Parthemore, Elizabeth

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Elizabeth has enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood.  She graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in biology.  While there, she also studied drawing and design.  Primarily self-taught, Elizabeth has incorporated her love of gardening into her artwork.  Her paintings use traditional watercolor with a wax resist technique.  This method, using washes and lines of wax on Japanese papers, imparts a contemporary quality to her pieces.

Elizabeth is a member of the Studio Group and also serves on the board of the Delaware Foundation for the Visual Arts (DFVA) where she is chairperson of the Excellence in Drawing and Scholarship programs for high school students.  She has exhibited at the Rehoboth Art league, the Studio Group, and in shows sponsored by the DFVA.  These include the Greenville Outdoor Show, held each June, the November Small Works of Art show, and in the members’ gallery of the Art & Antiques show held in March at the Hagley Museum Soda House.