Liz Phillips

TO PURCHASE ARTWORK BY LIZ PHILLIPS, CONTACT HER AT: 

Liz@LizPhillipsfineart.com, or her website: www.LizPhillipsFineArt.com

Please tell Liz you saw her beautiful work on The Gallery of Wisconsin Art website! 

ABOUT THE ARTIST 

I was born in 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, raised nearby and currently live and paint there.  

Drawing and painting have been a part of my life from the very beginning.  I received art achievement and scholarship awards through high school and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design with a major in painting.  My career path included ten years of art and design direction for several advertising agencies;  freelance color pencil illustration for national and international companies and publications;  plus a little bit of landscape design work thrown in for variety. 

Oil painting is now my main focus. I love the richness of the pigment and the flexibility of blending slow-drying paint directly on the surface. Working from my own photos and scribbled or mental notes, images take shape with the aid of my computer, color pencils and my imagination. Once I’ve worked out the idea on paper I lay down what I call “the bones” of the image and add details until it feels complete.

My artwork is my means of escaping the “noise” of this crazy world and a way for me to celebrate and honor the vanishing wonders around me.  By sharing my vision I hope to encourage viewers to take the time to foster that invaluable connection in their own lives.