my studio

How would you define a real studio? I think it should be a unique space and as individual as the artist who occupies it.

An integral part of my dream studio is the view. North facing windows, critical for their true light, open toward the hills. The southern windows look down the lane toward the creek. Often, on a gentle morning such as this, a soft mist rises in the meadow, turns the sun's first rays to gold and throws the warming light of inspiration across the studio floor. When, at last I turn away from the magnificent scene and look around inside, there is color. Color everywhere. Color in boxes of paints, pastels and pencils. Color in papers stacked on the table and sliding off onto the floor. Color in the finished works and in the works in progress. My dream studio is filled with light and color.

Buttons
& backgrounds

art papers, stripes, dots checks, etc.

arts and crafts
for sale

papercrafts, cloth dolls, odds 'n' ends

Please read the fine print:

This is your virtual grandma's place and we operate on the honor system. We'll just assume you're aware of the proper etiquette from visiting other art / graphic sites and treat you accordingly. We sincerely hope you will enjoy the art we offer throughout the nanaellen.com Web Site. All stories & drawings shown here are originals - by Ellen Lebsock - unless otherwise noted, protected under International Copyright Laws. These items may not be reproduced, stored, offered for sale, or altered in any way without my written permission.

The *FREE* images are Link ware

The only cost for an image, button, or background you find here is a link from your web site back to nanaellencom. A text link is perfectly acceptable, or you may want to choose the transparent stamp below.

It has always been my heart's desire to paint recognizable faces. Still working on it, but getting closer to the goal.

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Oh... by the way, in addition to free graphics, you'll find children's stories and lots of other stuff at nanaellencom. We cordially invite you to visit our other pages. see the site map Thanks for your honesty!

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Time is -
Too Slow for those who Wait,
Too Swift for those who Fear,
Too Long for those who Grieve,
Too Short for those who Rejoice;
But for those who Love,
Time is Eternity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Van Dyke

"Self-reliance is the best capital in the world. Self-depreciation is a crime." Orison Swett Marden - 1908

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Mark Twain

I never feel age.
If you have creative work,
you don't have age or time.
Louise Nevelson

It's up on the second floor of the cottage. The window looks out from under the eves, and is shaded by the old apple tree. I think perhaps all serious artists dream of working in a real studio. I certainly did until we moved to the cottage.

Framed oil paintings abound - in stacks, hanging, and leaning against the chairs. Watercolors are drying, tacked on the walls and laying about on any available flat surface. Desks, tables and shelves are covered with the wonderful clutter necessary to an artist's work. Cups and glasses, pots and tin cans hold pencils, brushes, odds and ends. The place smells pungently of turpentine, linseed oil, and old books. This is where I imagine, dream, work and play.

Visitors are welcomed here with pleasure. Sometimes they'll fall in love with a particular work. When they do, they are encouraged to take it home and make it a part of their life. Sometimes we carry our works over to Holiday Village and hang them in one of the shops. Other times we place a work in the Village Art Gallery. I believe art to be most worthwhile when it brings joy not only to the artist, but also to the beholder.

Please, won't you spend some time looking around? If you find something you love, feel free to take it home and make it a part of your life. One of the most pleasant things about being an artist (for me, anyway) is seeing your work through someone else's eyes. There are now quite a number of web authors displaying my art and I want to thank them, one and all. It's a real joy to have someone write to me to say thanks.

Thank you for coming. Drop back by whenever you can and have fun while you're here.

Hugs and cookies,

Every child is an artist. The problem is
how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Pablo Picasso

Original watercolors • faces

God says..

original watercolors • landscapes & flowers

Nature Studies

Some of the most delightful hours around here are spent wandering the creek banks, with camera in hand, searching for inspiration to produce new watercolor paintings. It's not unusual for friends and neighbors to end up taking home something they've found tacked to the studio wall for drying. Since you're also a visitor to our studio... we drew some special stuff we thought maybe you would enjoy taking home with you.

	click a thumbnail to see the sets in another window A Frosty Fall Day with my feathered friends. An art paper background, welcoming corner image and a CSS layout. Seven snowflakes can be infinitely resized.
	Summer Twilight Time I love that moment just before full darkness when the night moths flutter to the lamps and the little owl who lives in the oak across the lane calls plaintively to announce her presense. Such a sense of peace!
	Autumn Morning in a Dark Wood - Art paper background, three types of matching buttons, and a roll-over menu code.
	The Oak Tree a series of Oak Leaf Graphics, a brocade background, a story and some other stuff.
	Johnny Jump-ups This set is a bit of a departure from my traditional watercolor or pencil art and a step into the age of technology - digital photos and scanned images
	Simply Sunflowers I have been asked if all my work is "artsy". Not necessarily. I do jobs for all types and so my work is pretty flexible. Here's a very modern, sleek and simple set you might like.
	Apple Basket Apple background, buttons, a printable Apple Shopping List!
	Vegetable Harvest Green Peppers, carrots, 'matoes, onions and mushrooms. A cute kitchen page idea and a printable Veggie Shopping List
Lilac Hearts	Doodles I love to doodle. You'll find them in the margins of my books. on note cards and wherever I've been chatting on the phone or IM. Here are a few that make pretty good graphics.
Clinging Ivy Hearts	original Note Cards Some of our doodles have been turned into note cards you can purchase HERE