Watts, Elaine

Dreaming, Encaustic, 13 1/2" x 11 1/2" - $295.00

Tello's Lotus, Watercolour, 24” x 30” - $450.00

Elaine Watts is a Summerland watercolourist and printmaker with two homelands - Australia and Canada. She spends the summer in both places, intent on capturing only one snow scene a year for her annual calendar. Although the effects of light on snow are beautiful, she prefers landscapes which include light and reflections on water, as well as the movement of surf onto sand, and the majesty of mountains and skies. She is never far from the beauty of nature and wide open spaces in either country. Elaine takes inspiration from a wide range of artists, including the French Impressionists, Australian and Canadian landscape artists of the early 20th century, along with J. M. W. Turner and Georgia O’Keeffe. Watercolour landscapes are her first love. She is also playing with encaustic (beeswax), ink and colour, with printmaking, and with portraits, figures, still life and interior images. She loves beautiful things that are also functional—including calendars, note & sketch books, fridge magnets & lists, pottery, and bags. Through her work she intends to inspire fun & magic for any creative spirits out there. Elaine has exhibited in Melbourne and Sydney, while maintaining a strong presence in Canada. In 2007 her painting “Belcarra Bronze” won the people’s top vote at the Port Moody Art Centre and was made into a wine label for Domaine de Chaberton winery. She has paintings in private collections in Canada, Australia, the U.S. and Europe. Her studio in Summerland is open by arrangement or by chance.