Eli Portman: Artist
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Follow me on Instagram: @eli.portman
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See My Paintings by location on this map! (Currently being Updated)
Commissions/Custom Paintings
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:
Watercolor only:
8.5X11 $245
11x14 $345
18X24 $445
22X30 $595
24X36 $695
Pen and Ink Only (B&W) or Pen and Ink and Watercolor (Color)
8.5X11 $300
11x14 $400
18X24 $525
22X30 $725
24X36 $850
Framing can be added for an additional fee
Framing options are available as well!
Contact me with your requests and questions!
In the past I've been hired for illustrations, portraits, landscapes, house paintings and more!
Prices/sizes are as follows:
Watercolor only:
8.5X11 $245
11x14 $345
18X24 $445
22X30 $595
24X36 $695
Pen and Ink Only (B&W) or Pen and Ink and Watercolor (Color)
8.5X11 $300
11x14 $400
18X24 $525
22X30 $725
24X36 $850
Framing can be added for an additional fee
Framing options are available as well!
Contact me with your requests and questions!
Murals
I'm always available for new mural projects, inquiries can be directed through the 'contact' page on the top bar. Feel free to see some of my previous projects below!
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Artist's Statement
I am fascinated with the concept of perception. Many experiences in my life have made me feel quite alone. In those moments, I feel unique in the way that I perceive things. And yet at the same time, I strongly believe that we as human beings share many experiences, many thoughts, feelings, and reactions.
With my work, I approach the dissonance between perceived unique individual solitude in a crowded environment, and the commonness and sameness of such feelings.
Using detailed line work and heavy colors, I illustrate moments of 'unique' isolation that we all share. The feeling of walking alone while viewing social excitement through nighttime windows, or working while others play to their contentment.
With controlled ink lines, I capture shadows and lights. Familiar angles, familiar feelings brought on by time of day or night, placement and presence in one’s environment. I manipulate the openness and tightness of visual spaces and interiors to reflect the claustrophobia of society's open space and the endless emptiness of being crowded and crushed.
With strong colors, I attract the viewer’s eyes to specific spaces within the composition, reminding them of their own perceptions of environment, and that I, like them, find myself in there too. By capturing these scenes, I present the commonality between them and me. Though they do not know me, we are united by the sameness of the humanity we all share.
The art exhibitions that affect me most strongly are the ones that remind me of myself. Of what I love, of what I find beautiful, and of what I fear. We are always looking for a certain degree of reflections of ourselves. In images, in friends, in pets, in communities, in romantic partners. With my artwork, I attempt to bridge the gaps of solitude by harnessing that innate search for our reflections. With familiar scenes, bright colors, and fine details of everyday objects and structures, I create scenes that are familiar in their individuality.
I am fascinated with the concept of perception. Many experiences in my life have made me feel quite alone. In those moments, I feel unique in the way that I perceive things. And yet at the same time, I strongly believe that we as human beings share many experiences, many thoughts, feelings, and reactions.
With my work, I approach the dissonance between perceived unique individual solitude in a crowded environment, and the commonness and sameness of such feelings.
Using detailed line work and heavy colors, I illustrate moments of 'unique' isolation that we all share. The feeling of walking alone while viewing social excitement through nighttime windows, or working while others play to their contentment.
With controlled ink lines, I capture shadows and lights. Familiar angles, familiar feelings brought on by time of day or night, placement and presence in one’s environment. I manipulate the openness and tightness of visual spaces and interiors to reflect the claustrophobia of society's open space and the endless emptiness of being crowded and crushed.
With strong colors, I attract the viewer’s eyes to specific spaces within the composition, reminding them of their own perceptions of environment, and that I, like them, find myself in there too. By capturing these scenes, I present the commonality between them and me. Though they do not know me, we are united by the sameness of the humanity we all share.
The art exhibitions that affect me most strongly are the ones that remind me of myself. Of what I love, of what I find beautiful, and of what I fear. We are always looking for a certain degree of reflections of ourselves. In images, in friends, in pets, in communities, in romantic partners. With my artwork, I attempt to bridge the gaps of solitude by harnessing that innate search for our reflections. With familiar scenes, bright colors, and fine details of everyday objects and structures, I create scenes that are familiar in their individuality.
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