Ela Steel - Lowbrow Art and Pop Surrealism » Painting

In Progress

Ela — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:29:13 +0000

I told her she could have hands but only if she behaved. (Coming along slowly.)

Did the sketch for this about a year ago. Nice to see her in colour.

BIG Pendants

Ela — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:58:24 +0000

So I made a few BIG pendants last week. These ones are all one of a kind because you’ll actually be wearing the original watercolor illustration around yer neck. I’m having fun doing the little teensy paintings. I haven’t worked this small probably since I stopped doing ACEOs a couple of years ago.

Something To Hold Onto Pendant

Ela — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:42:43 +0000

I just added a couple more pendants to my Etsy Shop, including this one.

I remember this being an especially fun/interesting painting to do because I was trying out a new (to me) technique with acrylics. It was built up slowly over many glaze layers. I think it was about 25 layers in total. I actually haven’t done another acrylic painting like it.

Anyway, I like how this pendant turned out. I think the dark blue necklace (instead of black) compliments it nicely.

Here’s a quick video of the painting’s progression!

On eBay!

Ela — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:56:27 +0000

Lemon-Lime Ladybug
4″ x 4″
Acrylic and Ink on Vintage Wallpaper

On eBay now!!

Kristen’s Portrait

Ela — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:03:15 +0000

This is the latest in my series of small portraits. It’s approximately 8.5″ x 11″ – mixed media on hardboard.

If you’re interested in modeling for this series make sure you get in touch with me! You don’t have to be a professional model and I welcome all shapes and sizes.

Kristen paints some pretty great stuff herself. You should swing by her website and take a look.

She also posted a video up on YouTube when she received her portrait in the mail. Check it out below:

Farm Fresh

Ela — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:19:51 +0000

New painting: Farm Fresh.

24″ x 24″

Oil & collage on canvas.

New Portrait

Ela — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:46:34 +0000

Rachel

11″ x 8″

Oil & Acrylic on Hardboard

More info here

I’ve been enjoying the portraits and I think I’m going to expand out their themes a bit more but maintain the same feel. If you’re interested in having your portrait painted in this style make sure to get in touch with me and let me know.

New Painting – Constricted

Ela — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:04:14 +0000

Got around to photographing this painting today. It’s part of the Morphology series. It’s a 12″ x 12″ canvas. Mixed media (collage, oils.) I have a few more from the series in progress. A suspension worm-girl among them. She’ll probably be finished before the rest.

I stretched a 38″ x 30″ canvas today so I hope to get started on that soon as well. Most likely it will be part of the series.

I can feel ideas churning in my gut, so by tomorrow I should have a finished preliminary drawing and be able to start on the base collage.

Basically I just hope to get some sleep tonight. I like the creative energy and everything, but it tends to keep me awake if I don’t submit to its will immediately. You know in Audition when the woman pokes the needles into the guy’s eyes? It’s something like that.