Darlene Olivia McElroy
Santa Fe Contemporary Narrative Mixed Media Painter
Darlene creates richly textured paintings with veiled stories that dream of a
mysteriously contemporary nostalgia.These figurative works of art with collaged
elements and found objects are created with a slightly gothic view of life
while having a great deal of fun!
mysteriously contemporary nostalgia.These figurative works of art with collaged
elements and found objects are created with a slightly gothic view of life
while having a great deal of fun!
Tiny Whispers, 14” x 14” mm on panel $700
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Earth Goddess, 14” x 14” mm on panel $700 PRIVATE COLLECTION
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Rodeo Queen, 28” x 22” mm on panel $3200
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Dressed Up, 28” x 22” mm on panel $3200
Mr. Smoke & Whiskey at the pool, 8” x 8” mm on panel $300. PRIVATE COLLECTION
Music Man, 8” x 8” mm on panel
$300
Garden Sprite, 8" x8" mm on panel $300
The Energizer, 8" x8" mm on panel $300
Western Stories: Coyote, 12” x 12” mm on panel $500
The Joy of Reading, 40” x 30” mm on panel $5000
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Santa Fe Muse, 28” x 22” mm on panel $3200
True Love, 8” x 8” mm on panel
$300
Rocket Man, 8” x 8” mm on panel
$300
Mad Max, 8" x8" mm on panel $300
Moment of Calm, 28” x 22” mm on panel
$3200
Western Stories: Cowboy, 12” x 12” mm on panel $500
Repeat: It’s All a Dream, 48” x 30” mm on panel $5500
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Happy Heart, 28” x 22” mm on panel $3200
Raining Color, 28” x 22” mm on panel $3200
A Little Evervescent, 8" x8" mm on panel $300
Whorling, 8" x8" mm on panel $300
Western Stories: Cactus, 12” x 12” mm on panel $500
Western Stories: Longhorn, 12” x 12” mm on panel $500
Contemplation, 40” x 30” mm on panel $5000
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Artist Statement
The richly textured mixed media paintings of Darlene Olivia McElroy reflect the vision of an artist whose involvement with man’s primal origins, sins, and religious conflicts has developed an imagery at once sensuously primitive and startlingly sophisticated.
Weaving through textural surfaces, found objects, and rich symbolism, the viewer is drawn into a visual world where color plays the role of an atmospheric veil encompassing the personal myths of the artist.
McElroy, born and raised in Southern California, is descended from an old New Mexico family of artists and storytellers. She has been deeply influenced by the summers she spent growing up on her family’s ranch in Santa Fe where the rich tapestry of Hispanic life filled the nights and brightly colored the days.
Her paternal grandfather was an artist on Catalina Island who exposed her to art as a life style, introduced her to color and the narrative in art.
She currently lives in Santa Fe where she enjoys the skies, the color and the art.
Weaving through textural surfaces, found objects, and rich symbolism, the viewer is drawn into a visual world where color plays the role of an atmospheric veil encompassing the personal myths of the artist.
McElroy, born and raised in Southern California, is descended from an old New Mexico family of artists and storytellers. She has been deeply influenced by the summers she spent growing up on her family’s ranch in Santa Fe where the rich tapestry of Hispanic life filled the nights and brightly colored the days.
Her paternal grandfather was an artist on Catalina Island who exposed her to art as a life style, introduced her to color and the narrative in art.
She currently lives in Santa Fe where she enjoys the skies, the color and the art.
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