Beside Quiet Waters Print

I began this painting en plein air during the Corona virus outbreak. Though some changes were made towards social distancing, we had not yet begun the sheltering within policies. Still there was much anxiety over the unknowns. As a plein air painter, I could still continue my work in solitude at this private location. Painting with the hum of the brook for several hours, it was an welcome relief from the news, noise, and worries over our current situation. Named, "Beside Quiet Waters" not only places the viewer where I painted, but also references Psalm 23 Elo Wobig is an award winning landscape painter whose work is characterized by vivid color and calligraphic brush strokes of complex scenes. Most of her paintings originate en plein air from locations across the Pacific NW. Her primary goal is to capture distinct features so that the audience might recognize the time and place. In doing so, she invites the viewer to envision the beauty she finds in ordinary places. She employs a full palette of color and textures in her oil paintings. She is a signature member of The American Impressionist Society. Her works are collected by The Maryhill Museum of Art and The Museum of the Oregon Territory.