"Blue Wave II at Coppermine Point" 3 by 5 feet, Acrylic


Recent TV (Shaw) video about my "Spirit of Here" art show ( current until December 15, 2013) at the Art Gallery of Algoma.  Thank-you Ann.
You are welcome to visit my studio and retreat center 80 kilometers north of Sault Saint Marie, on Lake Superior. Also, e-mail  to see additional works.

“With her large scale fine paintings and her comprehensive collection of prints, Ellen Van Laar represents the spirit and landscape of the stark north shore of Lake Superior.

 

Like the European fin de siècle symbolists and post-impressionists from whom her aesthetic is largely derived, Ellen rebels against the constraints of naturalism and establishes a more equitable and independent relationship between art and nature. She shifts her emphasis away from similitude-the imitation of natural effects-towards the expression of feeling for her subject. Her large-scale canvases usually have heavy impasto and bright colors and are boldly summarized with attention drawn to surface patterning. She is looking for new and different ways to portray the beauty of the landscapes, often including native symbolism.”      Christiane Husemann

 

Lake Superior Provincial Park, Pukaskwa Nat’l Park, Great Lakes Research Center, Algoma Univerity, SSM Ontario Arts Council Hallway, Alberta House in SSM Michigan, and many other public places and tourist shops have permanent displays and/or sales of Ellen Van Laar paintings.