Ellen Granter has been with Maine Art Hill for almost twenty years. Her love of nature and wildlife, especially winged creatures, is well known in the Maine Art community. Her work is peaceful and warm and welcomes the viewer with open arms. Yet, her life did not start at an easel. 

 

School for Ellen looked a little different. A bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree in History. Government? Politics? This isn't the jumping-off point for most artists. Like so many of the most interesting people in our world, her past is varied and fascinating. Having the opportunity to chat with Ellen at an opening is always a pleasure. She is intelligent and well-spoken and offers so much insight into her work. However, there are pieces of her past one would never guess. The pinnacle was six years of studying Mandarin Chinese, leading to a translator position at an import-export company. Who knew?
 

Stella Maris 36x48 Oil on Canvas $4800

Like the rest of us, Granter had to work her way through the early years. Her patience with her art and clients was certainly earned from the beginning of her employment history. 

 

"My first job was working for the Sisters of Saint Joseph as a nurse's aide in their infirmary at Nazareth College," says Granter. "As for other jobs, I was a lifeguard, a waitress, a quilt piece cutter, and a knitting shop assistant. Also, making submarine sandwiches for drunk students was somewhere, but hands down, my worst job was working a folding machine in a print bindery. It folded those little paper instructions that used to come inside pill bottles. I lasted a full two days!" 

Red Flash 20x20 Oil with Gold Leaf on Panel  $2200.

Again, it was a matter of building character and patience. Soon, her odd jobs began to lean toward the art world. 

 

“I was a technical illustrator, video editor, t-shirt silk screener, and graphic designer/art director in various places.”  

 

When a person really looks at their past, it is hard to have regrets when happiness fills the present. “It all enriched my life, and sent me on my path. Non, je ne regret rein,” says Granter. “No, I regret nothing.”

Focus 12x12 Oil on Panel $990

No Problem/Problem 24x24 Oil on Canvas Framed $2790

What's Keeping You? 6x6 Oil on Panel $325

Remember, The Gallery at the Grand at 1 Chase Hill Road in Kennebunk on Saturday, July 6, for the opening of Ellen Welch Granter’s solo summer show. All Maine Art Hills galleries open at 10 a.m. This show runs until July 29. 


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