Ellen Juell's impressionistic acrylic paintings capture a colorful expression of the human capacity for curiosity and our search for harmony and fulfillment. Juell is inspired by the human figure and facial expressions. Her focus on these particular details parallels her belief, and the ideas surrounding it, that art is a communicative endeavor whether it is a form of verbal or non-verbal communication. Juell's use of bold, vibrant, and complementary colors give her works a "freshness" and help communicate her feeling that art should be used as a vehicle to spread optimism and inspire others. Working with quick, rapid brushstrokes gives Juell's work a strong sense of movement and her cropped compositions bring the viewer into a more intimate relationship with her images. All of these elements facilitate Juell's view that art can express more than what is visible and can communicate a buoyancy of life through various forms of human expression.  Ellen Juell is currently living and working in Oslo, Norway

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