Elena Pope

I was not always clear about what my art should be. But then, the pandemic struck and like in many of us, things shifted. I stopped trying to make something. I discovered that I am an intuitive painter. That I need to let my right part of my brain direct the strokes at the beginning and respond layer by layer until the painting becomes the story that needed to be shared…sometimes troubled and messy, occasionally light and bubbly. I see my canvases as projections of my constantly changing inner landscape. Now I create vibrant, bold, mixed media paintings that evoke emotion. I love the versatility and boundless freedom that acrylics can offer. Various marks, textile and collage materials peer through the layers adding depth and character to the unfolding stories.

While art making is a selfish act, I believe art sharing is essential, because of its universality, transcending languages, cultures, and trends. And today, more than ever, we need art to sustain, to heal, to connect, to escape…