Eli Halpin

Eli Halpin’s Animal Collective will be on display, March 28th - April 24th.

 

Artists tend to match the work they create and Eli is certainly no exception to this phenomenon. Her cadmium yellow skirt sang out over her neutral braids and retro glasses. “It looks like a kindergarten took over The Evergreen,” she joked as she began to install her paintings on the walls.

 

And it’s true; the vitality of a kindergartener does shine through the bright pallet, minimal sophistication and nonsensical animal theme. These paintings are simply all about color relationships and friendly creatures.  Eli’s power as an artist resides in her ability to combine these two passions for color and animals to create feelings of gushy elation. 

 

My particular favorite in the show is the sweet romance depicted between two fawns.  Young love.  The coming of spring is the perfect time to enjoy this body of work.

To see more of Eli's paintings visit: http://elihalpin.com/home.html