Meet the Artist - Ellen Butler
Ellen Dale Butler is an artist living in Neptune Beach. She works in acrylics with palette knives.
Ellen worked in the travel industry for 45 years until her retirement in 2015. She joined a golf league. She volunteered. She dabbled in craft projects. But secretly she wanted to learn to paint. “I’m too old, she said to herself. It takes years to be any good.”
Finally, she admitted to friends and family that she was going to follow her long-time dream. With much encouragement, her fine-art journey began at age 70.
Ellen enrolled at UNF in courses for art technique and painting, but when the pandemic came along, she began taking online webinars.
After much experimentation, Ellen found her unique style and has been honing her skills since 2019. As a self-taught artist, she uses the palette knife as her primary tool for laying color on canvas. This creates a rich, textured effect in her nature- and coastal-themed paintings. Ellen brings landscapes, flowers, trees and beach subjects to life with a wonderful sense of color and bold composition. She continues to expand her artistic vision and looks forward to exploring new techniques.
Contact Information
Email: edbutler49@gmail.com
