Elizabeth Painting Co
Art by Elizabeth Houghton
About Elizabeth Houghton
I was born and raised in southern Ontario and lived in the Okanagan Valley for many years before moving north to Kitimat, BC. I completed a BSc in Earth and Environmental Science and am currently pursuing a PhD in Biology at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan).
My art is inspired by my love of and for nature and the great experiences I have had so far. From month long canoe trips in the northern stretches of Ontario to backcountry hiking in the Yukon and planting almost one million trees across Canada, the places and people I have been so fortunate to be surrounded by have been truly inspirational.
I am a self taught Canadian painter who loves to work with acrylic paint on canvas. When I am not painting, you can find me hiking local trails with my partner and dog and working on my education.
About my paintings
I began painting about twelve years ago and started by experimenting with oils and water colours before I settled into acrylic painting.
I draw my inspiration from the world around me; from the time I have spent working in cherry orchards up and down the Okanagan Valley researching cherry ecophysiology, to the many summers I have spent tree planting in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia and hiking in Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon.
I am currently working on my Minimalist Landscape series, where I get to focus on the stunning shapes and motions of the landscapes in Canada while incorporating both traditional and non-traditional colours to capture the feeling of these places.
About my prints
In the winter of 2019, my sister and I were hiking in Canmore, AB when she proposed I sell prints. At this point in my artistic journey I had mainly been painting for my own enjoyment so the art was starting to pile up with a lot of it being stored in closets, because there are only so many walls in a house.
My sister convinced me that other people would enjoy my artwork too, and to prove it, she scanned a few of my original works and started an Etsy shop. Since then, many of my original paintings have been listed for sale as poster, canvas, and premium canvas prints. She still helps run the Etsy shop for me, which has provided us an opportunity to continue to bond even though we are on opposite sides of the country.
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