Elisabeth Barnett
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Elisabeth Barnett is an oil painter who lives in the Hudson Valley in New York State. She draws her inspiration from the landscape in her plein air painting and in the studio when the weather is challenging. She also enjoys depicting people in their environments and flowers, fruit, and random objects in her still lifes.
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Elisabeth Barnett grew up in New Paltz, NY and then lived in many other places in the US and elsewhere before settling in Rhinebeck, NY in 2006. She identifies as a plein-air oil painter but also engages other subject matter at times, aiming for a sweet spot between realism and abstraction.
Her painting allows her to deeply connect with the natural world, and she seeks to capture images with resonance or beauty. When possible, she paints outdoors but is also happy painting in the studio inspired by photographs. More recently, she is having fun depicting people and their lives.
Barnett was never formally trained as an artist but has studied with a number of highly-regarded artists including, James Coe, John MacDonald, Margaret Dyer, David Lussier, Dan Graziano, and Richard Lisle. She has shown her work in juried and member galleries and shows throughout the Hudson Valley.
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In the Kitchen, oil on panel, 8 x 10 in.
Jenny's Woods, oil on panel, 9 x 12 in.
Flowers and Fruit #2, oil on panel, 10 x 20 in.
Cape Cod Morning, oil on panel, 9 x 12 in.
Skytop View, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in.
Poolside, oil on panel, 12 x 16 in.
Frankie the Cat, oil on panel, 9 x 12 in.
Laundry Day, oil on panel, 16 x 20 in.
Anemones with Blue Vase, oil on panel, 12 x 16 in.
Olana View in Winter
Rose Hill Barns in the Fall
Summer at the Shore - Oregon Coast, oil on panel, 12 x 18 in.
Red Anemones, oil on panel, 8 x 10 in.
Dancer 1, oil on panel, 9 x 12 in.
Mexican Flowers, oil on canvas paper, 12 x 16 in.
Sinterklass 1, oil on panel, 12 x 16 in.
Rondout Creek, oil on panel, 9 x 12 in.
Ashokan Evening, oil on canvas, 12 x16 in.
Mill Road Haying Season, oil on panel, 12 x16 in.
Greenville Pond in Fall, oil on panel, 10 x 20 in.
Lady Ironing, oil on panel, 12 x 16 in.
House on the Pond, oil on canvas, 11 x14 in.