Contact Us
10 East Broughton Street
Savannah, GA 31401
Wendy Cooper [email me]
Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
12-5 p.m.
(or by appointment)
phone: 912-236-0221
Artists
Elena Madden
Beaufort, SC
Elena Madden was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and received her BFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1993. Her paintings focus on the play of light and water and the emotions generated by her relationship with her subject, and her vivid use of color and slightly abstracted scenes create an ethereal mood in her work. Madden paints from her memories of a scene rather than direct observation, to allow a more fluid expression of the image to the canvas. She has been featured in numerous exhibitions throughout the Southeast, and her work is part of many private and public collections. Madden won “Best in Show” in a juried competition held by the Telfair Museum of Art in 2000.
Artist Statement
Nearness to an ocean, a lake, or a river stimulates and inspires my soul. After years of reflection, I have established a unique and intimate relationship with my subject.
Preliminary studies and paintings are no longer created from life. Instead, a memory or vision is captured in my mind to be interpreted later by emotion. This allows a freer expression of the image to be translated on canvas or panel.
Water changes constantly based on the seasons, the time of day and the weather patterns. I study this evolution in color and 'light play'. My resulting paintings come from these movements of reflection and the memories they stirred.
