ElleCoyote Process
Painting process posts by Ellen McCormick Martens
Thursday, February 06, 2025
Sunday, February 02, 2025
I Ching Hexagram Painting Series So Far
Progress / Flourishing / Recognition - I Ching Hexagram #35
Monday, January 27, 2025
Golden Fire
Saturday, January 25, 2025
... But Beautiful
Friday, January 24, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Evil Inevitably Destroys Itself ...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Coppery!
Monday, January 13, 2025
Jumble collage today
Chaotic Feelings |
Friday, January 10, 2025
Collage Sketchbook Spreads
Thursday, January 02, 2025
Huathe / Hawthorn January 1, 2025
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
"Rising" Series
When I get to a certain point in my paintings, I don't know what to do next. Is it, are they, finished? Do they need something more? At that point I have to wait to find out. I look at them and ask that question mentally, and immediately I get and answer. Should I do more to this piece, this series? No! Wait! Let it rest (on the president's desk?)! These may or may not be finished. Enjoy!
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Rising I |
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Rising II |
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Rising III |
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Rising IV |
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Rising V |
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Rising VI |
Ethereal Spheres
Green Bay I and II
"Green Bay I and II", abstracted landscapes, acrylic on canvas, 36x24x1", available. Contact me at ellecoyoteart@gmail.com to purchase. I grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a short drive from the actual bay. I took a photo of this view of the bay, looking south from the eastern shore of Door Peninsula, and these are the second and third paintings I did from it. I added so many abstract shapes and patterns that the landscapes are fairly obscured, but they are visible if you look for them.
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Green Bay I |
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Green bay II |
Friday, September 20, 2024
Dancer I and II (II reworked)
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Dancer I |
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Dancer II |
Monday, September 02, 2024
Alder / Fearn and Willow / Saille Finished!
These two paintings have taken a lot longer than I expected them to! They are the first couple of a large series of paintings that start with the ancient Irish alphabet, known as the Ogham Tree Alphabet. I don't know the trees by their UK names or sometimes even by the species of tree, so I use the North American equivalent to start the underlying drawing/painting. The Ogham letter is incorporated somewhere in the design. These two are Alder / Fearn and Willow / Saille. The paintings are acrylic and collage on canvas, 30x30.
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Alder / Fearn |
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Willow / Saille |
Doors of Perception September 2024
This series is about our individual viewpoints, symbolized by small circles; there are sixteen circular or circle-related collage areas in each painting, in a grid format; each one is unique. Surrounding them are very loosely painted soft grey-green brush strokes, lots of line work, and some black and white marks to set off the colors. Doors of Perception I - IV, 20x20", acrylic and collage on cradled wood panels, unframed.
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Doors of Perception I |
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Doors of Perception II |
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Doors of Perception III |
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Doors of Perception IV |