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BIOGRAPHY
Eleanor Gilpatrick paints landscapes, the figure, and still lifes in acrylic. They capture fragments of the world, and first arrest the viewer in terms of composition and color and then resolve into surprising takes on content. She starts a new direction with the In The World series, which addresses conflicts in the world through the use of conflicting images: the sublime and the terrifying on the same canvas.
Prior to her art career Gilpatrick was professor at the School of Health Sciences, Hunter College, CUNY. Despite prizes for painting and draftsmanship while in High School, she chose to study the social sciences in college and graduate school, and became an expert in health care policy and human resources. Gilpatrick authored four books, directed a masters program in health services administration, and pioneered courses in critical thinking and writing. Gilpatrick picked up the thread of drawing and painting in 1998 in plein-air workshops in Italy, and returned to serious study at Hunter College. She is a successful artist now, expressing an affirmation of life with an occasional hint of the solitary.
. Public art includes a 1999 triptych, "Crosswalk Gestures," at Hunter College.
Critics have said: "...the subtle color and powerful composition impressed me very much with both [its] chromatic sensitivity and ...natural design sense...." Dennis Wepman, author; former cultural affairs editor New York Daily News; former editor Artist Spectrum. (Private correspondence, 2004.) "The technique and color usage...are very sensitive and give a good amount of feeling.... excellent technique and understanding of the elements." (Juror comments, American Juried Art Salon, 2006). "... masterly touches of finesse in which texture, depth, and glass are interwoven into a work that captivates the eye." (Juror comments, American Juried Art Salon, 2007).
Her website is www.GilpatrickArt.com and an inventory of her work at http://www.boundlessgallery.com/artist/11669.art
