Eli Portman: Artist
Follow me on Instagram: @eli.portman
Commissions/Custom Paintings
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I am available for hire for custom paintings, typically with a month turn around or less.
In the past I've been hired for illustrations, portraits, landscapes, house paintings and more! Prices/sizes are as follows: (More complicated pieces can sometimes be more expensive) 8.5X11 $200 11x14 $300 18X24 $400 22X30 $550 Framing options are available as well! Contact me with your requests and questions! Classes for Kids and AdultsI am currently offering classes one on one for kids and adults, as well as group lessons. All are currently offered online! Contact me for more information!
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Notable Achievements
-Boston Athenaeum Artist Fellow-2019-2020 Community Fellowship
-Artist Member of the Copley Society of Art
-Former Artist Member of the Cape Cod Art center
-Featured Artist in the Boston Globe (Article HERE)
-Artist for the Label of "Night Windows" Beer from Small Changes Brewing Company
-Artist Member of the Carroll and Sons Gallery Boston Drawing Project
-Boston Athenaeum Artist Fellow-2019-2020 Community Fellowship
-Artist Member of the Copley Society of Art
-Former Artist Member of the Cape Cod Art center
-Featured Artist in the Boston Globe (Article HERE)
-Artist for the Label of "Night Windows" Beer from Small Changes Brewing Company
-Artist Member of the Carroll and Sons Gallery Boston Drawing Project
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-Current Showings
- The Well Coffee House, 1 State Street, Boston MA -Crimson Bikes, 1001 Mass Ave, Cambridge, 02138 -Bennett Gallery, 357 Main St, Hyannis, MA 02601 |
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Something to think about:
My work is based around the things that people always wanted but don't like to admit they could have ever been 'foolish enough' to try and achieve. The thoughts that remind them that they once had greater ambitions, amazing dreams, that in the middle of the night they would lie awake and smile to themselves as they imagined the things they would one day achieve. The same things they try to forget as they work from 9-5 with their noses pressed up against the screen, sipping coffee in their cubicle, bleary eyed. The things they try to forget while attempting to convince themselves that they are satisfied with who they are and what they have grown into being. My work is made of the shards of shattered dreams, the ballooning hopes of youth and the regrets of the aging and elderly. When you look at my work, think about the child in me that dreamed of it and the adult I am that warped it enough in order to make it fit onto a piece of paper. If you've made it this far, you've already done most of the hard part. The easy part is looking at my work. But the hardest part is thinking about it. If nothing else, I hope my art makes you think.
-ELI
My work is based around the things that people always wanted but don't like to admit they could have ever been 'foolish enough' to try and achieve. The thoughts that remind them that they once had greater ambitions, amazing dreams, that in the middle of the night they would lie awake and smile to themselves as they imagined the things they would one day achieve. The same things they try to forget as they work from 9-5 with their noses pressed up against the screen, sipping coffee in their cubicle, bleary eyed. The things they try to forget while attempting to convince themselves that they are satisfied with who they are and what they have grown into being. My work is made of the shards of shattered dreams, the ballooning hopes of youth and the regrets of the aging and elderly. When you look at my work, think about the child in me that dreamed of it and the adult I am that warped it enough in order to make it fit onto a piece of paper. If you've made it this far, you've already done most of the hard part. The easy part is looking at my work. But the hardest part is thinking about it. If nothing else, I hope my art makes you think.
-ELI