about me
Hey, how’s it going?!
I’m Ella Eland, and among other things, I‘m a self-taught artist who dabbles in pencil, paint, and digital mediums.
Though I grew up in the snowy mountains of Breckenridge, CO, I’ve always had an obsession with the oceans and culture of Hawai’i. After spending 3 months traveling around the islands on a gap-year program after high school, it completely stole my heart.
I decided to move there alone at the age of 18 to pursue a simple life full of creativity and days spent in the sun, sea, and surf. There, the beauty of the environment and culture had me in a constant state of awe, inspiration, joy, and gratitude.
Although I recently moved back to the mainland to pursue travel and volunteer-work, Hawai’i is where I have grown the most as a person and will forever hold an extremely special place in my heart.
Nature is my ultimate source of refuge, tranquility, and gratitude. Though I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety, I have found constant peace and happiness through being in nature (particularly the ocean) and exercise (surfing, hiking, skateboarding etc).
Inspired by life experiences and the mix of emotions and scenes that come with them,
my work captures an individual’s connection to nature and the journey of self-discovery.
Creating art is a way for me to forever capture the feelings of peace and joy I find when I’m in nature.
