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gallery 3 - emotional landscapes

In 1997, Elliott felt compelled to start writing stories as a means of understanding her sister’s death.  Her writing contained many dramatic scenes that she soon wanted to realize visually.  She began to make small, figurative paintings of these intense moments from her life and, eventually, from the lives of others.  She would often start with a picture in a newspaper, book or magazine, sometimes her own or other people’s family photos.  She refers to them as “interior landscapes.”  She says, “I endeavor to reveal the dark side of beauty and the beautiful side of darkness.”