ELLI TENNANT IS AN ARTIST WHO CREATES PAINTINGS AND CERAMICS. BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON, TX, SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR COLOR AND 3-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS AS LONG AS SHE CAN REMEMBER. ELLI ATTENDED TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, GRADUATING WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN STUDIO ART. SHE ALSO STUDIED ABROAD IN FLORENCE, ITALY AND ATTENDED SACI: SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN. WHILE ABROAD, SHE CONTINUED TO STUDY AND MASTER PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND ART RESTORATION.
INSPIRED BY LIGHT, MOVEMENT, MOMENTS IN TIME AND THE HUMAN FIGURE; EACH SUBJECT IS TAKEN FROM HER OWN EXPERIENCES WHILE TRAVELING OR DAILY LIFE. HER WORK IS PAINTED IN AN EXPRESSIVE WAY, CREATING A BALANCE BETWEEN THE REAL IMAGE AND HER OWN LOOSE INTERPRETATION. THE ARTISTS’ ABSTRACTS ARE A WAY FOR HER TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, PLAY WITH TEXTURE AND EXPERIMENT WITH SURPRISING COLOR COMBINATIONS. ELLI RESIDES IN HOUSTON, TX WITH HER FAMILY AND TWO DOGS.
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