Elizabeth Gourlay (Connecticut) (see images below)

Elizabeth Gourlay studied Drawing and Painting at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Yale University. Her work has been exhibited and studied in both museums and galleries throughout New York, Connecticut, California, Maryland, and Indiana most notably the Cummings Arts Center at Connecticut College, The Hecksher Museum, The Drawing Center in New York City, and the Widener Gallery at Trinity College.

Gourlay’s work represents a process of layering color and form based on fusing the act of painting with imagination, feeling, and experience. This threshold is characterized by the tension between the seeming order presented by a grid, a line, or a geometric object and the actual visual imperfection of these elements. The colors, so acutely and effectively selected, resonate and vibrate and jockey for prominence. The thickness or length of a line, the orientation or position of an object, the breadth or narrowness of the space in between all activate our sense of composition and motivate our desire for meaning.

Gourlay’s paintings are allegorical. They speak of science as they document experiments with Cartesian planes and bar graphs. They speak of music as shapes represent sound and colors represent volume. They also speak of history and culture through overlapping layers of seemingly worn or tattered paper, unraveling threads of ancient textiles, and scattered symbolic imagery juxtaposed with repetitive patterning.

Gourlay is working in a way that has infinite possibilities. She sees entire worlds within the simplest of gestures. Even at her young age, she has realized incredible acclaim and attention. It is a unique privilege to be presenting her work at eo art lab.




Four 3
ink acrylic, collage on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)
SOLD




Four 2
ink acrylic, collage on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)
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Four 1
ink, acrylic, collage on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)
SOLD




Four 4
ink, acrylic, collage on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)




5 Four
ink, acrylic, collage, on paper
16"h x 1628"w (framed)




four 9
ink, gouache, acrylic, & collage, on paper
17"h x 17"w (framed)
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four 12
ink, gouache, acrylic, & collage, on paper
17"h x 17"w (framed)




Zinnia 1
ink, pencil acrylic, collage on paper
12"h x 12"w (framed)
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Zinnia 2
ink, pencil acrylic, collage on paper
12"h x 12"w (framed)
SOLD



Blue Azo
ink, pencil acrylic, collage on paper
12"h x 12"w (framed)




Red Grey
ink, pencil acrylic, collage on paper
12"h x 12"w (framed)




Italian Dark Ochre
pigment, pencil, acrylic, on paper
28"h x 28"w (framed)




Verona Umber
ink, pencil, acrylic, pigment, on paper
27"h x 27"w (framed)




Earth 49
ink, pigment, acrylic, on paper
27"h x 27"w (framed)




Ludo 4
pigment, ink, pencil acrylic, on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)
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Tavola 12
ink, acrylic, collage on paper
25"h x 25"w (framed)



lisbon 1
ink, gouache, & collage, on paper
13"h x 13"w (framed)
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lisbon 2
ink, gouache, & collage, on paper
13"h x 13"w (framed)
SOLD




anthos 1
ink, gouache, & collage, on paper
12"h x 12"w (framed)




anthos 2
ink, gouache, & collage, on paper
12"h x 12"w (framed)




opera 1
gouache, collage, on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)




opera 3
gouache, collage, on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)
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opera 4
gouache, collage, on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)
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opera 5
gouache, collage, on paper
16"h x 16"w (framed)




opera 8
ink, gouache, acrylic, & collage, on paper
17"h x 17"w (framed)




opera 10
ink, gouache, acrylic, & collage, on paper
17"h x 17"w (framed)




poinciana 3
watercolor, pencil, crayon, on vellum, on paper
19"h x 23"w (framed)




across 14
ink, pencil, watercolor, on vellum, on paper
9"h x 10"w (framed)




lena 1
watercolor, graphite, pencil, on vellum, on paper
17"h x 19"w (framed)
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lena 4
watercolor, pencil, crayon, on vellum, on paper
17"h x 21"w (framed)




lena 5
watercolor, pencil, crayon, on vellum, on paper
17"h x 19"w (framed)




coral 3
ink, crayon, gouache, on vellum, on paper
18"h x 24"w (framed)




coral 5
acrylic, pencil, crayon, on canvas, on 3 panels
28"h x 48"w (unframed)




sea 1
acrylic, pencil, crayon, on 2 cotton panels
5"h x 9"w (unframed)




sea 2
acrylic, pencil, crayon, on 2 cotton panels
5"h x 9"w (unframed)




black, grey, orange
acrylic, pencil, crayon, on 3 cotton panels
7"h x ll"w (unframed)
SOLD




grey, orange, black
acrylic, pencil on 3 panels
24"h x 48"w (unframed)




sixteen forms 1
acrylic, pencil, crayon, on papere, on canvas
40"h x 40"w (unframed)




four yellow orange
acrylic on canvas
40"h x 40"w (unframed)




four blue grey
acrylic on canvas
40"h x 40"w (unframed)
SOLD




butterfly
acrylic, pencil, ollaged on canvas
40"h x 40"w (unframed)




sixteen forms 2
acrylic on 16 panels (each 3" x 3", or less
33"h x 32"w (unframed)