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My Background

My Inspiration

My Background

Hi there! I am Elma Orr, a self-taught artist, member of the Dunwoody Fine Arts Association, Norcross Gallery & Studios and Athens Art Association. I have been painting for over 20 years. I am a plein air painting and I love to go outdoors to paint Georgia landscapes around the area that I live. I can paint in different styles, from r

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My Mediums

My Inspiration

My Background

In general, I use oils in the majority of my paintings, such as in portraits, landscapes, florals, etc. For larger works like abstracts and murals, I use acrylics or mixed media.

I use several brands of professional art supplies and paints. My favorites are Van Gogh, Amsterdam and Gamblin because of their softness, which allows me to use it straight from the tube, without adding any linseed oil.

My Inspiration

When I moved to the Atlanta area back in 2012, one of the first sights I visited was the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

I found this enormous and wonderful mural and I felt an immediate connection to it. Its bold colors and details kept my attention, illustrating and teaching about the Afro American history to visitors that come

When I moved to the Atlanta area back in 2012, one of the first sights I visited was the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

As a visual artist, my goal is to create intuitive artworks that people in this community can appreciate and relate themselves , bringing back warm feelings, sweet memmories of familiar places and wonderfull times.

To conclude, sometimes a person living for 30 years in the same area doesn't realize the beauty, sentimental worth and attachment to that place, unless an artist paints it. That's what I want to do.

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History of my Activities

2002 - UNTIL TODAY

2002 -2005 - Working fulltime for an Automotive Industry in Michigan and painting at home as a hobby.
2006 - 2007 - Moved to Mississippi. Joined Grenada Downtown Association. Displaying & selling my artworks in Downtown Grenada, MS.
2008 - Joined my first Art Exhibit at The Museum of the Mississippi Delta (formerly "Cottonlandia" Museum) in Greenwood, MS. Started teaching oil painting classes for small groups.
2009 - Rented a small retail shop space on Main Street in Grenada, MS to display and sell my art at my own Art Gallery and Studio..
2010 -Hosted huge art exhibits in Downtown Grenada for 3 consecutive years, and invited 40+ artists from Mississippi to join it.
2010 - Worked with other local galleries, such as in Oxford, MS and Greenwood, MS, as well as with a gallery in downtown San Francisco, CA.
2011- Continued teaching small group painting classes for beginners until just before moving to Georgia in 2012
2012 - Moved to the Dunwoody, GA (great Atlanta area) joined the DFAA, Dunwoody Fine Arts Association, participating of Art Exhibits and other activities.
2020 volunteered to help Dunwoody City's Economic Development Picnic tables project during the pandemic.
2021 and 2022, commissioned 4 murals for Black History Month and Women's History Month (January to February) for Dunwoody Brook Run Park.
2022 - Commissioned 3 murals for Dunwoody Nature Center and an abstract for DNC's Fundraising Night Event ( March to May)
2022 - April, commissioned a 10x24 feet wall mural for Surcheros Restaurant in Alpharetta, GA
2022 - May - commissioned a 2.5 x 10 feet mural for Surcheros Restaurant in Athens, GA (it was printed amplified to fit a 15 x 50 feet inside wall)
2022 - October, joined Norcross Gallery & Studios in October, and the nocturne Plein Air Painting at Historic Norcross, GA
2022 - November - December - joined the NGS Square Art Exhibit (Fundraising Auction)
2022 - November - December - sold several paintings on Etsy shop, moved to Bogart, GA and a commission for a 30x48 oil (landscape)to a Florida patron.
2023 - Opened a vendor booth at the Modern South Antiques in Statham, GA to display and sell my artworks year around.
Summer 2023 - Joined Athens Arts Association - The Plein Air Group. Painting oudoors once a week on sites around Athens, GA.
Dec 2023 - Art Exhibit at Winterville Cultural Center in Winterville, GA.
2024 - Feb- Mar - Art Exhibit at Athica - Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
2024 - Mar - May - Art Exhibit at Athens Lyndon House Art Center - Athens, GA
2024 - May - Art Exhibit at Monarch & Margaritas Fundraising - Dunwoody Nature Center
2024 - May - Lyndon House Art Mart - (Indoors Art Vendor Booth)
upcoming events
2024 - June - Winterville Cultural Center Gallery - New Beginnings Exhibit
2024 - June/July/August - Norcross Cultural Art Center - Abstract Art Exhibit
2024 - July - Athens Art Association Exhibit - Opening Reception
2024 - September - Athens Plein Aird Exhibit - Opening Reception

about me and my experiences

Artist Elma Orr

My Background

My Inspiration

My Background

My Mediums

My Inspiration

My Background

My Inspiration

My Inspiration

My Inspiration

History of my Activities

2002 - UNTIL TODAY