Ellen Eagle’s Portraits

Ellen Eagle’s portraits, according to Richard Halstead, “are so utterly real, so painfully everyday, but they are also bathed in an ambient light that suggests her subjects somehow are blessed by an unseen presence.” Halstead’s appreciation of Eagle, “The Quiet Power of Ellen Eagle,” (PDF here) appears in the January/February 2016 issue of Fine Art Connoisseur. A conversation between Eagle and Gail Sibley about process, “Ellen Eagle – Portraits As Contemplations,” appears on the blog How to Pastel.

Ellen Eagle, Self Portrait 2011, 2011. Pastel on pumice board, 8 x 5⅜ in.
Ellen Eagle, Self Portrait 2011, 2011.
Pastel on pumice board, 8 x 5⅜ in.
Ellen Eagle, Mercedes in Red, 2002.Pastel on pumice board, 5⅞ x 4⅛ in.
Ellen Eagle, Mercedes in Red, 2002.
Pastel on pumice board, 5⅞ x 4⅛ in.
Ellen Eagle, Rosangela, 2001.Pastel on pumice board, 16¼ x 10 in.
Ellen Eagle, Rosangela, 2001.
Pastel on pumice board, 16¼ x 10 in.
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