UPDATE 8/31/17:
I'm trying to find a new home for my art shop, a place to come in daily and sell my work. Looking for commercial spaces/cheap retail locations in the Boston/Cambridge/Somerville/Brookline/JP area, any ideas/leads would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
I'm trying to find a new home for my art shop, a place to come in daily and sell my work. Looking for commercial spaces/cheap retail locations in the Boston/Cambridge/Somerville/Brookline/JP area, any ideas/leads would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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"The Bright-Eyed Adventurer Wanders Among the Lights in the Dark" Collection available now!
adventurer.torosiete.com |
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Eli Portman: Artist
Currently Accepting one on one students and small groups for the late summer/fall! Contact me for details! |
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The Boston Bazaar-- 171 Newbury st, Boston
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I have a spot at the Boston Bazaar, a seasonal pop up, running today through the end of December! I'll be there in person at various times throughout the week, and the store itself is open everyday from 11-7! Address is 171 Newbury St, Back Bay, Boston. Right around the corner from Copley Square! Come say hello!
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Hey All! I'm honored to have a piece on display at the Fay Chandler Emerging Artist Exhibition at Boston City Hall!
The Reception is Tuesday September 12th from 6-8pm. More info here. Work is visible thru the end of September!
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I'm very excited to announce that Torosiete, a fantastic online art gallery, is hosting my work in an online exhibition!
Check out my feature page here! http://www.torosiete.com/eli-portman/ I also have work in their online store, including originals and limited edition, personally signed prints! http://torosietegallery.com/brands/Eli-Portman.html There's more coming soon in the exhibition, including videos! Stay tuned! |
Follow me on Instagram to see photos of my drawing process, reference photos, and things I don't post anywhere else! Click HERE
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Current Showings: -Harvard Square JP Licks, 1312 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA -Green Side Up Gallery, 202 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA -CIC Office, Milk St, Boston (Private show ,not open to the public) -one Piece at the Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition at Boston City Hall |
"sITTING ON THE cURB ON THE cORNER OF eSSEX sT"
(For sale $450, make an offer on the 'contact' page)
"Squantum II"
(FOR SALE, $500, MAKE AN OFFER ON THE 'CONTACT' PAGE)
While making my recent Bicycle drawing, I recorded a large chunk of the drawing process, and patched it together for you to see! Enjoy this Timelapse video!
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
