Out of an abundance of caution, the Ellen Rice Studio, Gallery & Learning Center bricks and mortar location temporarily closed to walk-in traffic on March 11, 2020 until the end of the current crisis - but sharing my inspirational paintings and their written messages will continue through this website. For free shipping info, please click here.

Closing is the only way to guarantee the studio remains a safe, virus-free place now and for the days beyond this unprecedented crisis. Duane and I plan to be here during regular hours. I'll be working in my studio putting finishing touches on an 18 sq. ft. oil painting for the new Beebe Healthcare South Coastal Cancer Treatment Center and Duane will be manning the phone and mailing out internet and phone orders, practicing strict hygienic measures.

We need beauty and inspiration especially in times like this, so for the time being, I'm offering free shipping on everything in stock in the gallery. See details here.  All of my prints are in stock or can be made to order in custom sizes, but if considering hand made artisans' works, please call ahead to assure their works are in stock before ordering online. If not available, we can check with the artists to see when they will be available or place special orders. I can assure you we are all grateful for your support.

In addition to the hospital painting and one other commission, I'm again working on my 8th Strength of Woman painting. You'll find word about it here when it's completed. This is its time.

To help you share the inspirational messages of the Strength of Woman Series and support this work during our closure, the prices of my smallest Strength of Woman Series paintings have been reduced. You can find out more here.  You can always read and share their messages free by directing friends to this site.

Please know I am forever grateful for your support of my work through the years. Take very good care. Working together we will all get through this. God bless us all. ~ Ellen
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Delaware painter Ellen Rice is acknowledged widely as one of the Mid-Atlantic Coast's most collected artists.

Working from her home on the edge of an ecological preserve a mile from the Atlantic Ocean and her new public studio, gallery & learning center nearby, her paintings and prints reflect a great love of the natural beauty around her, her appreciation of the good that exists everywhere, and her constant quest to understand and share the meaning of this journey we call life.

"I think people connect with Ellen through her paintings. There is an intangible quality to her work that people respond to. It’s not just visual. Her work is truly beautiful, but it goes deeper than that. Her paintings touch you, something within you." ~ Private collector.

From her nationally bestselling Treasure Beaches of the Mid-Atlantic map and luminescent seascapes and landscapes to her touching human and animal portraiture and inspirational Strength of Woman series, her work is found in private, corporate, educational and government collections in 14 countries on 4 continents.

These pages provide a venue to begin exploration. Of course, the paintings and their reproductions are always better seen in person. You are invited to visit her studio on the Cedar Neck Peninsula of Ocean View, Delaware, to meet the artist and further your exploration of her work. Also feel free to message her through her Contact page. The studio is open all year. See hours at the bottom of this page.

One of '10 Must-See Art Galleries and Museums in Delaware'. ~ The Culture Trip.
One of Delaware's most collectible artists. ~ Delaware Beach Life Magazine.
PNC Bank Artist of the Year - PNC Financial Group
Best Artist Delaware - Coastal Style Magazine
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Below is a slideshow of a few of Ellen Rice's paintings of the Delaware coast and beyond and a glimpse of the handmade creations of the fine American artisans you'll also find in her studio.