J Elder Art

It finally came together. Fourteen years ago I figured out what I wanted to do. As a child I liked to make things--from "clay pots" in the mud in our woodsy backyard to "perfume" from rose petals. Then there were the floor plans I'd sketch, often using the letters of the alphabet for the shape of the house. I have always liked arts and crafts, architecture, colors, and texture.   It was worth the wait and the journey was a good one...and it continues!

Contact me: Email jelderart@gmail.com

Instragram:   https://www.instagram.com/judithelder5/

My artwork was featured at Current and Furbish in the Fairhaven District of Bellingham, WA for Fourth Friday Art Walk of November 2018.

My artwork was featured at Two Rivers Gallery in Wenatchee on July 6, 2018, for First Friday.

I am an Artomat artist...if you don't know what Artomat is, check out this website: http://www.artomat.org/

I have paintings on DailyPaintworks.com and on Etsy.com

My artwork was on display on Friday, June 6, 2014, at the Stamp and Coin Place for Friday's Art Walk, Bellingham, WA
Member of online website Daily Paintworks since May 2013
Member, Two Rivers Gallery, Wenatchee, WA, 2riversgallery.com

London No. 25

Paris No. 130

1 Scilian Ave., London No. 21

Paris No. 129, Place St. Michel

No. 23, St. Pancras Old Church, London

London No. 26

Paris No. 128

London No. 122

Fourth Friday November 2018 at Current & Furbish, Fairhaven (Bellingham)

Embroidered bookmarks

Paris - View from Montparnasse Tower

Okinawa - This is where we bought our tofu.

Osaka - A Good Place for Breakfast

Star Ferry, Hong Kong

Sold

No Cars (London) - 2017

My "drawing with a sewing machine" work was on display at Social Fabric in Bellingham January 2017.

"Rain" - Sold

Sailing on the Lady Washington, 2016 - Sold

Rue Rambuteau

"Sisters" - Sold

Paris No. 103

San Juan Islands No. 3

On the ferry to Orcas Island, 2016, San Juan Islands No. 2 - Sold

San Juan Islands No. 1 - Sold

A Good Place For Breakfast, Osaka

Farmers' Market - Sold

Benten Temple, Naha, Okinawa

Wait For Me

"Pilings" in the San Juan Islands. Sold

"A Quiet Morning" I believe it was a Sunday morning, quite early, when my husband and I ventured out to ride a double-decker bus in Hong Kong. We sat in the front seat of the upper deck with a clear view of what was ahead of us. We hadn't made a plan, so we didn't know where the bus was going (except away from the center of Kowloon where our hotel was!). We rode it "out" and then got off and then spent the morning on a meandering walk heading "back" to where we were pretty sure our hotel was. We have often done this type of adventure in foreign cities, where we drive "somewhere" or take a bus or subway "somewhere" and discover a lot about how people really live in these various places. These adventures often become some of our best memories. The photo I painted from was taken in 1979.

The Neptune

Traffic on a Rainy Night, Sold

Seattle Bus on a Rainy Night

The Writer's Desk

Carnaby Street

Something completely different from my usual style...I had Matisse on my mind while working on this. I love his use of color and pattern. And I like to play around with different styles of painting.

Detail of a Bouquiniste

Paris No. 100

Marais, Paris No. 98

Downtown With Snowflakes

For Paris - Sold

Statue at Versailles

Downtown

Opera Garnier, Paris No. 96

By the Seine, Paris No. 95

Guest Room

Sami helps me with many of my projects.

Versailles Backyard

Lamp and Mirror - Sold

Paris No. 94 - Sold

Paris No. 90

Paris No. 93

Paris No. 91

Paris No. 89

Paris No. 88

Paris No. 87

6th Arrondissement, Paris No. 86

Paris No. 85 - Sold

Sold

Grand Staircase in the Paris Opera House

The Latona Fountain, Versailles

Ballerina, Paris No. 78, This painting was hanging in the Paris Opera House in 2012. I wish I knew who the artist was, anyone??

Detail

Browsing at a Bouquiniste, Paris No. 77

Detail

On a Corner of Rue des Archives, Paris No. 76

Tokyo's Imperial Palace 6" x 12"

NFS

Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 8" x 6", acrylic paints on gessobord with a glossy varnish.

