Katie Nelson

KatieEllen was born and raised in Southern California, imbuing her with a love of the sun, sand and surf.  As an adult, she has explored life in the mountains of Montana and Idaho and the countryside of rural Texas, where she developed a deeper appreciation for all of Earth’s other natural wonders.  She returned to her first love of the ocean in 2017 when she moved to Puerto Rico with her husband and began pursuing her lifelong dream of becoming a professional artist. 

 

KatieEllen brings an ethereal quality to her art through the way she captures light.  She describes herself as an “eternal optimist” who gains inspiration from the way light streaks through clouds or shines through the leaves in a forest. According to her, “My eye is always drawn to those streaks of light, and I welcome that creative spark into my heart” because it shifts her perspective to embrace positivity.

 

The Caribbean Sea provides additional inspiration for KatieEllen. She uses that view from her studio to conjure images of the life occurring beneath the shimmering waves. Her current series is taking a dive into the underwater world, real and imagined, using oils with some mixed media to bring Light shining down from the surface.

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Learn more at www.KatieEllenArt.com