Artist at Work Session with Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Painter


Artist Statement For me, the unknowns of the process make for a journey of self-discovery and a more meaningful painting experience.                 – Edward Corbett As a contemporary painter, I am interested in interpreting subject and emotion in an abstract, intuitive way.  The process, daring paint application, color, texture, and the element of discovery inspire me. In my process, I use materials instinctively.  This allows more freedom, more risk-taking.  As a painting evolves, I react to the dialogue between us. I do not search for the literal truth of subject; I seek an expressive, emotional reaction. Artist Bio Ellen Rolli earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.  In 2009, she completed a residency at the historic Fine Arts Work Center of Provincetown.  The recipient of many awards, Ellens paintings are held in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. and abroad. She exhibits her work in group and solo shows, most recently at Artlery160 in Bostons Financial District.  In 2016, she was honored to be juried into the National Association of Women Artists. Ellen maintains a full-time Gallery in the Cedar Park neighborhood of Melrose, Massachusetts. She is currently represented by the Powers Gallery of Acton, Huff Harrington Fine Art of Atlanta, and Art and Light Gallery of Greenville, South Carolina. We’d love to hear more about Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Painter.In 2009, after completing my Artist Residency in Provincetown, my work shifted form representational work to abstraction. So, for many years now, I am know for my abstract work. I consider myself a contemporary abstract painter, and as I express in my artists statement, “I do not search for the literal truth of a subject, I seek an expressive, emotional reaction.” On any given day, I might be working on a very large canvas, and the next day move to a small work on canvas or paper. I am always eager to talk about abstraction as an art form, and love when

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