
About
This is an online exhibit of paintings, illustrations, animation by Ellen Marcus (that’s me). I hope you like what you see and please stay for the virtual wine and cheese. Well, maybe not the wine — We just ran out of virtual wine about an hour ago, but there is still plenty of virtual cheese.
Contact
ellen@actsofpaint.com
Project Info…
With any project, I first try to determine the client’s requirements (number of illustrations/characters, duration of animation, style preferences, etc…) – that helps me get a better grasp on when I can complete a project. I then start with basic sketches (not finalized drawings/animations.) The method of rendering sketches that require approval tells me if I’m on the right track with regard to what the client wants, and can be a serious time-saver when it comes to the amount of time I may need to spend finalizing/animating projects.
Bio
I graduated from Columbia College in Chicago and worked in commercial animation for 7 years. After hitting the glass ceiling not hard enough to break it, I moved on to do many other things including animation for a horror/comedy film, book illustrating, rescuing the ecosystem, and remodeling a house. I primarily work from a home studio with my trusty Cintiq, hand clippers, and Sawzall.
Copyright, permissions, disclosures
You may use most* of these images for non-profit or educational purposes without contacting the artist under the condition that credit is provided to the artist with a link-back to her website: http://www.actsofpaint.com and/or her name is placed on or near the work. Your time and respect is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
The artist reserves reproduction and sale rights to most* images, paintings and designs created (even after the original has been sold). All sales of original paintings are final. All rights reserved.
*Some images (such as those found under the “Books” page) may fall under a different copyright contract other than what is stated, and is only reproducible under special terms that may not be described here. If you have any questions, please contact me: Ellen@actsofpaint.com
Some places I’ve contributed to:
- IMDB
- The Annotated Old Fourlegs: The Updated Story of the Coelacanth
- Super Flaws (Illustrated Children’s Book)
- “Wait, Wait, Don’t Kill Me!”
- Society for the Future of Higher Education (website design)
- Friday Garden (Diary of my gardening experience)
- Magik World Studio
- Round Guys Underground
- NAC (Northwest Philadelphia Artist Collective)
- Loud Bicycle Horn (logo design)
- “Ogre And The Mermaid”
- Blue Cat Groove
- Merely Players
- Sea Witch Charters
- Lucky Charms, Trix Rabbit, Mr. Clean, Keebler Elves (with Calabash Animation)
- Local Feet
- Horse With Hands Riding a Bicycle
Un-Social
Mastodon: @elle@socel.net
Shows & Events
- Book Release Party: For “Isabella and Little Birdy” Takoma Park, MD – Nov 20th -2021
- William Jeanes Memorial Library: Lafayette Hill, PA, February – March, 2018
- Mt. Airy Art Garage: Showing work in gallery 2014-2018
- Mt. Airy Art Garage: Holiday Art Market, Dec 16 & 17th, (Sat & Sun) noon – 6pm. @ 7165 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia PA, 19119
- Earth Bread & Brewery: Nov 5th through end of Dec, 2017
- All Good Things Cafe: NAC group show October 1st-November, 2017
(Reception: Sunday, October 8th, 3 – 5pm 6160 Ridge Ave. Philadelphia, PA) - River City Festival: Oct 14th, 2017
- Oktoberfest Ambler: October 7, 2017 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Mount Laurel Festival (NJ): Saturday Sept 16th, 11 am- 4 pm, 2017
- Bang Boom Craft Fair: July 30th 11-4pm, 2017
- Malelani Cafe – May 2017
- Malelani Cafe – April – May 2016
- RoxArt Gallery – Nov-Feb 2016 @ Roxborough Development Corporation, 6111 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia , PA 191
- Hosted Valentine’s Day adult coloring book social 3-5pm Feb 14th, 2016 at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore Located at 551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119 - Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center: October 2015
- Earth Bread & Brewery: Nov 7th through end of Dec, 2015
- Chestnut Hill Starbucks: May 30th – end of July
- AIGA: “ANIMATE” – through April 30th, 2014
- Earth Bread & Brewery: Nov 3rd through end of Dec, 2013
- Mt. Airy Art Garage: October, 2013
- POST (Philadelphia Open Studio Teleportation) at the Mt. Airy Art Garage – Oct 19th-20th
- The Frame House: Sept 15th – Sept 29th 2013
- The Plastic Club: “Scapes” – Sept 8th – Sept 26th, 2013
- Mt. Airy Art Garage: “Summer Show Off” – June 28th – Sept 1st, 2013
- Mt. Airy Art Garage: April 26th – June 14th, 2013
- Art Fusion 19: “Deja Vu” – March 23rd – May 11th, 2013
- The Plastic Club: “Sketchbooks and Preliminary Drawings” – April 7th-25th, 2013
- Mt. Airy Art Garage: “Faces, Family & Relationships” – Feb. 22 – March 29th, 2013
- The Plastic Club: “Small Worlds” – March 3rd-28th, 2013
- 3rd Street Gallery: Jan 29th – Feb 24th, 2013
- Starbucks In Chestnut Hill: Jan – Feb, 2013
- Earth Bread & Brewery: Holiday Show 2011, 2012; June – Aug, 2012; Nov – Jan, 2012-13
- Art Fusion 19 (formerly The Gallery School of Pottstown): “Secret Life of Trees” Nov – Jan, 2012-13
- Angler Movement Art’s Center: Aug – September, 2012
- Geechee Girl Cafe: 2011
- iMPeRFeCT Gallery: October 2012
- Tortilla Press Cantina: 2011 – 2015