new places, new "faces"-

( face series, linen on canvas, M.Elliott 2012)

"hats off"

hAts oFF to a nEw yeAr!

("hat lady series", acrylic on canvas,2012)

MeRRy ChRISTmas-

("Exhale", acrylic on canvas, 2011)

wishing all a very MeRRy ChRISTmas!

-M.ELLIOTT

18 days remaining,

. . . and I am NOT referring to shopping days until Christmas.

There are 18 days remaining in 2011, which means, it is

not too late to finish out your intentions for this year!

It is hard to believe the new year is upon us as I consider

the joYs and challenges this year has brought.

My number 1 intention for 2011 was to help those suffering;

this was not something that sprung from me, but sprung out of

my own painful ordeal with a brown recluse spider bite in the earlier

part of the year. I am so grateful to have had insurance

at the time of my spider bite, and realize

what a gift that was to me!

My heart became filled with compassion and the desire to

extend that gift to others, which is how I got involved with

Bridges to Care Plus.

BTC Plus provides speciality care for Nashville's uninsured,

with over 1,000 physicians volunteering their time and services.

Side-by-side, I worked with BTC Plus to design a T-shirt

that will bring awareness to the organization and

help provide fundingto those in need of its services.

To find out more about this project click here!

NashvilleArts Magazine: M.Elliott/A Self-Portrait

What an amazing and unexpected interview from the

NashvilleArts Magazine!

A HUGE thank you to Editor in Chief -Paul Polycarpou, Writer -Joe Pagetta, and Photographer -Hunter Armistead!!

December 2011 issue

For artist Margaret Elliott, life is like a squiggly line. “I think it’s a little unexpected,” she says of her signature decorative accoutrement, which tends to appear via a drag of a thin brush on the majority of her paintings. It’s a warm, early fall day in Nashville, and Elliott, sipping an iced Americano on the patio of the Frothy Monkey in the 12 South Neighborhood, is offering up a little of her artistic—and life—philosophy.

“If you translate that into life, we think that things should be ‘this way’—you have to have a plan—but then for whatever reason, life takes different turns, and there’s something unexpected, and I like that. It’s more about the process than getting there sometimes.”

Click here to continue reading the full article!

happy thanks(ful)giving-

what a wonderful time of year to meditate on

thankfulness and GRATITUDE

(acrylic on canvas, M.ELLIOTT, 2011)

. . .

this time last year i was struggling emotionally and physically through the trauma of a brown recluse spider bite, resigned to spending another day recouping after yet another surgery(!) rather than joining family for fellowship and the usual clamor of pots, pans, and china coming together in a fantastic feast. this year, i will be fulfilling one of my 2011 New Year's Intentions, by participating in the now legendary BLVD BOLT.

GRATITUDE

(*like i said, 3 surgeries in 3 months, will make you grateful for your two legs and the mobility that those two legs provide

. . . i plan to RUN a road race in gratitude and thanksgiving for the mobility that i have been re-given!)

(*Since 1994, the Boulevard Bolt has grown from 2,500 participants to over 8,700 participants in 2010. Today, the Boulevard Bolt ranks among the largest 5-mile races in the country. More importantly, it has donated $1.6 million to the homeless community in Nashville.)

Expressions of Emotion-

Margaret Elliot Art: Expressions of Emotion

The first time I saw one of Margaret Elliot's paintings I was immediately drawn to it. I don't know if it was the colors or the line drawing, but it was full of energy, life and nothing like I'd ever seen.

Since then I've always been a huge fan of hers and in 2010 we finally met while we were both in The Harding Art Show. It was an honor to show our work together just a few booths apart. One thing is for sure, her paintings were flying off the wall.

She has also had quite a lot of success in Nashville getting the attention of Music City's largest collectors. She sells her work among Nashville's most popular painters and just recently became a featured artist at the prestigious Nina Kuzina Fine Art gallery at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel.

Today I'm featuring her beautiful music inspired work, but don't be fooled, she paints sailboats, sheep, cows, fish, portraits, chairs, flowers and pretty much anything that inspires her. So please enjoy her art, as I know you will and check out her website for more paintings and information. She frequently shows at Middle Tennessee's largest art events, so keep an eye out for her, say hello and buy a painting -- it will be a great investment!

A BIG thank you to Beth Inglish (an equally talented visual and musical artist) for her kind remarks about my artwork! Check out her great 'work' by following this link to her "NASHVILLE's MUSIC AND ART" blog!!