"I see my paintings existing like music or poetry. There is not a clear narrative in the paintings, instead they are visual experiences to be felt on an emotional level."

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Ele's recent work has taken inspiration from the ocean, nature and the natural world. She seeks to make images that have a feeling of light and space, the landscape and the sea, without being a literal representation. Living on the coast in Brighton has a definite influence on her work, conveying the openness and feel of space, depth and water.

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Using a mix of materials Ele creates delicate layers of texture, drawing and colour to build an ambiguous space. The image is then worked and re_worked until the image is 'found'. Only when a balance and integration is achieved does Ele feel that the painting is finished.

 

"I believe in the power of ART to lift and transcend. There is a primitive sensitivity involved in mark making, and what these marks communicate to us. Sadness happiness joy frivolty grief. Or maybe a humanity.

 

 I like to think of my paintings as 'visual poems'. This sensual world is one to be absorbed, felt, and enjoyed."

 

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