Elise Beattie

Elise Meredith Beattie was born and educated in New York City. Beattie is a nationally recognized award winning artist & instructor. She is also a well known advocate of arts education and creative thought.
Elise's art is influenced by her imagination, but in her work she likes to step beyond the reality of what is seen preferring to paint her feelings. The artist call this process: painting with her mind’s eye. Beattie's goal is to allow her emotions to mix with inspiration and create a fusion of representation and abstraction.
Using numerous layers of poured watercolor and acrylics she creates cloaks of mystery; continuously redirecting her interpretation of reality. Eventually Beattie's feelings, pours and the patterns created, transform her imagination to become a painting inspired by passion’s gift.
Beattie exhibits regularly at many national and international art shows. The artist's numerous accomplishments include being the recipient of a Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Foundation Grant for a solo exhibit called (Short Stories from the road less traveled ...)in New York City. The artist's work has been honored with numerous awards.
Elise is a signature member of the National Association of Women A...

SKIDMORE COLLEGE- Saratoga, Springs , N.Y.
Major: Fine arts/ Fashion Design
BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE - Bellingham, Wa.-Computer graphics & web design
KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Puhi, Hi.
Advanced Photography w/ John Shklov
Oriental Brush Stroke w/ Waihang Lai
CONTINUING EDUCATION : WORKSHOPS
2010 “EAST MEETS WEST” Master class w/ Cheng Khee Chee –AWS, D.F, NWS,TWSA
2008 WATER MEDIA MASTER CLASS with Harold Gregor- PH.D, professor emeritus Illinois State University
2003 SYMBOLISM IN WATER MEDIA w/ Virginia Cobb-AWS
2001 MASTER CLASS IN SURREALISM w/ Glen Bradshaw
1998 MASTER CLASS IN WATER COLORS W/ Katherine Chang Liu -AWS,NWS
1997 POURING LUMINOUS COLORS W/ JEAN GRASTORF-AWS & NWS
1995 STRUCTURE AND DESIGN IN PAINTING W/ Milford Zornes
1986 & 85 ADVANCED WATER COLOR TECHNIQUES W/ Timothy Clarke - FIGURE DRAWING W/ Carol Bennett - Los Angeles, Ca.
PAPER MAKING W/ Marcia Morse -Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa, Hi.
CONSERVATION MATTING & FRAMING W/ Diane Ferry -Hi.

Selected Exhibitions, awards and accomplishments
2024 2nd annual Northwest landscape Exhibitions at the Gonzaga University_ Judnt Museum, Spokane, WA
2024 Spokane Watercolor Society National juried exhibition at the Museum of Art and Culture , Spokane, WA
2024 "Celebrating Women who tell our stories"at the Vanda Gallery, New Rochelle, NY
2023 Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors
2023 NAWA Annual Members exhibit, NYC
2023 Lifting the veil _ New Moon Gallery, Spokane, WA
2023 Avenue West Gallery- Invited guest artist exhibit
2023 Manhattan Arts International-Healing power of arts
2020 National association of women artists - member's exhibit
2020 National Arts Exhibition – Visual Arts Center of Punta Gorda, Fl.
2020 Southern Water Color Society annual juried exhibition -
2020 "Jazzy" a juried exhibition sponsored by National Association of Women Artists @ the Hackensack performing arts center
2019 "Hu-Man- Ize" a special exhibition of the National Associ-ation of Women Artists/ MA on exhibit at the John Joseph Moakly Federal Court House- Boston , MA
2019 Special recognition award - NorthWest watercolor Society signature member's exhibition
2019 NAWA “ Women Celebrating creativity” on line exhibit
2014 Published ...