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2025 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
Elaine Balsley
http://www.orchardviewstudio.comNew Vienna OH 45159 United States Home Phone: 9377253748 Birthday: May 14, 1947 Website: Elaine Balsley Art & Crafts
Bio
Elaine is self-taught and enjoys creating art in just about any medium, any genre. She’s painted just about everything – including portraits, flowers, still life, classic aircraft, contemporary and landscapes.
Many of Elaine’s paintings have been created with mixed media, on an acrylic base, using various Goldenä brand molding pastes and pumice gels to give texture. Others have an underlying thick layer primed with Gessoä. She enjoys painting flowers so they appear larger than life, and the viewer can see the dynamic beauty in nature. In addition to acrylics, Elaine enjoys pastels, watercolor, colored pencil and graphite, and has done several commission pieces. She also creates unique crafts that show off her original artwork.
In 2008 Elaine donated one of her aircraft paintings to a show sponsored by the Pentagon and is a member of the Air Force Art Program (AFAPO). In 2010, she donated 2 more pieces of art to the AFAPO, and in 2013, has donated three. The program now has a collection of over 10,000 pieces of artwork since 1947 which have been donated by artists all over the country to record the history of the United States Air Force. Elaine is very honored to be in the company of such great artists. Some of her donated works are hanging on the walls of the main floor and Command Section of the Air Force Materiel Command HQ Building, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Fairborn, OH.
A detailed 4-page demonstration on how to paint a Chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy using acrylic paints is included in North Light Publishing’s book, Painter’s Quick Reference: Cats & Dogs.
Elaine has participated in several professional art shows and galleries, including the John Ruthven Gallery, Georgetown, OH, and had her own gallery in the Historic Oregon District, Dayton, OH. She has been represented by the Art Vault, Troy, OH; Studio 14 Fine Arts Gallery, Tipp City, OH, and is a member of the Appalachian Artisans Guild, and on-line “FineArtAmerica.com”. One of her mixed media pieces won 2nd place in that category at the Middletown Art Center, Fall of 2023, and in April 2024, the Tipp City Area Artist Council awarded Elaine 3rd place in the pastels professional category, 2nd place in the professional acrylic category, and also the prestigious Ellen Cotterman Award for her painting, ‘Creative Chaos’.
In addition, Elaine has led several painting classes over the years: Creative Court House, Washington C.H., OH; Art Town Center, Bellbrook, OH; White Fence Gallery, Washington C.H., OH; Lynchburg Art Center, Lynchburg, OH; Millcroft Art Gallery, Milford, OH, &. She also holds classes/painting parties in her home studio.
A book about her late uncle, B-17 Tail Gunner, S/Sgt William James McQuoid, Jr., who was killed in WWII contains her original drawings. “Letters from the War – Between the Lines” is available for sale on Amazon.com, https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Between-Lines-Elaine-Balsley/dp/1643381180/
Visit Elaine’s website, http://www.orchardviewstudio.com to see the many varieties of art she loves to create!
Artist Statement
I love creating art! Whether it be using several media (acrylic, pastel, watercolor, collage, graphite) – it doesn’t matter. I love the feeling it gives me when a painting or drawing reflects exactly what I intended. My mother taught me to draw and paint when I was a young teen. She was a great influence on my life as an artist. I have no formal education, but have taken many workshops. I now lead art classes at various locations and hold painting parties for those who want to have fun creating something that they can actually hang on their walls! It brings me joy when they complete a piece of art they are proud of. Because of life – marriage, kids, work, I really didn’t start to paint again until I was in my 40’s. So happy I got back into it! It’s so relaxing! All I can say is I love it!