taking flight

the new year is taking "flight"

as it has been some time since i last blogged,

(having a new baby will do that!)

i wanted to post a little new year inspiration along with 

the first paintings of the new year!

as these little birdies take flight from the studio

i am looking forward to seeing where

my "artistic flight" will soar this year...

  in my quiet reflection about the new year ahead

the word "persistence" keeps coming to mind...

sounds like a year of growth ahead!

in that case, i may be doing more flapping than soaring! :)

-M.ELLIOTT

music city notes

it's hard not to get swept away 

by floating sounds and notes

when you live and work in nashville.

the music influence is strong here, 

but lucky for everyone else 

the only public singing I do is on canvas!

(Music City Notes, 30"x40" 2014, M.ELLIOTT)

(detail, acrylic on canvas)

(*sourced image, the heart of downtown nashville music)

-M.ELLIOTT

metamorphosis

metamorphosis

:

a major change

the name 

for this painting seems appropriate in many ways.

this painting is one that has taken me longer than most, 

almost 6 months to complete!

it has been a stop and go process- sketching, painting,

color changes, stretches of work and periods of rest.

the process seems almost prophetic 

mirroring my life as a baby is grows in my belly, 

morphing and changing, 

days away from emerging as a beautiful butterfly!

(metamorphosis detail, M.ELLIOTT)

 (my inspiration board)

(if i were to choose an interior for this chair, this would be it!)

(metamorphosis, 24"x48", M.ELLIOTT)

Finishing Touches

every good bar tender knows that the

finishing touch makes a perfect drink!

-M.ELLIOTT

(Up With Olives, acrylic on canvas, M.ELLIOTT)

(Lemon Twist, acrylic on canvas, M.ELLIOTT)

www.margaretelliottart.com

New Representation/HiltonHead,SC

Camellia Art Gallery

i am thrilled to have my work available
in Hilton Head with Camellia Art!

what i love about this gallery is the owner, 

Adrienne Lively's approach to art:

"Everyone should own original art that moves them 

and beautifies their surroundings....Camellia Art seeks 

to make it [original art] accessible and fun for

people to discover and experience for themselves."

(Bug Series IV, acrylic on linen, M.ELLIOTT)

CAMELLIA ART GALLERY

1 office way

hilton head island, sc

843.785.3535

more BLT's

after all that painting,

i worked up an appetite for "BLT" goodness!

i came across this "BLT Pasta Salad" and scribbled it down, 

wish now that i could remember where it came from!

this salad is a light and fun twist to putting

"BLT" between two slices of bread

*note: i used "gomiti" shaped pasta that i had on hand, and

i added homemade croutons because i like the crunch!

(*yep, you can see my notation for what i had for dessert

with my "BLT Pasta Salad")

(my presentation of the "BLT Pasta Salad")

-M.ELLIOTT

in the kitchen

cooking up some paintings for the 

TOMATO ART FEST 

Friday, August 8th - Saturday, August 9th

-M.ELLIOTT

(BLT, 12"x12", acrylic on canvas, 2014)

(Sandwich Staples, 12"x12", 2014)

(Rabbit Food, 12"x12", 2014)

(Tomato Art Fest Parade, image provided by CNN.com)

(image by Daner)

Art Show hosted by

Art & Invention Gallery

1106 Woodland Street

Nashville, TN 37206

(East Nashville at 5 Points)

link to the Tomato Art Fest website, click here!

link to details about the Tomato Art Fest Art Show, click here!