Piece description from the artist
I came upon this monk at a Tibetan festival in Berkeley, CA. I snapped his photo and in the picture he was very sad and morose looking. As I painted him, however, his expression altered to one of serenity and joy and that became the subject of the painting.
Ellen Dreibelbis is attracted to everything from the cracks in the sidewalk to 14th century Russian icons. Because she loves to paint people of all races, the San Francisco Bay Area's rich, ethnic mix has been deeply inspiring for her. Ellen paints people because she believes that within the human figure lies a universal quality of oneness, something we can all recognize and resonate with. As Ellen goes about her daily activities she takes note of faces that fascinate her, taking care to remember details such as the particular way light falls across a person's head.
Ellen currently resides in Oakland, California, and her work has been featured in several museum and gallery shows.
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