Ellen Hermanos's interest lies in the exploration of the uses of color and the subsequent creation of texture: a brush, a palette knife, and a sponge roller lay on or remove color. Her work is primarily the product of unintentional combinations of color and texture, which create new, unexpected results. This newness presents opportunity to change the direction of the work, decision-making of what parts remain and what is then reworked. Blocks of color, the anti-form, detract form a subject, in favor of color and texture. Most of Ellen's paintings have many layers. Some are finished works, then reworked, which show through the surface, insinuating another time, layer, and life.
- Nationality
- American
