Elizabeth Gilbert is an adventurous person and an artist. With a background in Arts and Sciences and degree in Medical Illustration UofT 1984, she started focussing on her fine art in 1993. She taught Advanced Drawing and Scientific Illustration at Camosun College in BC. In 1997 she was elected into the CSPWC, and has served on the executive over the years. Currently Elizabeth is a Director in the CSPWC, and Chair of the New Members Jury. In 2003 Elizabeth completed a teaching degree in MST at York University and went on to teach Sciences, Art and all subjects at the Intermediate level in Markham. She has frequently shown in the CSPWC Open Water, winning prizes several times. She has shown in Member Shows across Canada since 1997, and has paintings in private collections in Canada, Europe and the US.
Elizabeth maintains a passion for wilderness travel; she raised her two sons on lengthy canoe trips in Killarney. She has backpacked extensively in Canada, Europe, Patagonia, New Zealand, etc., and has climbed many mountains in the US West. When she travels, she always has a small paint kit for Plein Aire.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I have a passion for the natural beauties of our planet. I chose to paint wild and natural places both in wide views; landscapes and in closeups of the diverse expressions of life. From early on, I have always found the most challenge in watercolours, and usually have stayed in that media for that challenge, and it's low impact environmentally. I am painting prolifically now that I'm retired from teaching. A current line of my work is entitled Waters Colours, and explores the colours, movements, reflections, refractions and distortions of water in all states. In my work, I like to use loose brush strokes up close with a nature-like sense of abstraction, and achieve remarkable dimension and realism when I step back.