Elizabeth Compton

Lives and works in Austin, TX, USA

Artist statement

Elizabeth Compton's Artist Statement I paint to express my wonder of the beauty around me. Nature and the environment have always spoken to me. Using oil paint on canvas, I seek to convey the sense of open space, big sky, and flowing water which I have come to love in each of the places I have lived. From the golden rolling hills of California to the subtle beauty of the Texas Hill Country, I have studied and reimagined landscapes throughout my career as a practicing painter. Vibrant colors and bold compositions are my chosen visual language. Not completely abstract, yet not truly realistic either, my paintings are interpretations of actual views I have encountered and to which I feel a deep connection. I hope that viewers recognize the subject, but also see it in new, unexpected ways in each of my paintings, taking with them new insights about the beauty of the world in which we live.

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