Ellen Globokar

Chevy Chase, MD, United States

I spend a lot of time thinking about the piece I want to create: the palette, mood, movement, and feeling I want to evoke. My inspiration comes from nature, particularly the colors and atmosphere of the seashore as well as landscapes. I begin by tinting Japanese paper with water-based dyes and acrylics, adjusting the hue and tone, until I find the right combination. In order to achieve different textures and depths, I arrange pieces of varying thickness and shapes, adding a touch of metallic paint for a shimmering effect, where needed. Sometimes I put down each piece carefully like a puzzle, having planned much of the design ahead of time, but I will just as often work instinctively, responding to the last piece of paper I put on the canvas. For me art is a meditative process, a search for calm and beauty I discover in the soft pinkish tones of a marine sunset, the gentle lull of a water lily, the contemplative solitude of a summer afternoon.

Showing 1–6 of 21 results

Huwak’a 1, 2023

Collage on canvas

36" x 24"

$4350

12" x 12" each

Huwak’a 2, 2023

Collage on canvas

24" x 36"

$4350

12" x 12" each

A Sea Change, 2022

Collage on canvas

30" x 24"

$4050

Rock Me on the Water, 2022

Collage on canvas

48" x 36"

$5400

Calico Skies, 2022

Collage on canvas

30" x 24"

$4050

Here Today, 2022

Collage on canvas

24" x 30"

$4050

Delight Is As The Flight, 2022

Collage on canvas

30" x 40"

$4800

Drift Away, 2022

Collage on canvas

30" x 40"

$4800

Water Music, 2022

Collage on canvas

30" x 24"

$4050

Across Town, 2017

Collage on canvas

48" x 36"

$5400

Crazeology, 2021

Collage on canvas

40" x 30"

$4800

Equatorial, 2021

Collage on canvas

36" x 24"

$4350

My Last Year’s Friends Together, 2021

Collage on canvas

24" x 36"

$4350

River Rock, 2017

Collage on canvas

40" x 30"

$4800

Ocean Blue, 2019

Collage on canvas

40" x 30"

$4800

Slow Blues, 2020

Collage on canvas

24" x 30"

$4050

Something to Crow About, 2021

Collage on canvas

24" x 30"

$4050

Upstream, 2017

Collage on canvas

36" x 24"

$4350

Water Lilies, 2017

Collage on canvas

30" x 40"

$4800

Late September, 2019

Collage on canvas

30" x 40"

$4800