Biography Paintings
Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson is an award winning artist from Longwood, Florida who uses torn pieces of paper to create energetic artworks that are fun, humorous, colorful and most importantly always filled with emotion.
Artist Statement
My love of collage started with a scrap box of papers from my childhood that my father passed down to me a couple of years ago. It seemed a shame to put all of these memories in a box under my bed,but what does one do with the original hospital bill for their birth and Mom’s graduation cards from nursing school? I decided to find a way to incorporate these papers, notes and cards that my family took great care in saving for me, into a work of art, a "visual quilt."
My first collage titled, "Looking in on Jane" (a portrait of my mother), won "Best of Show" at Orlando Visual Artists League in 2005 and started me on a new artistic journey. My technique has continued to evolve through experimentation with materials and subject matter.
