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Rita Elsner

Rita Elsner
Rita Elsner
2-D Visual
Washington, DC ,
Home page:http://www.ritaelsner.com
Email:info@ritaelsner.com
Space:4 12

Conceptual, realistic, surrealistic, editorial illustrations, paintings, murals and portraiture by native Washington, D.C. artist. View more at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ritae and http://www.ritaelsner.com

Updated Thu, 05/28/2009 - 5:55pm
Volley (full size)
pastel on paper
23h x 35w
2009
Aerial Series: I fly infrequently enough that, when I do, I have no problem looking like a tourist by having my camera pressed up to the window. The drawings in this series are based on those photographs, with the occasional addition of surrealistic events meant to express, among other things, a desire to keep the memory of loved ones near. I also wish to explore the emotional response that these landscapes can trigger - how a sense of “home” is felt as my flight descends into DC, even though the perspective I hold at that moment is due to long list of things outside of my control or understanding.
Posted Thu, 05/28/2009 - 12:38pm
Wing (full size)
pastel on paper
30h x 20w
2009
Updated Thu, 05/28/2009 - 12:26pm
Beautiful Thing, triptych (full size)
charcoal on paper
34h x 24w, each panel
These three drawings are based on the eye witness accounts of my grandmother and depict the arc of a once new technology - its birth, zenith point, and decline.

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