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Why Chimera?

October 29, 2026 by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis
Conjoinivore a fowl bodied scavenger, 2026, acrylic on canvas, 24x30”, Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis. A double, Beluga whale and bear cub, headed, crow bodied, brain worm eating chimera harvesting on a brain.

I’m riffing on an evergreen idea lifted from ancient Greek mythology. How did this theme arrive to me you ask? Good question.

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Spring Anticipations

March 11, 2026 by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis
gestural drawing of a bird in vertical flight anticipating landing on a nest. acrylic paint pens on 14 x 11" paper by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis

Before we washed the house, Barn Swallows regularly nested on the front porch. They inspired me to make bird at nest quick draws. At some point new squatter birds (not sure the type) built grassy nests upon the old bird’s mud foundations. Here are 6 bird at nest quick draws – and I mean quick, … Read more

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COLLECTABLE CARDS

January 27, 2025 by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis

A review of recent small batch business/art trading cards designed and printed at home and the trials and tribulations of the process.

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Math in the art studio

December 6, 2024 by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis
exhibit layout floor plan 2 gallery 2 for Whiskers of Memory: Intimate Animal Portraits by Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis

Answering the question my high school math teacher did not.

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Intimate self portrait close up of annoyed cat and human, black and white acrylic on black ground.
Me and the Rascal II (Family Portrait Series), 2017, acrylic on paper, 8" x 10".

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