, fabric, medium and Kilz on Arches paper 26 x 18 inches

watercolor on Arches paper 41.75 x 29.75 inches

acrylic and oil on matzo box 8 x 8 inches From The Ten Plagues Series

oil on canvas 48 x 60 inches

charcoal and pencil on paper 42 x 66.5 inches

acrylic and oil on primed butcher paper 36 x 48 inches

2001 acrylic, pastel and charcoal on canvas 20 x 16 inches From the Collection of the Artist

acrylic medium, charcoal and conte on paper 36 x 48 inches From the Collection of Darra Roberston

Lauren Anderson acrylic and oil on primed butcher paper 36 x 48 inches