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A lifelong student of painting, Pennsylvania native Elizabeth Breakell works alla prima primarily in oils and pastels. With a background in scientific and technical illustration Elizabeth has softened the edges of her subjects and infused them with light.
Studying with regional and national artists such as Christine Lafuente, Donna Cusano, Scott Noel, and others over the last fifteen years has rounded out Elizabeth's training. Her plein air landscapes capture the essence of a day whether a cornfield, a coastline or brightly blooming treeline. Stories unfold through her interior scenes, sunlight filtering through the sheers, blocks of light on the floor, the viewer is transported through her images.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo 2010 Dew Drop Inn, Swarthmore, Pa 2009 Sweet Potato Cafe & Bakery, Media, PA; New Orleans Scenes
Juried 2010 Delaware Valley Art League: "Sights and Scenes of the Delaware Valley" West Chester, Pa 2010 Philadelphia Sketch Club, The Art of the Flower 2010 Philadelphia Water Club, Newman Gallery, Works on Paper 2009 Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA; IN PERSON, A celebration of the human form 2007 New Jersey Pastel Painters Society, Marlton, NJ; 1st Annual Open Juried Exhibition
Invited 2010 Union City Grille: "Art on the Town", Wilmington Delaware 2010 Center for the Creative Arts, Yorklyn, DE; Local Color 2008 Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA; Dear Fleisher! 2008 Philadelphia Water Color Society 100th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper, McKinney & Long Galleries in Mitchell Hall, West Chester University 2005 Hardcastle Gallery, Centreville, DE; Donna Neithammer -Cusano – A touch of class
Awards 2008 Aurelius Renzetti Memorial Award,Fleisher Art Memorial 2008 Special Merit Award for two “a la Prima” paintings, Fleisher Art Memorial 2008 Honorable Mention, The Delaware Valley Art League - Penn Med Summer Show
Education Trained as a technical and scientific illustrator Attended Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Professional Affiliations Delaware Valley Art League Artists Equity Association Philadelphia Water Color Society Main Line Art Center Community Art Center Chester County Art Association Media Arts Council
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Elizabeth Breakell
Oil and Pastel Paintings
Media Pennsylvania
still life, landscapes, interiors, people and places
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