There’s a subdued quality to Eleanor Parker’s paintings of the Lowcountry landscape and its marshes, a hushed sense of tonality and moodiness that does not rely on bold color to create effect. “I’m drawn to how the light changes everything around it,” says Parker, who has lived with her husband on Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant for 30 years. “I love to paint skies and capturing that in a tonal painting is a means of expressing the quietness of the atmosphere and the calmness that settles over everything.”
While she has painted for more than two decades, Parker became a professional artist less than a decade ago and has studied under renowned artists, including Elizabeth Bronson, to perfect her skills. As she paints, Parker finds inspiration in the effect of light on the Lowcountry waters and marshlands. As a result, her body of work seems a collection of days spent on the water and along the marshes, staring up at the sky and absorbing the light to have it spill out onto the canvas and leave the viewer at peace.
Parker is a member of the Charleston Artist Guild and has shown at Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) for three years. Her work is represented by Lowcountry Artists Gallery and the SEWE Gallery.
