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McMurtrey Gallery is pleased to present new paintings by well-known Texas artist Ellen Berman. Ms. Berman's latest body of work is an exceptional combination of still life and landscape, which incorporates new elements like glass bowls and pitchers, as well as her much beloved fruits, ceramic bowls, and linens.
The careful arrangement of these elements helps the artist tell a story.
"Narrative is very important to me and gives a sense of control in life. The objects have relationships, and I'm very aware of that. The light and shadow create a mood – like a movie. You get a sense of tonality. I move forward one step, then take a few steps back, then move forward again. Nothing ever comes to an end."
And that is how one sees Ms. Berman's work; a still life that isn't static at all. Instead she gives us a glimpse of a world just before it is about to change, one of anticipation.
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Her use of shadows and light are so deliberate that if the viewer came across this scene at any other moment the mood would have shifted, and the moment would be lost forever.
Ellen Berman’s paintings have been exhibited at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont; Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin; South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi; The Austin Museum of Art, Austin; The Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City; and the Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas. In 1988 she was the recipient of the Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award in painting, and in 2006 she completed a residency as a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. A former Houstonian and Glassell school graduate, Ms. Berman now resides in Wimberley, Texas.
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 Ellen Berman 2007 Bio
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