Elisha

About Elisha

Elisha Dasenbrock is an award winning, international watercolor artist. She paints with a limited palette on claybord. Dasenbrock graduated from the American Academy of Art in 2009 and has been painting professionally ever since.

I have started to turn this blog over to the sketchbook. I deleted most of my old assignments, except a few that I deemed necessary to show my progress over the last three years as well as paintings from last semester. I think that it is important to show my […]

One more thang….

February 20, 2009 in From Me To You tagged Painting / progress / sketch by Elisha

This is what I have been slaving over for the last week… *Edit: I changed the color balance to show a closer version of the color of the painting. My camera takes very yellow pictures because of the flash. I need the flash because I am too shaky to take […]

Spanish Dancer

January 23, 2009 in Oops! I forgot to pick a category! by Elisha

*Edit:This is an updated picture. I finally had time to set up my wonderful HP Photosmart C4580. (It’s amazing!) I also finally installed Photoshop on my computer not too long ago and now I am able to scan my paintings and let Photoshop piece them back together. This makes a […]

Joe

January 10, 2009 in Oops! I forgot to pick a category! by Elisha

This is a portrait of Joe’s mom. There are a few things that I really like about this painting, mostly in the face. I like the way I painted the eyes and skin tone. I don’t like that I messed up on the drawing of the eyes and they are […]

Margaret

January 10, 2009 in Oops! I forgot to pick a category! by Elisha

My painting of Tux has been accepted into the 25th annual Open Juried Exhibition of the Illinois Watercolor Society. Go me!

I made it!

December 5, 2008 in Oops! I forgot to pick a category! by Elisha

At the moment this is my favorite painting at the Art Institute. The image does not do the painting justice at all. If you get a chance to go to the Institute this is the painting you should look at. I think I may love this guy more than Sargent […]

Check it out

October 18, 2008 in Oops! I forgot to pick a category! by Elisha

This is at Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva (I believe.) I had a very fun day painting with Katie. It was gorgeous. We also were in the newspaper because many artists gathered at the park for a paint out.

Sketchbook 3

October 18, 2008 in Oops! I forgot to pick a category! by Elisha

This is over a couple of days. Maybe 3 or 4 hours total.

Sketchbook 2

October 18, 2008 in Water Color Painting tagged Art / artwork / sketch / Watercolor by Elisha

This is a fountain just south of the art institute. It started raining 15 minutes into the painting, but I really like what the paint was doing.

Sketchbook

October 18, 2008 in Water Color Painting tagged Art / artwork / Painting / sketchbook / Watercolor by Elisha

Hobo Clowns I had the pleasure of finding this masterpiece. It is beautiful. If the house was on fire I would grab this painting. Anyone who disagrees is just a hater and you can’t appreciate true greatness when you see it.

The Best Painting In The World!

July 28, 2008 in Art Life tagged clown / hobo clown / moninet / oil / w. moninet by Elisha

Gesture Paintings

February 10, 2008 in Water Color Painting tagged Art / artwork / gesture painting / Painting / Watercolor by Elisha

This painting started out as being an exercise in a loose, fast technique and trying to use colors. I am very happy with the way it turned out.

Nude Female

November 18, 2007 in Water Color Painting tagged Art / artwork / nude female / Painting / water color by Elisha

This is a close up of my favorite part of the daffodil painting.

Plein Air Painting (1st time)

May 10, 2007 in Water Color Painting tagged Art / artwork / Painting / Plein Air Painting / Watercolor by Elisha

A Quick Painting of Joe This painting is done in one hour only. A quick painting of Joe. I had to make up a project during the week we used a model and he was kind enough to sit in for me.

One Hour Painting of Joe

May 10, 2007 in Water Color Painting tagged Art / artwork / Painting / water color / watercolor painting by Elisha

First Still Life

February 2, 2007 in Water Color Painting tagged anatomy / Art / artwork / first still life / Painting / Watercolor by Elisha

Contours

March 16, 2006 in Contour tagged Art / artwork / color pencil / contour / pencil / sketch by Elisha

Contour

March 16, 2006 in Contour tagged Art / artwork / color pencil / contour / drawing / pencil / sketches by Elisha

Contour

March 16, 2006 in Contour tagged Art / artwork / color pencil / contour / drawing / pencil / sketch by Elisha

Contour Drawing

March 16, 2006 in Contour tagged Art / artwork / contour / drawing / pencil / sketches by Elisha

Contours

March 16, 2006 in Contour tagged artwork / color pencil / contours / drawing / pencil / pencil sketch / sketch by Elisha

Artwork and Blog

Artwork and Blog

Elisha

About Elisha

One more thang….

Spanish Dancer

Joe

Margaret

I made it!

Check it out

Sketchbook 3

Sketchbook 2

Sketchbook

The Best Painting In The World!

Gesture Paintings

Nude Female

Plein Air Painting (1st time)

One Hour Painting of Joe

First Still Life

Contours

Contour

Contour

Contour Drawing

Contours