Ellen O'Neill lives in Lexington, MA and paints from her family's cabin in Bridgton, Maine. A retired teacher and coach, she enjoys painting en plein air, the New England landscape and still life in oil and pastels. She holds a B. S. degree in Education and a M. Ed. in Counseling. She has studied art at Massachusetts College of Art, the Eliot School, and under Maine artists Barbara Traficonte and Murad Sayen, as well as, Catherine Zimmerman and Diane Levine in the Boston area.
"I love to paint because it offers to me an opportunity to share with others the beauty and drama of life, as I see it, around me. It is the play of light on a subject that compels me to paint it. The state of Maine and all of New England are my principal areas of interest whether it be the inland lakes and mountains, farmlands, the coast, or its people. Retired, after a 38 year teaching career, I finally have the time to pursue and develop my lifelong interest in painting."
Art Awards
“Chickens”, 12”x18” oil on wooden panel, portrait2010 Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Director’s Choice Award, Norway Sidewalk Art Show, Norway, Maine
2010 First Place, Art in the Park, Bridgton, Maine
“Jesatoma Farm” (Bridgton, Maine) 18”x 24” oil on wooden panel
2009 Second Place, Art in the Park, Bridgton Art Guild, Bridgton, ME
“Fleeting Light”, 12”x18” oil on wooden panel, landscape
2008 Best of Show, Norway Sidewalk Art Show, Norway, Maine
2008 Second Place, Art in the Park, Bridgton, Maine
“Fryeburg Farmer”, 12”x18” oil on wooden panel, landscape
2008 Honorable Mention, Western Maine Art Group Juried Show, Norway, ME
“ Bartletts”, 9”x12” oil on canvas, still life
2008 Honorable Mention, Western Maine Art Group Juried Show, Norway, ME
Exhibits and Shows
Bridgton Art Guild - Gallery 302, Bridgton, Maine
Western Maine Art Group – Matolscy Art Center, Norway, Maine
McLaughlin Gardens, So. Paris, Maine
Bridgton Art Guild’s Art in the Park, Bridgton, Maine
Norway Sidewalk Art Show, Norway, Maine
Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library’s Arts and Artisan Fair, Lovell, Maine
