https://www.roseellisfineart.com/home daily 1.0 2026-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/f876c5b9-c5c9-41eb-b9e9-dbd88bc742f0/COWABUNGA.jpg Home - Featured Work COWABUNGA! | 30” x 24” | oil on canvas This large painting is part of my new “origami series,” where I try to bring joy and a smile to my viewers! I begin by creating the origami figures, arranging them on a small stage, lighting them artistically, then photographing the miniature scene as a 3-D reference for my two-dimensional canvas. These paintings are all minimalist in style, with careful brushwork (I use no airbrush), done on a very fine-tooth canvas. View this work, and others, on my gallery page. https://www.roseellisfineart.com/about-rose daily 0.75 2026-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/9d8dc1f1-cd12-4b5a-a28d-b8140cb83e9f/1C27C14B-73DD-491C-AB13-FD832CA6BA65.jpg meet the artist Paintings by Rose are classically inspired, with a modern flair. Rose Ellis says “English is not my first language, art is. I finally found my inner, playful voice while we were all locked up and alone.” Rose has made a whole new narrative using folded paper and found objects as a springboard. Her figures are imaginatively combined to create “stories.” Colorful, whimsical, realistic still lifes that are anything but still. Rose attended Kendall School of Art and Design but earned her studio art degree from the University of Michigan. She plays with her oil paints in her home studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her cats, Mucha and Monet supervise closely. Rose’s Artistic Statement The first time I folded an origami dog in my studio, I realized the potential of the stories I could tell. While I would classify my paintings as still lifes, they are anything but still. Some authors know what their stories are going to be before they begin writing, I find that my stories fall into place as they unfold. My creations are meant to be full of whimsy and joy. They inspire my imagination and I hope they do for the viewer as well. https://www.roseellisfineart.com/contact-rose daily 0.75 2025-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/25dec42e-8014-4331-8c70-bf098da6305b/D799CA8D-AE8C-41DC-9D9D-33EDCACCB3EB.png contact rose - Contact Email: ArtbyEllis@gmail.com https://www.roseellisfineart.com/commissions-for-the-workplace daily 0.75 2023-03-13 https://www.roseellisfineart.com/new-page daily 0.75 2021-04-10 https://www.roseellisfineart.com/see-rose-in-2026 daily 0.75 2026-04-18 https://www.roseellisfineart.com/faq daily 0.75 2022-01-22 https://www.roseellisfineart.com/commissions-for-the-home daily 0.75 2023-10-20 https://www.roseellisfineart.com/shows daily 0.75 2025-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/8a5c8564-2783-4a39-af85-23ec5fab0010/PUP%2CPUP%26AWAY+1.7M.jpeg shows Featured Painting "Pup, Pup And Away" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/e6c671d2-9700-47b0-8081-ad5c5caa816e/DON%27T+RAIN+ON+MY+PARADE+12+x+36.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/948cd0b9-5bb5-40a0-8062-308a82d28476/Logo-%2Bresized_corrected.webp https://www.roseellisfineart.com/shows/gallery monthly 0.5 2026-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/9504254e-cdc3-42da-9d70-d02acd96f61e/Crusin%27+scan3.8M.jpeg shows - Gallery "Crusin'" oil on linen 35"x 24" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/768a9a19-2f0e-43a3-9f07-8d74c077b9fa/PUP%2CPUP%26AWAY+1.7M.jpg shows - Gallery "Pup, Pup And Away" oil on canvas 64"x 51" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/c7e43974-7cfb-4277-b3a0-23c143bcdc0c/TAIL+WIND+copy.jpg shows - Gallery "Catchin' A Tailwind" oil on canvas 30"x 60" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/1642349227949-XL16F3N8U43Y4MHZLIN8/MY%2BHERO.jpg shows - Gallery "My Hero" oil on canvas 24"x 24" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/e6c671d2-9700-47b0-8081-ad5c5caa816e/DON%27T+RAIN+ON+MY+PARADE+12+x+36.JPG shows - Gallery "Don't Rain On My Parade" oil on canvas 12"x 36" SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/765d19e2-1f72-40c7-9a6a-c429a9ef8e33/COWABUNGA.jpg shows - Gallery "Cowabunga!" oil on canvas 30"x 24" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/1763311859182-9F9KON4FXMNYEOC5LQF9/FLIGHT%2BOF%2BFANCY--WHEE%2521%2B24%2BX%2B48.jpg shows - Gallery "Fight Of Fancy (Wheee!) oil on canvas 24"x 48" SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/1841a025-0d95-4fd2-a6d8-68367227a765/Well+.+.+.+shit%21.jpg shows - Gallery "Love Is In The Air" oil on canvas 30"x 15" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/4d158249-806e-4b6b-ac53-c4a291774621/Jump+for+the+Hellephant+48x24+%28R+TX5cm%29+%28290.00+dpi%29+%282022_04_08+10-18-30%29+%2880mm%29+%28F8.0%29+%28501%29.jpg shows - Gallery "Jumpin' For The Hellephant" oil on canvas 24"x 48" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/860e00fe-778b-409d-a563-8e8147645a07/PERCHED+POOCH.jpg shows - Gallery "Perched Pooch (Ta Da!) oil on canvas 24"x 12" SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/1763311951685-2G06IPVHPXB3ATORFDBW/Flight%2Bof%2BFancy-We%2521%2B2.1M.jpg shows - Gallery "Flight Of Fancy (We!) oil on canvas 24"x 48" SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/27444baf-f45e-40b7-bc6d-4013f858c06b/DOGGONE+DINO+30+x+30.jpg shows - Gallery "Doggone Dino" oil on canvas 30"x 30" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/56b6480e-ecaf-49e5-a325-3bf88341cb6b/AND+AWAY+WE+GO+15+x+30++.jpg shows - Gallery "And Away We Go!" oil on canvas 15"x 30" SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/1763304632372-OEKWBSY00LO9OHRQF8RN/SAILING%2B30%2Bx%2B15.jpg shows - Gallery "Sailing" oil on canvas 30"x 15" SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6020c8947b0ff91513ed28da/f3891573-1319-4b53-99a5-c75b5905301a/TRUE+BLUE+18+x+18.jpg shows - Gallery "True Blue" oil on canvas 18"x 18" SOLD