Background
Phyllis
Bryce Ely is a Rochester, NY, artist who has lived and exhibited in the
Rochester area and Northeast US for nearly 30 years. She is a 1981
Painting/Fine Arts graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology. Phyllis
is featured in corporate and private collections and has been represented by
the Oxford
Gallery since the 1980s. She is also represented by the
Gallery Store
at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY and the
Mill Art Center and Gallery in Honeoye
Falls, NY. Phyllis is primarily
known as a landscape painter who works ‘plein air’ in upstate New York. Phyllis
teaches at the Creative Workshop at the Memorial Art Gallery and the Cascade
Art Center, Rochester Art Supply.
Killarney Light, Ontario
Canada
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October, Genesee
River Trail, Rochester, NY |
Why Curling Art?
My family of three has chosen curling as our
winter sport for the past nine years. In the winter months I've found myself at the curling club more than in my studio.
It occurred to me I could paint at the curling club just as easily as I normally do
in the studio or
outdoors. Better than outdoors, I get heat, a table, chair, coffee and
plumbing! As an artist, I found I enjoyed the colors,
design and shapes in the curling environment. I also like the
addition of people to my paintings. I work directly on site or from
my own photographs. At times other curlers also offer their photos for
which I am grateful.
At a friend's suggestion I donated a few small
paintings to a fun club fundraising auction. They were well received and
earned some money for the Rochester Curling Club. With that encouragement, I kept painting
curling images and began to imagine this website. And, in the spirit of
curling, I wanted to find a way to give back to the sport as I continued to
make and sell curling art. As I discussed this idea, another friend suggested I consider
supporting the USWCA's Future
Fund, whose purpose is to develop, improve and sustain women's (and
junior women's) curling. I checked it out and found it to be a
meaningful way to help grow the sport. I now donate a portion of every
sale of original art to the Future Fund.
I've
continued to create curling art and this website is now real. I now also
design curling pins. Thank you to all of you who have encouraged me along the way. I hope you'll
view the gallery and consider adding some curling art to your life or the life of a curler you care
about. Please come back often to see new work. I welcome your
hellos, comments and ideas in my guest book.
Good Curling,
Phyllis
