About the Artist

~ Painting is what I love and have practiced most of my life ~

4 Brook Drive, Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 651-8836

Catherine M. Elliott is a contemporary artist and teacher, whose work is evocative of the American Impressionistic Style of painting. Her work explores atmospheric and lighting conditions portraying the subject’s quality. To capture a moment of time and place by use of color and form to invoke the viewer to intimately see the sublime is evident in her paintings. Ms. Elliott has created numerous commissioned pieces, both commercial and private. She is an elected member of the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, Connecticut, a legacy left by nineteenth century artists, and is today a showcase of notable artists.

An elected member of both the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme since 1989 in Connecticut and the Connecticut Plein Aire Painter’s Society, Catherine revels in the challenge to create works of art that hold on to an hour or a season and magnify its wonder and peace. Each of her paintings seeks to convey the fleeting effects of sunlight and atmosphere.

An active teacher and exhibitor, Catherine has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants including:

Artist in Resident, Cill Railaig, Ireland
The Salmagundi Club Fellowship grant
Cover Artist for the 2004 Connecticut Boater’s Guide

Harvard Arnold Arboretum Selection for Endangered Plants
Farmington River Watershed Association Poster Artist
Illustrator of “Old Swell Little Wave” by Jim Ballard
And featured in numerous magazines and news articles

The artist is currently represented by:

The Florence Griswold museum gift shop, Old Lyme CT. Petrini Gallery, Hartford / Avon, CT
PS Gallery, Litchfield, CT
The Hill Stead Museum gift shop, Farmington CT
The Red House Gallery, Salem CT
Fourteen India Gallery,Nantucket MA
Harvest Café, Simsbury CT

TEACHING / WORKSHOPS:

Faculty – Staff, West Hartford Art League, CT
Dillman’s instructor WI.
Artist in Residence Programs
Public Workshops and Art Demonstrations
Painting Instructor – Group & Individual
Ireland Painting Workshop Instructor
Art Show Juror

AWARDS / GRANTS:

Artist in Resident, Cill Railaig Irealnd
The Salmagundi Club, Fellowship Grant
Connecticut Boater’s Guide 2004 Cover Artist
American Artist Magazine – April 2004 & March 2001Opulence Magazine – Holiday Edition 2001
Harvard Arnold Arboretum Selection for Endangered Plants
Farmington River Watershed Association Poster Artist
Illustrator of ‘’Old Swell,.Little Wave’’ by Jim Ballard

COLLECTIONS:

Mr. and Mrs. William O’Neil, Former Governor of Connecticut
Aetna Inc., Home Office, Hartford, CT
P. Wasserman, Connecticut State Representative
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London,CT.
New England Card Company, Owners of Eight Copyrights
The Patient Care Tower, Commissioned Art Collection
Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT
Bay State Memorial Hospital, Springfield, MA

MEMBER:

Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT (Elected)
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
Art Association, Washington,CT
CT Plein Aire Painters Society(elected)
New Britain Museum of Art

Catherine M. Elliott currently has a studio/gallery in Simsbury, Connecticut. For over 30 years she’s painted in the Impressionist style and has been plein air painting since high school. Her work as a contemporary artist is evocative of the American Impressionistic style of painting. The wonder of these works are in its fresh liberation of color and light offering the viewer a sense of awe and peace. The paintings explore atmospheric conditions capturing a moment in time and place invoking the viewer to intimately see the sublime.

The artist’s paintings hang in homes and galleries across the world and she has created numerous commission pieces for both commercial and private buyers.

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