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Elsie resides in Comox, B.C. surrounded by the majestic Comox Glacier, Goose Spit Regional Park, MacDonald Woods, Mack Lang Park and picturesque Comox Bay. Elsie has been painting and drawing for the past 25 years. Although primarily self-taught, she has attended workshops by Zolton Szabo, Harry Heine, David MacLagan, Joyce Kamikura, Gerrit Verstraete and Alan Wylie. Elsie also attended one of the Federation of Canadian Artists Salt Spring Island Seminars. She is an active member of the "F.C.A." and currently paints with the "Brushworks Painters" in Comox. A successful gallery owner for many years, Elsie has taught children's, adult's and senior citizen's painting classes - in her gallery, at night school and through recreation programmes. After selling the Lemon Tree Gallery, Elsie attended the Fine Arts programme at North Island College and studied under Brian Scott, Alan Burgess, David McLean and John Hooley. Since retirement, Elsie has continued to paint, mainly in watercolours. Her interest in pencil drawing has led her to printmaking - etching (intaglio), monotype and mono print and she finds these mediums both challenging and satisfying. Her work is in private collections in Canada, U.S.A., Europe and Japan. Locally her artwork has been shown in group shows at the Muir Gallery, Filberg Gallery, and Filberg Lodge and in juried shows on Vancouver Island and in Vancouver. |