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A beautiful view to Buttermere down the valley with surrounding peaks in vibrant peach orange and green. Heavy peach orange and grey black stormy skies overhead. Gatesgarthdale Beck is seen in the foreground of the valley feeding into Buttermere lake in the distance. Rich colours and broad bold brushstrokes in this contemporary mountain landscape acrylic painting.

The view across Llyn Ogwen to Tryfan mountain. The mountain rises up sharp and rocky in the distance, in pinks and blues. The foreground of green fields and the blue of the lake. Stormy skies overhead in dark blues and purples.

A view of Helvellyn from Raise in The Lake District. Modern impressionist style of bold brushstrokes and colours - greens, turquoise, browns and reds and glistening white peaks crisp with frost or a light covering of snow.

The view from Great Calva on The Bob Graham Round as the storm approaches from Skiddaw. Acrylic on canvas modern impressionist painting with the fells in deep blues and reds and the stormy sky bringing grey black and red clouds. The elements captured in bold brushstrokes streaks of rain falling across the canvas.

Contemporary acrylic painting close up of a pig's face in impressionist style with bold brushstrokes and colours. Pink and grey/black pig on a background of turquoise and white .

Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon, the approach from Crib Goch, Eryri/Snowdonia, Cymru/Wales.
Impressionist acrylic painting with the summit rising up to the right and the waters below. The mountains in bold brushstrokes of reds, pinks and blues with a bright blue sky overhead.

Pike of Stickle peak summit rising up in pinks oranges and greys up into the moody dark sky

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Original Paintings

Own the original painting, some of which have been created on location as plein air paintings.

Beautifully coloured and textured original acrylic paintings on stretched canvas or canvas board.

Ranging from 8"x 10" up to 33.1" x 23.4" with bespoke framing to complement the painting and suit your home

Limited Edition Prints

Prints are available for all of the original artwork. Most of these are limited edition prints.

Prints can be ordered in various sizes from A4 size up to A1 size. Other sizes may be available on request.

Prints are sold with or without frames. We have a choice of frames that work well with these modern prints

Commissions

Is there a special scene that Elaine could paint for you?

Although her main work is now focused on impressionist mountain landscapes, she does also have collections on impressionist animals and pen and ink mixed media of urban views.

Please use the contact form page to make any further enquiries.

Welcome to the Gallery

Elaine is a contemporary impressionist landscape artist with a passion for painting the mountains where she competes in major ultrarunning races. These are often remote areas with stunning vistas. The paintings are full of energy and emotion that captures the turbulence of the weather as well as of her physical and mental state during these brutal races.

She also has a collection of endearing country animals and scenes of her home city of Durham.

Her art is available as original paintings and limited edition prints.

Gallery Collections

Modern impressionist mountain landscape painting of Blencathra in The Lake District. Atmospheric broad brishstrokes sweeping over the summit in blues and white with the steep craggy drop from the peak, in browns, oranges, blues and whites. Swirling and blurring of the colours to reflect the windy and stormy conditions.

Ultra Mountains - acrylic on canvas

This collection contains my most recent work. It is inspired by my love of running and racing in remote and mountainous terrain. The transient, ever changing and powerful nature of these images is translated through my use of colour and brushstrokes. They capture the power and beauty of these wild environments in which I absorb myself for days. They remind us of our human instinct to explore, our sense of freedom and our relative insignificance against the immensity of the natural world.

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'Beyond the Fringe'. A highland cow modern impressionist portrait painting in vibrant reds, oranges and turquoisheavy fringe falling over it's face and all of it in a blur of bold brushstrokes.

UltraAnimals - acrylic on canvas

A selection of amusing animals frequently seen on the fells and farms that bring a smile to my face adding a spring to my step and sometimes making me spring over a wall or fence to escape.

First rule of running 'Don't get dead......or fall in a cowpat!'

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Fowlers Yard, Durham. A beautiful riverside nook in Durham city centre with artisan art and craft shops and cafe. Drawn in black ink looking up the street to the shops and studios. Accent colours added in turquoise to doorways and in red to the tile rooftops.

Durham City Ink

I love Durham. I have lived here for the past 12 years, have studio here and have great friends in the area including many through my running club, Elvet Striders.

In these pieces, I use pen and ink with some elements of collage and digital techniques to create a contemporary perspective on the classic buildings, structures and views of this beautiful city that I see every day when running and on relaxing rest days.

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Ken Jones bought

'The Possibility of Tomorrow'

"You have some lovely artwork in your collection, and I will be purchasing more"

January 2024

Shane Ohly bought

'I Can't Feel My Face When I'm With You'

"When Elaine told me she was also a painter, I felt sure I would be a fan of her work. I felt a strong connection with many of her pieces because so many of the mountains and hills are familiar to me. When I saw this print, I knew I’d found the one. It reminds me of the Lakeland Fells, which I know well and love. The colours conjure up the sensations of the coldness and darkness of winter. This particular spot is special to me, as it reminds me of fleeting glances of Helvellyn on my Bob Graham Round. This print has pride of place on our living room wall. I love it!"

December 2023

Richard Newey bought

'And Still I See Them'

"Beautiful piece of art, inspires me to run in the mountains"

January 2024

Christmas Orders

The new Catbells paintings have left the studio and are looking for a new home!

Click here to have a closer look

The Why? Elaine shares what inspired her paintings and offers other studio insights in the
studio blog