Presence began as an extension of the landscape paintings.

 

Ellen’s first Buddha painting, Stillness In Stone, was created after a period of acquiring inner stillness herself.

She became deeply moved to translate it onto canvas.

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After many years of painting, Ellen was drawn to the quiet weight of stone Buddha statues, their stillness, their presence, and the knowing that each one had a message to deliver without needing to speak.​

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An image beginning from within, each painting becomes something more tactile and grounded. She continues to paint Buddhas, inspired to bring forth the feeling of quiet

and ancient wisdom, as though they are being shaped slowly by time itself.