Painted Animal Portraits
Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis 
Do you need an activity to brighten the winter holiday/ post-holiday doldrums? This is my first attempt at a coloring page and a zine. It re-imagines my painting “Absorbed” from 2021 which you can find in the Rounds and Reflections portfolio. You can print out this coloring page below. Use an 8.5″ x 11″ page … Read more
Here is a brief stop motion showing the accumulation of knifed on paint layers. The painting is a commissioned pet portrait: Strawberry & Gilbert, 2022, acrylic on board, 11” x 14”, Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis (Collection of Smith-Brown Family, MA). For the double portrait the clients shared photos on the internet. After reviewing several photos of … Read more
Works of art by three women related by blood and marriage. How to view Though the physical exhibition has closed you can still see it in the online tour put together by Rose Curator Christy Brinkman-Robertson. The exhibition was on the first and second floor hallways of Moench Hall, Rose-Hulman Institute of Techology, 5500 Wabash Avenue, … Read more
I’ve been playing with a new time lapse app on my phone (Lapseit). Here is a picture of my DIY phone camera set up. Had to tape it to the tripod for the time being. I haven’t tried it with painting yet but here is a video (about 45 seconds) of a quick draw I … Read more