Hill Country Creek by Elizabeth Compton

Hill Country Creek
Elizabeth Compton
Oil on canvas
24"h x 30"w x 2"d - framed

This painting is based on many creeks I’ve encountered on my explorations around the Texas Hill Country.  In this painting I wanted to convey the subtle muted tones of the wintertime light on dormant grasses and rocks.  I believe great beauty can be found in even obscure, overlooked corners of our local environment.

Get to Know the Austin Artist:
I paint to express my wonder of the beauty around me. Nature and the environment have always spoken to me. Using oil paint on canvas, I seek to convey the sense of open space, big sky, and flowing water which I have come to love in each of the places I have lived. From the golden rolling hills of California to the subtle beauty of the Texas Hill Country, I have studied and reimagined landscapes throughout my career as a practicing painter.  Vibrant colors and bold compositions are my chosen visual language. Not completely abstract, yet not truly realistic either, my paintings are interpretations of actual views I have encountered and to which I feel a deep connection. I hope that viewers recognize the subject, but also see it in new, unexpected ways in each of my paintings, taking with them new insights about the beauty of the world in which we live.