Ellen Starr Lyon, b. 1974 in Columbus, Indiana. Ellen is a figurative painter showing throughout the United States with a focus on the Midwest. She is a current member of PoetsArtists, Hoosier Salon, Indiana Artists (IN/A) and Juniper Gallery. Ms. Lyon has shown at Abend Gallery in Denver, CO and several online exclusives on Artsy through 33 Contemporary Gallery. She has been published in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine highlighting artist self-portraits. Her paintings have been featured online on sites such as Bored Panda and Buzzfeed. Ellen has a BFA in Painting and BA in Art History from Indiana University. IU has acquired several of her paintings.
About
Our lives are all so busy with what feels like constant motion. Through my portraits, I am collecting moments that show a beautiful, ordinary scene in a very intimate way. I am interested in depicting a moment in time that hints at the sitter’s interior thoughts, thoughts that are strong, deep and universal. I enjoy creating a mirror for our very human feelings but with different faces; we are far from alone. I am so taken with the intensity of the teenage years and with that comes the need to explore and portray my experience of being woman/wife/mother. My roles are ever changing as my children grow up. These experiences are so powerful but rarely unique. Every sitter: my children, husband, self-portraits, friends and strangers become a vehicle to isolate a feeling, memory, state of being to reflect onto the viewer. I want to elicit an understanding, a cringe, a smile or at least a nod. To see oneself mirrored or have a memory brought to mind is powerful.