Ellen Pliskin

I am an artist who uses layers of color to suggest real objects and places.  Whether it is a watercolor painting or a silk aquatint monoprint,  the areas of color flow into each other and flood the entire sheet of paper.  With the silk aquatint monoprint, I apply other media, such as watercolor and colored pencils as another layer.  This embellishment lets me explore the texture more deeply and allows me to achieve a richer look in the final work.  This process culminates in a richer experience for both the artist and the viewer.  Things of beauty are always in our wake so when a subject moves me, I respond to it as a way of preserving a moment in time.

Ellen Pliskin is a native of New York City, studied Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts, and received degrees from Hunter College CUNY, and Fordham University.  Pliskin has shown extensively in the United States and as part of the United States Department of State, Art in Embassies Program, her works have been exhibited at United State Embassies in Turkmenistan, Gabon,Tanzania, Paraguay and Burkino-Fasso.  Currently, her works are on view in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.  Her works are in the permanent collections of Pfizer, The United States Department of State, HIP NY,  The University of New Mexico and The Federal Reserve Board Washington D.C.  She maintains studios in New York City and Cheshire, Connecticut.