Artist: Elaine Balsley

I love painting everything including still life, portraits, antique aircraft, and contemporary. I use many different mediums — pastel, graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor, with acrylic being my favorite. Composition is important. I strive to capture color, texture, shadow and light in my work. I inherited my mother’s love of art. I have studied under Ron Lee, a professional illustrator and fine artist who teaches at the Wind Art Gallery, Dayton, Ohio. I’m particularly inspired by the Impressionists, especially Monet, Degas, and Cassatt. They painted with feeling and expression . . . something I strive for in my work – I love to paint!

In addition to having studio space at the Cannery Art & Design Center, 434 W. Third Street, Dayton, Ohio, I am also a member of the Dayton Visual Arts Centre (DVAC), Art on Symmes (Fairfield, OH), the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (Osage Beach, MO), American Impressionist Society (Vero Beach, FL), not to mention the Worthington Area Art League! I was past president of The Brush & Palette Art Guild, Hillsboro, Ohio.

I am a published artist, and have been included in North Light Publishing’s recent book, Painter’s Quick Reference: Cats & Dogs. (http: //www.northlightbookclub.com/

Elaine Balsley

www.orchardviewstudio.com

www.canneryarts.com

(937) 987-9799

Expressive Art . . . in Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel, Colored Pencil & More!