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Ellen Chapman
45 West Hill Road
Troy, NH 03465
chapmnfarm@aol.com
603-242-3377
Summary: A feelance
artist and illustrator with many years experience creating graphic designs,
oil and acrylic paintings, pen and ink artwork, as well as pencil drawings
for publishers, authors, retail businessee, farms and private commissions.
Graphic Software:
Adobe Photoshop, Mac Draw Pro, More Symantec, Microsoft Publisher, Claris
Works, Kodak Photo, Olympus Master
Artist's Tools:
Graphical software packages, computer, copier, scanner, various types
of paper and sizes, different pencils with various levels of hardness
and softness, felt and ink pens, various sized pen nibs, colored inks,
sater, oil, acrylic and enamel paints, thinners, drying solvents, pallets,
paint burshes, knives (appropriate for each media), artist boards, canvases,
rags, proper lighting, mats, frames, water jars, sponges, tape, transfer
paper, rubber cement and erasers.
Art/Graphic Experience
2006 - Tri-Well Fine Art (Private Commissioned Art)
Created illustrations
in oil paint of livestock for several private farms.
Painted artistic images
on an assortment of glass objects
Created equine breed
illustrations for greeting cards.
Hand painted discarded
wood furniture into fine art
that both beautiful and usable.
Pitcher
Mountain Farm, Stoddard, NH - Illustrator
Created lovely blueberry
spray illustrations for an assortment of very fine glass.
2005 - Book Illustrator for Author, Patricia Stewart
Created pen
and ink illustrations that appear in the book Personal Milkers: A
Primer
to Nigerian
Dwarf Goats. Illustrations include goat mammary anatomy
and milk positions.
Misty
Mountain Farm, Rindge, NH,- Graphic Illustrator
Created logo
and sign for farm to use on its on website, advertisements and company
letterhead.
Created pen and
ink drawings for use on farm website. Drawings included illustrations
of farms
top two goats, as well as afleet of tucks, food tags and clothing.
2000-05 - Rindge Ridig Academy, Rindge, NH - Graphic
Designer
Created graphic
designs for the academy newsletters, advertisement flyers and business
cards.
2004 - Toah Nipi Christian Retreat Center - Graphic
Designer
Created
a logo and sign concept for design , used for advertisements, business
letterhead and
logo.
Hames
& Axle Farm, Ashburnham, MA - Pen and Ink Illustrator
Created
logo and label design for "Surfing
Goat Soaps" products, available on
Internet.
The illustration of a climbing goat was drawn in pen and ink.
Trinity
Christian Academy, Peterborough, NH - Art Teacher
Developed
and implemented art lesson plans for a private junior high school.
2003 - Private Commission, Stratham, NH - Acrylic Artist
Created
a 150 ft square foot acrylic paint mural in a Jacuzzi room of a jungle
scene that included
a panda, a tiger lounging in a tree, a sloth, several monkeys, a gorilla,
and
several large parrots, as well as trees, flora, fauna, snakes, frogs
and insects.
1986 - Church of Emmanuel, Christian and Missionary
Alliance, - Graphic Artist
Foxboro, MA
Created
layout and design for church bulleetins and other church correspondence,
including
flyers, invitations and posters.
Stage
decorator responsible for creating backgrounds and other props for various
church
productions and plays.
1985 - Century 21, Foxboro, MA - Graphic Artist
Provided
an architectural rendition of each house purchased through the realtor
that woudl be presented to each buyer as a gift for their new home.
Created
the concept and design for a coloring book, complete with nursery rhymes
and 75
thumbnail sketches. Customers would select images from these designs
that would be
enlarged and transferred into other books.
1984 - Edson's Ladies Fashions, Dennis, MA - Artist/Drawer
Provided
pen and ink designs including drawings of the storefront and of clothing
for
sale within the store. These were used in both local newspaper and television
advertisements.
1981-1983 Balfour Jewelry, Attleboro, MA - Jewelry
Designer
Provided
colored pencil sketches of award and graduation jewelry, to be included
in sales
proposals presented to buyers from the NBA, NFL, NHL, NGL, private and
public
schools and universities, and other businesses. the sketches included
jeweled
ring settings an award pins with gem settings.
1979-1981 Rust-Craft Greeting Cards, Norwood, MA -
Pre-Print Quality Control
Provided
quality assurance that included: Preventing color from bleeding into
borders,
ensuring
the athte lettering fit properly into each allotted space and each cut
and fold
line was correctly placed along registration marks for each color was
an accurate match.
1977 - Interior Design Concepts, Sharon, MA - Mural
Designer
Provided
concept and design for many modern, contemporary murals for upscale
private
clients.
Created
designs for laminated kitchen cabinets. Each design was transferred
onto
cabinets
by hand, using compasses and French curves.
2000-06 Professional Art Trainer
Set
up art classes at local academic schools. These classes included instructions
in
watercolor process, color wheel, color mixing, depth perception, shading
and
how
to create paper collage posters. Instruction on how to prepare for artwork
for public presentation was also provided.
Other Work Experience:
2007 - Present - Monadnock Nutritional Services, Floating Substitute
Kitchen Staff
2006 - HKS Associates Realtor, Administrative Assistant
1990-2006 Tri-Well Farm - Owner/Manager/Trainer/Riding Instructor
Education:
Southeastern Regional Vocational High School;Diploma
with Major in Commercial Art
Interests and Hobbies: Commercial and Fine Arts
- 29 years, Riding Instructor - 20 years,
4H
Leader - 17 years
Certificates and Awards
American Riding
Instructors Association, FL
Many certificates of
Leadership Training and Education through Cheshir and
Sullivan
County Cooperative Extension Service, Keene, NH
Cheshire County 4H
Youth Leader of the Year
High School Book
Mark, Awarded for design with over 2000 printer, from
among 120 competitors
Awarded High
School Recipe Book Cover Design, from 120 competitors.
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