Great Lakes Trance, 11″x14″ “A Great Lake is a massive wilderness that’s different every day, every season,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Sometimes Lake Michigan is simply a horizontal line—the point at which air meets […]
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Pond Patrol
Pond Patrol, 20″x30″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “Red-Winged Blackbirds can be fiercely territorial. One bird dive-bombed my head in Millennium Park in […]
Ultra Marine Blue
In collaboration with London’s Natural History Museum, British paint retailer Farrow & Ball created 16 colors based on nature’s own tones. Artist Elizabeth G Fagan sometimes uses Farrow & Ball colors in her work. “My […]
Head Up, Shoulders Back
Head Up, Shoulders Back It’s circa 2000s, I am circa 40s, and I’m learning how to walk again. My physical therapist has a keen eye for a hanging head, slouching shoulders, weak abs, a protruding […]
Bright Lake Rocks
Bright Lake Rocks, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ High surf on the Great Lakes leaves behind an unending supply of rounded stones. “I am kind of a rock nerd,” says artist Elizabeth G. Fagan. “My favorites are […]
Intense Teal
“I love working with color,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “LMLC Primary Colors is a collection of bright tones by Sherwin-Williams.” Fagan frequently adopts Sherwin-Williams paint colors in her work. “My use of defined colors […]
City Wolf
City Wolf, 5″x7″ “My intrepid German Shepherd Rosie was sometimes mistaken for a wolf at Montrose Dog Beach in Chicago,” says artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to […]
Outdoor Edibles
Elizabeth G Fagan volunteered to write the monthly column “Green Talk” for the News Graphic in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. This essay is from the column’s archives. See more “Green Talk” >>> June Little stirs our […]
Greenery
“Different seasons bring different moods to the Great Lakes region,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. In June, Fagan likes Greenery, a hue that evokes new grass. Fagan likes to use Pantone colors in her work. […]
Bradley
Bradley, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ “At the county fair, adorable Bradley the Kid (baby goat) drew a crowd,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life Earth. “Humans […]
Humorous Green
“I love working with color,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “LMLC Primary Colors is a collection of bright tones by Sherwin-Williams.” Fagan frequently adopts Sherwin-Williams paint colors in her work. “My use of defined colors […]
Lake Rocks Black & White
Lake Rocks Black & White, 12″x12″ High surf on the Great Lakes leaves behind an unending supply of rounded stones. “I am kind of a rock nerd,” says artist Elizabeth G. Fagan. “My favorites are […]
Aqua Sky
“Different seasons bring different moods to the Great Lakes region,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Aqua Sky represents sun-warmed waters of Lake Michigan.” Fagan sometimes uses Pantone colors in her work. “My use of defined […]
Sunny Shore, Great Lake
Sunny Shore, Great Lake, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ “In mid-Summer, my Great Lake neighbor is often silent, as gentle as a bowl of milk,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “By late August, the magnificent roar of […]
Clyde
Clyde, 8″x8″ “At the county fair, Clyde the Rooster cast a death stare at passersby,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life Earth. “Humans tend to […]
Good News for Swearing, Messy, Night Owls
Good News for Swearing, Messy, Night Owls Were you annoyed as a kid when your parents told you to clean your room, sent you to bed early, and scolded you for cursing? There might be […]
Great Lakes Memory
Great Lakes Memory, 8″x8″ Glaciers carried rocks from Earth’s early eras southward into the Great Lakes basin. By 2021, Lake Michigan had risen far beyond record high levels; high surf left behind an unending supply […]
Scotch Blue
In collaboration with London’s Natural History Museum, British paint retailer Farrow & Ball created 16 colors based on nature’s own tones. Artist Elizabeth G Fagan may use Farrow & Ball colors in her work. “My […]
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles, 8″x8″ “Baltimore Orioles love to sip nectar from oranges cut in half,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Fagan is a life-long animal lover who aims to spread compassion for all creatures on planet […]
Horseshoe Crabs on Memorial Day
Horseshoe Crabs on Memorial Day As a child summer-vacationing at an Atlantic beach, I discovered horseshoe crabs. They washed up on Maryland’s barrier spit and created spectacles for screeching toddlers. Their bodies were sleek, green, […]
Path to the Beach
Path to the Beach, 12″x18″ Glaciers carried rocks from Earth’s early eras southward into the Great Lakes basin. “High surf at Lake Michigan deposits millions and millions of multicolored rocks on the shoreline,” says artist […]
Modern Lavender
“I love working with color,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. She frequently adopts Sherwin-Williams paint colors in her work. LMLC Primary Colors is a collection of bright Sherwin-Williams tones. Modern Lavender (SW 9688) is a […]
My Mother
My Mother, 8″x8″ Happy Mother’s Day from artist Elizabeth G Fagan! “Mother’s Day is a time to send a greeting card or give a gift,” says Fagan. “My Mother is based on an antique Arts […]
Radiant Orchid
“Different seasons bring different moods to the Great Lakes region,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Radiant Orchid anticipates the blooms of Summer.” Fagan sometimes uses Pantone colors in her work. “My use of defined colors […]
Paddling Upstream
Paddling Upstream, 11″x14″ “As a rule, I don’t do people,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Except in the case of Paddling Upstream. It’s a self-portrait.” Among its hues, Paddling Upstream features Sherwin-Williams paint colors Juniper […]
Naval
Paint retailer Sherwin-Williams says Color of the Year Naval (SW 6244) is a rich navy that creates a calm and grounding environment infused with quiet confidence. “And while you may think Navy’s been done before—it’s […]
Indigo Buntings
Indigo Buntings, 5″x7″ Artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth through her work. “Indigo Buntings are among the most colorful birds that appear at my backyard feeder,” says Fagan, […]
Spring Fog
Spring Fog, 11″x14″ “Lake Michigan’s Left Coast is subject to deep fogs year-round,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Fog brings an otherworldy appeal to the old and abandoned farmhouses and barns that dot the landscape.” […]
Extinction is Forever
Extinction is Forever Lake Michigan’s Left Coast reveals Paleozoic limestone and dolomite dating to the Devonian Period (420–350 million years ago). Abundant in rocks from the Paleozoic are fossilized brachiopods, marine animals with upper and lower […]
Spring Storm
Spring Storm, 11″x14″ “The Great Lakes climate not only has four distinct seasons, but also highly variable weather within seasons,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Temperatures can vary 40 degrees or more in a single […]