Children's Day...a national holiday in Japan. Families with boys fly these carp flags, or windsocks. Painted on 8" x 6" gessobord.

Hong Kong. Painted from a photo I took back in 1979. I suppose the colors in this painting are somewhat muted because the photo is faded.

A path somewhere on the island of Okinawa, Japan. 8" x 6" on gessobord. Sold

Paris No. 71, Gilbert Jaune, Sold

One of my customers sent this photo to me. I love how she framed the painting and it goes so nicely with her decor! Thanks Kimberly!!

Lady Washington, 8" x 6" Sold

I-5 Seattle

Smith Tower

Parking, Paris No. 68 These strollers were parked by a children's playground at Luxembourg Gardens.

Paramount Theater, Seattle

Seattle's Freeway Park

Holly St., Bellingham

Victoria, 5" x 7", I painted this from a 20 year old photo I took in Victoria, Texas--a small town with beautiful, large Victorian homes. The photo colors were somewhat faded, so I wanted a faded look for my painting.

Orcas Island Rocks, 4" x 4", If you want to "get away," try visiting Orcas Island.

On Camano 7" x 5"

View From the Palace Window 5" x 7"

Chickens at the Corner 6" x 6"

A restaurant somewhere in Paris, 10" x 8" on gessobord.

Sold

Paris No. 55

The Louvre, Paris No. 53

Another Bouquiniste, Paris No. 54

Art Center

Harris Ave

St. Regis Cafe, Paris No. 52

One of my customers bought a lot of my paintings, framed them, and hung them on a wall in her home. Thank you Gwen!!

Hawaiian Chieftain No. 2, September 2014 - Sold

Hawaiian Chieftain, September 2014 - Sold

Painting in Progress
I'm going to post paintings once in awhile in different stages as I work on them. The one below is of a street scene in the city where I live. It is finished!

B'ham No. 8

White House, B'ham No. 9, Sept 2014

The Bay, B'ham No. 6, August 2014, 5" x 7"

Bank Clock, B'ham No. 7, August 2014, 7" x 5", Sold

Flowers, B'ham No. 5, August 2014

Bouquet of Blue, A New Leaf (flower shop), 6" x 6", August 2014, B'ham No. 2

Green Table, A New Leaf Flower Shop, August 2014, 6" x 6", B'ham No. 3

Cut Bouquets, A New Leaf Flower Shop, August 2014, 12" x 9", B'ham No. 4

Sunny Flowers, A New Leaf Flower Shop, August 2014, 8" x 8", B'ham No. 1

Blue Bench at Versailles 7" x 5"

Paris No. 46, Lamp in Paris Opera House Gift Shop, 5" x 7" - Sold

Paris No. 45, Artist's Canvas at the Louvre, 7" x 5"

Paris No. 44, Looking Northeast, 5" x 7"

Versailles No. 13, Petit Trianon, 10" x 8", Sold

Paris No. 41 Visions of St. Regis, 5" x 7"

London Street 7" x 5"

                                                                                                                                                                Versailles No. 12
                                                                                                                                                                7" x 5" on gessobord
                                                                                                                                                                May 2014

Versailles No. 11
7" x 5" on gessobord
May 2014
Sold

Versailles No. 10
8" x 8" on gessobord
May 2014
Sold

Paris No. 37
Montparnasse

Paris No. 36
Old Stairs
7" x 5" on gessobord

Paris No. 35
Inside Notre Dame
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold

Versailles No. 9
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold

                                                                                                                                                                        Paris No. 33,
                                                                                                                                                                        Rainy

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Paris No. 32
Shops By Place des Vosges
7" x 5" on gessobord
April 2014
Sold

Paris No. 31
5" x 7" on gessobord
Sold

Paris No. 30
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
$50

Paris No. 29, Opera House Library
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold

Paris No. 28
April 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold

                                                                                                                                                Paris No. 27, Bouquinistes
                                                                                                                                                April 2014
                                                                                                                                                7" x 5" on gessobord
                                                                                                                                                Sold

