BIOGRAPHY Born in Pekin, IL, 1933 EDUCATION American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL University of Illinois, Urbana, IL ABOUT An exhibiting artist for 40 years, Elwood Howell's referential landscape paintings derive from his roots in color field painting. A transformation in his painting accompanied his mid-career migration from Illinois to East Hampton, where he found himself deeply inspired by his seaside surroundings. From the flat, distinct areas of color in color field painting, Howell's work merges into a three-dimensional reference to landscape. With his signature high horizon line, he captures the diffused light and mist with a quiet and serene effect. His paintings consist of dripped and flung color under the haze and gauze of a transparent wash of acrylic on canvas. They are mood paintings of an all-over color field with an exquisite sensibility for muted hues. Ethereal yet organic, his paintings convey a sense of spirituality and meditation. COLLECTIONS 7-UP COMPANY, St. Louis, MO AT&T, Chicago, IL BORG-WARNER, Chicago, IL BRITISH BANK OF NEW YORK, New York, NY CITIBANK, New York, NY CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO., Chicago, IL GUILD HALL, East Hampton, NY EMMANUEL DE MARGERIE (former Dir. General of all French Museums) Louvre Museum, Paris, France HECKSCHER MUSEUM, Huntington, NY I.B.M., White Plains, NY ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM, Springfield, IL KATHLEEN TURNER, NY KEMPER INSURANCE, Long Grove, IL READER'S DIGEST, New York, NY S.S.KRESGE, Detroit, MI STANDARD OIL COMPANY, Chicago, IL AWARDS 1982 Best Abstract, Guild Hall Annual Exhibition, East Hampton, NY 1982 David G. Lyon Award, The 32nd New England Exhibition, Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT 1981 Shared 1st Prize, Parrish Art Museum Annual, Southampton, NY 1980 Reader's Digest Award, The 32nd New England Exhibition, Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT 1976 Brandeis University, Artist In Residence, West Orange, NJ 1975 1st Prize, VII Long Island Painters, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY 1975 100 Artists, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, N.Y., NY 1973 Artist Guild of Chicago, Annual Watercolor Show, 2nd Place and Artist Guild Purchase Award 1973 William Bartels Prize, 74th Chicago and Vicinity Show, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1973 Honorable Mention and Metropolitan Structure Awards, New Horizons Exhibit, Chicago, IL 1973 The Artist Guild of Chicago 50th Anniversary Show, The CH Studio Award 1973 4th International Mat-Media Exhibition of Dickinson State College, William Fleming Purchase Award, North Dakota 1972 Springfield Old Capitol Art Exhibit, Purchase Award 1971 Springfield Old Capitol Art Exhibit, Merit Award and Purchase Award |
