Ellen Skidmore

(American, b. 1963)

Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1963, Skidmore and her family moved to Kentucky in 1981. Ellen Skidmore began painting at a small liberal arts college in Kentucky. Ellen graduated with a B. F. A. in Studio Art in 1988 from the University of Kentucky and continued on with her graduate studies there. As she continued to paint, her style developed into whimsical, design oriented, Matisse- like images. Her subject matter ranges from colorful female portraits filled with movement to equine portraits and landscapes.

Music is always an underlying theme in Ellen’s work. “The imagery of musical instruments is significant because of the unspeakable rich passion I hear from them. Elements of nature are also a common thread—flowers, trees, streams, etc. To me, the tiniest things in nature are very comforting in this big, ever-changing world. The figures are portrayed in the stick-like forms because I feel we are fragile, almost ephemeral. I seek harmony and depth in the color and formal space of the canvas- a feeling of both darkness and lightness.”

Skidmore’s work is now in extensive private collections across the United States and in Europe. She says, “I feel incredibly blessed to be able to paint, and I hope I will always reach inside to my spirit and become more honest.” Her work is also shown extensively at the Bonner David Gallery, in Scottsdale, Arizona and the Sacred Dancing Gallery, in Big Fork, Montana

Go Oil on Paper 26 x 20	Zenyatta, The Dancing Queen Oil on Canvas 6' x 7' sold	Love Oil on Board 30" x 33" sold	Environs oil on canvas 42" x 44"
Super Star Oil on Canvas 20" x 26"	Between Us Oil on Canvas 54 x 44 sold	Tulips Oil on Canvas 30 x 24 sold	Joyous Oil on Paper 6-1/2 x 5 sold
Breather Oil on Canvas 20 x 26 sold	Nightengirl's Dance Oil on Canvas 20 x 26 sold	Pony Club Oil on Canvas 20 x 30 sold	Rhythm Oil on Paper 6-1/2 x 5 sold
Topper Oil on Canvas 20 x 26 sold