{"id":222,"date":"2019-02-21T15:55:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T15:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2019-03-04T14:50:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T14:50:32","slug":"artists-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/artists-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist’s Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I have been drawing ever since I could first hold a crayon in my hand and move it across the paper.\u00a0From that time on, I never stopped drawing.\u00a0\u00a0I moved on from crayons to pencils and paints.\u00a0\u00a0I was hopelessly hooked on the creative process.\u00a0When I was in second grade, I announced that I was going to be an artist.\u00a0\u00a0I never wavered!\u00a0\u00a0When I was a child, the best gift you could give me was art supplies.\u00a0\u00a0When I was old enough to save up my own money, my favorite place to shop was in an\u00a0art supply store.<\/p>\n

Now, when I draw or paint something, I become intimately involved with the subject for that brief period of time.\u00a0 Through\u00a0the creative process, I come together with that object or place in\u00a0a most personal way.\u00a0 The process is a meditation\u00a0in which I am\u00a0so totally engaged that I lose track of time, and become centered\u00a0and at peace.\u00a0 This tranquillity is the core of each work.<\/p>\n

\"\"I am drawn to old buildings and objects.\u00a0\u00a0While living in Jerusalem,\u00a0\u00a0I painted the old neighborhoods that surround the\u00a0Old City, (many of which are now gone).\u00a0 Now, I paint the beautiful landscapes of New York’s North Country.\u00a0\u00a0Once again,\u00a0I am drawn to old things, especially the old barns.\u00a0 They have such character and they are a vanishing part of our history.\u00a0Many of the barns that I have painted have fallen or will soon fall.\u00a0 Each barn has such a story to tell.\u00a0 As long as\u00a0they are still standing, I will try to tell the stories!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been drawing ever since I could first hold a crayon in my hand and move it across the paper.\u00a0From that time on, I never stopped drawing.\u00a0\u00a0I moved on from crayons to pencils and paints.\u00a0\u00a0I was hopelessly hooked on …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-222","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa2ux3-3A","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106,"url":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/","url_meta":{"origin":222,"position":0},"title":"Welcome","author":"ElanaArt","date":"February 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"About the Artist Elana is a native of New York State, growing up in a\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":269,"url":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/news-and-shows\/","url_meta":{"origin":222,"position":1},"title":"News and Shows","author":"ElanaArt","date":"February 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"July 2019 Open Studios of Washington County Friday, July 19 - Sunday, July 21 The 2019 Open Studios of Washington County will feature 16\u00a0artists working across a range of mediums, including painting,\u00a0photography, clay, and sculpture. The arts are vital to the\u00a0cultural diversity and enrichment of our region, and by visiting\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OST_new.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elanamarkpaintings.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}