Paris No. 26, Arc de Triomphe
March 2014
7" x 5" on gessobord
Sold

                                                                                                                                Paris No. 25
                                                                                                                                March 2014
                                                                                                                                7" x 5" on gessobord
                                                                                                                                $50

Paris No. 24, Notre Dame
March 2014
Sold

                                                                                                                                Paris No. 23
                                                                                                                                March 2014

                                                                                                                                Sold

Louvre No. 9
March 2014

$50

                                                                                                                        Paris No. 22
                                                                                                                        10" x 8" on gessobord
                                                                                                                        March 2014

Paris No. 21
March 2014
12" x 9" on gessobord

                                                                                                 Louvre No. 8

                                                                                                March 2014
                                                                                                Sold

Paris No. 20
"Reflections"
February 2014
Sold

                                                                                                                        Paris No. 19
                                                                                                                        7" x 5" x 7/8" on gallery-wrapped canvas
                                                                                                                        February 2014

Paris No. 18

February 2014
Sold

Paris No. 17

February 2014
Sold

Versailles No. 8
Footstool

February 2014
Sold

Paris No. 16
"Across the Way"

February 2014
Sold

2014
Sold

acrylic
6" x 6" on gessobord

Paris No. 15

Sold

Paris No. 14 or Outside the City

Camano Island Barn

Teacups, SOLD

Paris No. 13

Paris No. 12

Royal Hem September 2013 - Sold

Louvre No. 7

Napoleon III's staircase

Sold

Paris No. 11

Paris No. 11
Home Away From Home
August 2013

Sold

Louvre No. 6

                                                                View from one of the Louvre buildings.
                                                                8" x 10"
                                                                August 2013
                                                                Sold

Luxembourg Gardens No. 3

                                                                                 The Medici Fountain

                                                                                July 2013
                                                                                Sold

Versailles No. 7

One of the buildings in Marie Antoinette's Hamlet
7" x 5"
June 2013

Paris No. 10

7" x 5"
June 2013
Sold

Paris No. 9

                                                                                                        View from Montparnasse Tower

                                                                                                                               June 2013
                                                                                                                               Sold

Louvre No. 4

Mother and Child

May 2013
Sold

Versailles No. 6

Somewhere in the palace.
April 2013 7" x 5"
Sold

Versailles No. 5 Sold

A dinner fit for a queen...like Marie Antoinette! Without the food. This table setting is in the same room at the Palace of Versailles that the screen below is in. In this painting I tried loosening up my brush strokes more than I did in the painting below. Periodically, I have to remind myself to do this because I like the outcome better. The painting below doesn't seem quite right to me, but in looking at a reference photo I noticed a chandelier hanging in the foreground...might add it.
April 2013 6" x 6"

Versailles No. 4

An ornate screen sits in the corner of a room in the palace.
April 2013
Sold

Paris No. 8

Catacombs Crowd...We waited in line for two hours to get into the catacombs. Interestingly, once my younger daughter and I got down into the catacombs, the crowds disappeared and we found ourselves alone in darkened halls beneath the streets of Paris. Where did everybody go?
March 2013 6" x 6"

Paris No. 7

Mosaic floor at the Paris Opera House.
February 2013 6" x 6"

Luxembourg Gardens No. 2

A beautiful statue amidst the green of the gardens and framed by a graceful tree.
August 2012

Paris No. 6

Etienne Marcel..by Antonin Idrac ..next to Hotel de Ville. .After my trip this summer, I appreciate statues so much more than I did...in fact, I love them. And I'm finding that I also love to paint them.
September 2012

Paris No. 5

Place des Vosges is a 17th century park in Paris. It's surrounded by beautiful, brick residences. Victor Hugo lived here. The park itself is not fancy, but it stole my heart.
August 2012
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Versailles No. 3

Inside the palace...one of many ornate rooms.
August 2012
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Versailles No. 2

Le Petite Trianon, Versailles, was Marie's little house.
NFS
August 2012

Paris No. 4

The street signs are so easy to see. This is one of my favorite streets in the Marais District.
August 2012
Sold

London No. 1

By now, maybe you figured out that I went to Paris this summer. Well, I also went to London...for about 8 hours. There really are double-decker buses all over the place, so I had to paint one. August 2012