SUU hosts Ellen Eagle at Art Insights on weaving color with pastels
By Amanda DeBry
Artist Ellen Eagle will present on her artwork Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Randall L. Jones Theatre as part of the art department’s Art Insights program. This event is free and open to the public.
Ellen Eagle lives and works in her New Jersey home studio where she creates portraits in natural light. Her pastel paintings are represented by Forum Gallery in New York. She has had four solo exhibitions, and her work is exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and China. Eagle’s paintings and writings have been published in many books and journals, and her own book, “Pastel Painting Atelier,” was published in 2013 to an outpouring of critical acclaim. Eagle teaches portrait painting in pastel at The Art Students League of New York as well as workshops throughout the United States and abroad.
“I create my portraits over a series of sittings with my model,” Eagle said. “I work slowly and meditatively, observing his or her structure, flesh tones, and mood with affection and respect. Pastel is the perfect medium for me. Not having to mix color on a palette, I reach for my sticks of color with spontaneity the moment I observe the colors in my sitter. Yet using a light touch, I build my layers slowly as my perceptions deepen.”
“Her subject is the human figure created with a sensitive layering and weaving of color,” said SUU art professor Eric A. Brown. “The beautiful color palette in her portraiture has hues that delight and surprise but still remaining true to the sitter. Eagle’s use of color will be a revelation to pastel artists and careful observers.”
“Pastel has enraptured artists for centuries, yet it is relatively misunderstood by the general population,” Eagle said. “I am very excited to share my love of pastels’ unique qualities with the artists at Southern Utah University.”
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