Hell’s Kitchen, 5″x7″ Happy Halloween from artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Halloween is a great time to set up a seasonal display,” says Fagan. “Have fun with it! Incorporate a few small prints to hang on […]
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Oprah.com O at Home Landing
Fagan was a full-time employee of Oprah.com, Oprah Winfrey’s official website. She was promoted to manager of web development and worked for Ms. Winfrey for a total of five years. Background Fagan worked at Oprah.com […]
Heroes of the Back Yard
October Imagine neighbors who are nearly silent and invisible, who are dedicated to family, and who fly nightly over your yard to eat hundreds of villainous mosquitoes. Great neighbors like these can only be bats. […]
Tangerine Tango
“Different seasons bring different moods to the Great Lakes region,” continues Fagan. “In October, Tangerine Tango is the perfect deep orange.” Fagan likes to use Pantone colors in her work. “My use of defined colors […]
Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek, 12″x12″ “Twenty miles north of Milwaukee, Cedarburg, Wisconsin is a popular tourist destination,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Its quaint shops, accommodations, and annual festivals draw visitors year-round.” The town of 11,500 residents […]
The Intruder
The Intruder, 5″x7″ “Sometimes the moon is so full, it’s like an intruder over your shoulder,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Fagan is inspired by the natural beauty of the Great Lakes region on North […]
Rand McNally Atlas of American Frontiers
Fagan’s BA in English and MA in Linguistics helped launch a career in publishing. She began as Editor for Rand McNally’s World Atlas Division; within two years, she was Employee of the Year for the […]
Robbie
Robbie, 8″x8″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “At the county fair, Robbie the Rooster was a spectacle,” says Fagan. Contact Elizabeth […]
Blue Turquoise
“Different seasons bring different moods to the Great Lakes region,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Pantone Blue Turquoise reminds me of the Great Lakes in late summer.” Fagan likes to use Pantone colors in her […]
Gray Squirrel
Gray Squirrel, 8″x8″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “Gray squirrels are familiar denizens of back yards in the Great Lakes region,” […]
Sunset, September
Sunset, September, 20″x30″ Artist Elizabeth G Fagan is inspired by the natural beauty of the Great Lakes region of North America. It’s a place where the four seasons annually create visual masterpieces. It’s a serene […]
Permian Amphibian
Permian Amphibian North America’s Great Lakes region was once the bed of an ancient sea. Fossils abound if one knows where and how to look. Paleozoic fossils of many periods regularly wash up on the […]
Autumn Yellow
Autumn Yellow, 12″x18″ “In Autumn, maple leaves bring shades from dazzling yellow to blood red to the Great Lakes region,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “With its abundant sunshine and low humidity, Fall is the […]
Love Was All Around
Elizabeth G Fagan wrote this essay in memory of her husband. See more essays September 14 Today is your birthday. Years ago, we celebrated at our Chicago 3-flat. It was a beautiful day. It was […]
Precambrian Greenstone
Precambrian Greenstone The Canadian Shield constitutes the largest mass of exposed Precambrian rock on the face of the Earth. Extending into Minnesota and Wisconsin, the Canadian Shield is a collage of rock categories. One type […]
Survivor
Survivor, 12″x18″ “Natural beauty abounds in our backyards…and beyond,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “We just need to look for it.” Contact Fagan for prices and available media (eg unframed prints, framed prints, canvases, and […]
Radish
“Color gives me joy as I work,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “LMLC Primary Colors is a collection of pure bright tones.” Fagan frequently uses defined palettes. “My use of defined colors makes it easy […]
Milkweeds & Monarchs
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” >>> September Landscaping with Wisconsin […]
Tiger Lily
“Different seasons bring different moods to the Great Lakes region,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Pantone Tiger Lily anticipates the colors of Autumn foliage in our hardwood forests.” Fagan likes to use Pantone colors in […]
Greta
Greta, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ Through her work, artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “Cows seem to outnumber people in some places in the Dairy State,” says Fagan, a […]
Lake Wolf
Lake Wolf, 5″x7″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “My German Shepherd Rosie loved Montrose Dog Beach in Chicago,” says Fagan. “Rosie […]
Lake Red
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 […]
Hummingbird
Hummingbird, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ “Hummingbirds appear in late Summer to sip from Monarda in my yard,” says artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human […]
Honeysuckle
“Different seasons bring different moods to the Great Lakes region,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. In Summer, Fagan likes sun-drenched tones such as Pantone Honeysuckle. Fagan often uses Pantone colors in her work. “My use […]
Paramount Blues
Elizabeth G Fagan’s experience as a professional writer spans more than 30 years. See more essays Paramount Blues The founders of Paramount Records knew nothing about the music business. Launched in 1917, the label was […]
Great Lakes Beach Day
Great Lakes Beach Day, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ “Who doesn’t love a beach day at a Great Lake in late Summer?” asks artist Elizabeth G Fagan rhetorically. This piece incorporates Sherwin-Williams colors Amazing Gray (SW7044) and […]
Stromatolites
Stromatolites North of the Great Lakes lies the Canadian Shield, a very ancient geologic feature that bears Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Formed 4 to 2.5 billion years ago, BIF is among Earth’s oldest rock formations. […]
Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia, 12″x12″ “Natural beauty abounds in our backyards…and beyond,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “We just need to look for it.” Contact Elizabeth G Fagan Art by Season The Great Lakes region of North America […]
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