Original paintings in oils and pastels
A great creature waiting for its supper..."All Creatures Great and Small" 24" x 18" oil on Italian linen, in final stages of progress.
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At left, in progress during the late afternoon of 3/24, is"All Creatures Great and Small," an oil on linen, of a beautiful Great White Egret in the James Farm Ecological Preserve exhibiting special "Wedding Veil" plumage.
This photo's colors are not accurate, but gives viewers an general idea of the feel of this painting. I will get my Nikon out after the last brushstrokes. Final touches will be detailing the legs and feet and finishing the tree and the seasonal tail feathers. The long feathers trailing behind and blowing in front of the egret are aigrettes. Male and female Great White Egrets grow aigrettes during mating season and can put on displays similar to peacocks, though not as large or full. Aigrettes at one time were extremely popular as decorations for women's hats - the reason Egrets almost went extinct in the last century. I took the reference photos for this egret in the James Farm Ecological Preserve next to my home and studio on the outskirts of Ocean View, Delaware, a mile in from the Atlantic Ocean. Amazingly, I was able to get fairly close as it surveyed the marshes from its lofty perch, searching for its next meal.... maybe 12 feet or so away from me. |
All paintings on this website are Copyright 2026 by Ellen H. Rice, Ocean View, Delaware. All rights reserved.
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Above, Reawakening, 60" x 36" x 1" oil painting on canvas. With optional burnished gold frame it measures 63" x 39". $20,000.
When I first started working on this painting, a studio visitor, a Catholic nun, said "I feel like Heaven is opening up before me." This is what I felt, too, and endeavored to bring out with it every day I worked on this painting. ~ Ellen
At left A Moment in Time, 25" x 19" chalk pastel on acid-free rag board. It's size conservation framed in pale gold 31" x 25". $3000.
I love the beach when it's deserted. I wanted onlookers to feel like they could walk on forever in this painting. ~ Ellen
When I first started working on this painting, a studio visitor, a Catholic nun, said "I feel like Heaven is opening up before me." This is what I felt, too, and endeavored to bring out with it every day I worked on this painting. ~ Ellen
At left A Moment in Time, 25" x 19" chalk pastel on acid-free rag board. It's size conservation framed in pale gold 31" x 25". $3000.
I love the beach when it's deserted. I wanted onlookers to feel like they could walk on forever in this painting. ~ Ellen
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Celebration Series
In celebration of the Ellen Rice Gallery & Studio's 25th Anniversary, Ellen is creating one painting commemorating each year since she opened her gallery "on a wing and a prayer" in 1999.
All but the in-progress Celebration Series paintings to date have sold, some the same day they were released, a few before they were finished. To receive notices about the last paintings in the series as they become available, sign up for our eNews at the bottom of this page and be sure to select the topics you wish to hear about.
All but the in-progress Celebration Series paintings to date have sold, some the same day they were released, a few before they were finished. To receive notices about the last paintings in the series as they become available, sign up for our eNews at the bottom of this page and be sure to select the topics you wish to hear about.
Recently Sold Paintings
"Golden Rhapsody" above, "Boardwalk Bros"
commission at right
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Archived Sold Paintings
"Tranquility," 18 square foot commission award for the Beebe Healhcare South Coastal Cancer Treatment Center
