Elisabeth Sommerville

Elisabeth Sommerville graduated from the Alberta College of Art in 1963, excelling at
drawing. She moved to Vancouver and after a successful career in graphic design, she
studied printmaking and found traditional stone lithography was an excellent method of using her drawing skills. Elisabeth has painted with egg tempera and began using coloured pencils as a medium to render artworks with the detail and subtle shading that only drawing can produce. Elisabeth’s Métis heritage has influenced her choice of nature and birds as subject matter. She has SFCA Signature Status with the Federation of Canadian Artists and is an elected member of the Society of Canadian artists. She was recently accepted into the world wide Artists for Conservation. Her work is in collections in Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and U.S.A.