On view June 10 through September 7
About the Studio
The Studio, unveiled at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in January 2025, is a space within the property that allows artists to work onsite, talk to the public, and sell their work during an Artist-in-Residency.
The Studio is underwritten by Mark and Bonnie Larsen
About the Artist
Elaine Twiss has enjoyed significant recognition by both peers and clients in her 40 year tenure as an acrylic artist. This self-taught artist was drawn to art at an early age and combined that interest with her fascination with detail to create her current acrylic paintings.
A California native, she has achieved both local & national recognition with showings in galleries and art venues from California to New York. She has been the focus of many One Woman Shows and has been juried into the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts for 18 years. She is a member of the International Guild of Realism. Her paintings have been published in the French Artist Magazine Pratique Des Arts, The Acrylic Artist Magazine, North Light Books Acrylic Works 4, North Light Books Acrylic Works 6, and Hyperrealism Magazine.
When she considers an idea for a painting, she acquires the objects, arranges them until she achieves the image she’s looking for, photographs the arrangement, and replicates the image onto Arches rough watercolor paper. Then she begins painting, making adjustments to achieve her vision of the piece. The acrylic paint is thinned until she reaches her desired consistency, at times applying several layers of paint to achieve the desired effect. This approach leaves no room for error as once it’s applied it cannot be lifted or removed to make corrections.