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Dog looks straight up emphasizing its neck and jowls. Above is an orb which reflects back its face. Strong light illuminates the dog from above, hitting the ears snout and back, and the outline of the orb against a black background.
Hound dogs, 2021, a double dog portrait, color and knife painting study, by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis
Black white and grey paint pen drawing of a seated black cat on a white ground. Seen from the front with tail curled to side.
Sniff, 2021, a double cat portrait and color knife painting study, by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis
zoomed in image of horse showing two horse shadows beneath its neck and front legs
A white American Pit Bull, clutching a deflated ball, steps from a black background into a blue and green body of water. The water rings out from the step and reveals reflections of the dog and two more which are not there, or are they the same dog in time? The water is painted abstractly with brush strokes, puddles, pours drips and knife marks evident, while the dog is painted in a realistic manner.
petrulis aureole 2020 acrylic
petrulis hounds study
petrulis dr ahern blkcat 2
petrulis sniff
petrulis horse shadows 2019 web 24
petrulis glimmering 2020 acrylic
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petrulis aureole 2020 acrylic
petrulis hounds study
petrulis dr ahern blkcat 2
petrulis sniff
petrulis horse shadows 2019 web 24
petrulis glimmering 2020 acrylic
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INSPIRED by pets, rescues, wildlife, and our connections to them, Elizabeth (Lisa) Petrulis paints animals.

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Ms. Petrulis shares a studio and home in rural Marshall, Illinois with her husband and the current studio muse Kitten Caboodle.

INQUIRE about Lisa’s art,  or e-mail  lisa@elizabethpetrulis.com  Read a detailed biography.   Read about and see the Portfolios.

Recent

  • Music, Members show, Gaslight Art Colony, Marshall, IL,
    May 17 – June 14, 2025
  • Whiskers of Memory: Intimate Animal Portraits by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis, Art Space Vincennes, Vincennes, IN,
    August 2 – September 21, 2024
  • Salon: Plein Air Exhibition, Arts Illiana Gallery, Terre Haute, IN,
    June 21 – July 28, 2024
  • hello DARKNESS/ an eclipse exhibition, Arts Illiana Gallery, Terre Haute, IN,
    April 5 – June 10, 2024