Elizabeth Popham recently circled back to the visual arts after a career as a university teacher. She works primarily in acrylics – sometimes combined with pen and ink – and photographic decoupage. The inspiration for many of her paintings comes from en plein air outings and long walks with her trusty Canon Rebel T7i.
Looking out to the horizon in this beautiful natural environment, so full of lakes and waterways, forests and farms, is a gift to any artist. But, although many of her painting are landscapes or street scenes, Beth enjoys shifting focus to the beauty that resides along the edge of the trail, remembering William Blake’s hope that we not lose the ability “to see Heaven in a wildflower, and eternity in a grain of sand.” Whether in botanical studies, portraiture and life drawing, or landscapes, Beth is drawn to the elegance of shape and line. Her favourite subjects could be called “micro-landscapes” or “natural abstracts
Looking out to the horizon in this beautiful natural environment, so full of lakes and waterways, forests and farms, is a gift to any artist. But, although many of her painting are landscapes or street scenes, Beth enjoys shifting focus to the beauty that resides along the edge of the trail, remembering William Blake’s hope that we not lose the ability “to see Heaven in a wildflower, and eternity in a grain of sand.” Whether in botanical studies, portraiture and life drawing, or landscapes, Beth is drawn to the elegance of shape and line. Her favourite subjects could be called “micro-landscapes” or “natural abstracts
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Bladder Campion, Acrylic, 11x14
Burr oak "the beginning", Acrylics, 12x12
Irises, Photograph, 11x14
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High Bush Blueberries, Acrylic, 16x12
Van Gogh In The North Woods, Acrylic, 18x24
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Hastings Waterfront, Acrylic, 12x24
