While growing up, creativity and art-making was always encouraged. However, making a living as an artist was not, so Elizabeth pursued a career in the publishing world. There were opportunities to illustrate for the magazines that employed her, and she enjoyed occasional paint-outs and drawing classes. But it wasn't until Autumn of 2014 that she found the time and energy to focus consistently on art-making. With a small set of pastels, Elizabeth sampled a Plein Aire painting class at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and was encouraged to explore further.

She has practiced figure study at the Art Students League of Denver, a plein air course with Doug Dawson, and attended workshops by Jeannette Stutzman, Desmond O'Hagan, Lorenzo Chavez and Alain Picard. She's a current member of the studio group, Art on Monaco, led by mentor, Evelyn Valdez Martinez, herself a student of Richard Schmid and the Art Students League.

Shows and Awards

Dec 2015 Colorado Springs Art Guild’s Autumn Glances juried show—

Special Award from Canson Paper

Jan 2016 Resolutions show at Rocky Mtn College of Art & Design

Associations

Pastel Society of Colorado

Park Hill Art Club

Plein Air Artists Colorado

Plein Air Painters of New Mexico

Arizona Pastel Artists Association

Piedmont Pastel Society

Education

University of New Hampshire—Art Major

Metropolitan State College of Denver—BA in Applied Art