Ellen McCormick Martens

Bay Shore

These paintings revisit the shores of Green Bay, where water, sky, and memory merge. Layers of color and pattern evoke shifting light, wide horizons, and the quiet presence of the landscape. The series reflects both a personal geography and the enduring rhythm of nature’s edge.

Geometries of Perception

Abstract grid works where order and intuition meet. Repeating cells, dots, and pathways suggest maps, constellations, and neural lattices—the structure is felt rather than measured. Each painting invites slow looking as geometry loosens into memory and play.

Ogham Tree Alphabet Series

This series is inspired by the ancient Irish Ogham alphabet, where each letter is linked to a tree. Traditionally carved as marks on stone, these signs become a starting point for abstract paintings that weave in leaves, branches, and natural forms. The result is a visual dialogue between ancestral language and the living presence of trees, carrying the spirit of each into contemporary form.

Small Works

Intimate paintings created on a smaller scale, where pattern, symbol, and color are distilled into concentrated form. These works invite close looking and carry the same richness of gesture and meaning as the larger pieces, but in a size suited for more personal spaces.