Ellen Rice Artworks Gallery

The Call of the Morning Light
Oil on Italian linen birch panel, Linen, 24" x 18" x 1/2"
Summer's Eve
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 6" x 5/8". As the cold winds began to blow a mile back from the ocean last week, I found my thoughts turning to warm summer evenings, and when I next picked up my brushes it was with a vision of what w…
Dawn at Herring Point
Giclee print from original oil on canvas, Paper, 18" x 14" x 5/8". The original oil of Dawn at Herring Point is sold, but the painting is available as an archival giclee, signed, numbered and embossed fine art reproduct…
Towering Sea
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 9" x 5/8". Indian River Inlet in southern Delaware has one of the strongest currents in the world. Two jetties allow boats to enter Indian River Bay through a narrow channel that goes under the Indian…
Golden Rhapsody
Giclee print from original oil on canvas, Paper, 14 x 22 x 5/8". A limited edition of signed and numbered giclees of this debuting painting are available here, in my studio & gallery in Ocean View, Delaware, and on my o…
Summertime
Oil, Linen, 6" x 8" x 1/8". This is the second in my Celebration Series of very small original paintings that I'm creating to celebrate The Ellen Rice Studio & Gallery's 25th anniversary. I'm coming out with one about e…
Moonglow
Giclee print from original oil on canvas, Paper, 6" x 6" x 1/8. I remember gazing out my bedroom window at night as a child and wondering so many things about life. Years later I'm still in awe whenever I look up at twi…
Toward the Dawn
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 5/8". In Toward the Dawn, morning mist rises as back bay marshlands begin to come alive. A mile or so inland from the Atlantic Ocean, a native Great Blue Heron is the only living creature in sig…
Southward Bound
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 5/8". The original of the back bay area of coastal Delaware is sold, but a limited edition of 25 archival gicle'e reproductions on canvas or fine art paper is available by contacting the Ellen R…
Winding Peace
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 5/8". A great blue heron waits for his supper to swim by as geese fly north on the horizon in this oil painting of the back bay area of the Delaware Coast. It is available as a very limited edit…
"You Raise Me Up" . . . so I can stand on mountains . . .
Oil, Canvas, 26" x 52" x 1.25". Sunset over the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina viewed one evening from Cowee Overlook. The original is sold, but a limited edition of 50 archival giclee reproductions are availabl…
Always Your Friend
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 5/8". This winter, I had the joy of painting this portrait of two sisters. Throughout the process, I felt the almost tangible love between the children every time I approached the canvas. I coul…
Sunlit Sonata
Oil, Linen, 6 x 8 x 5/8". Archival giclee reproductions of "Sunlit Sonata" by Ellen Rice are available for $65 including shipping within the continental United States via her other website, www.ellenrice.gallery/sunlit-…
Tidal Surge
Oil, Canvas, 9" x 12" x 5/8". Wind and waves collide and surge ashore in this stirring new oil on canvas by Ellen Rice. The painting is gallery-wrapped and painted on the wrap. No frame is required.
Imaginary foe
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 12" x 5/8". It is so enjoyable watching a kitten playing, in this case attacking some sort of imaginary foe. I love painting animals. Horses and my family's pets were my earliest drawing and painting…
Reflection II
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 40" x 1 1/4"
Summer on the Shore
Oil, Panel, 9" x 12" x 1/4"
Moored in the Mist
Oil, Canvas, 30" x 20" x 5/8". “Moored in the Mist” is the second painting I created in the early months of the pandemic. When the pandemic became public knowledge, I was like many people, having difficulty fathoming th…
Treasure Beaches of the Mid-Atlantic, a map of authentic maritime history
Watercolor, Paper, 19" image x 14" image. I researched this work of art and history steadily for 15 years, but in truth my search for treasure began in childhood at my grandfather's knees listening to tales of family me…
Dont Feed the Gulls
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 16" x 5/8". A grandparent came in my gallery one day a few years ago with an old photo of her children from 30 years ago hoping I'd paint it for her. A little faded with the artificial colors of photo…
Keira's Way
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 16" x 5/8". A grandfather came in my gallery one summer day wanting to buy a small painting I'd done of a girl dipping her toes in the surf that reminded him of his granddaughter. The painting was sol…
Rose Colored Glasses
Pencil, Paper, 24" x 18". I was sitting on the beach with my youngest niece when she picked up my mother's sunglasses and looked very pleased with herself. I snapped a pic and years later was inspired to use it as an il…
Christmas Magic
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 16" x 5/8"
The Best of Friends
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 5/8"
Burying Treasure
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 12" x 5/8". A grandpop came in and showed me a cell pic he'd taken of his grandchildren playing on the beach and asked if I could painted. I think I smiled the whole time I worked. Later, the grandson…
Gracie
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 12" x 5/8". Gracie was a friendly pup. She enjoyed greeting customers at the front counter of a nearby pet store with her mom. I was hired to do her portrait and chose to paint her in her favorite spo…
Abby
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20" x 5/8". Abby is one of many paintings I've been called on over the years to paint after the subject of the painting had passed on. I was given a lot of photos of Abby via emails and some of her in…
Spirit of the Grey Ghost (Weimaraner)
Giclee print from the original pastel, Paper, 20" x 16". This was my dog, Elsa, a very regal - and stubborn! - canine of classical beauty and great spirit. When I advertised the print with the Weimaraner magazine, I got…
Running Free
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 11" x 5/8". Giclee prints of this oil of a very happy Golden Retriever are available through the Ellen Rice Gallery.
Anticipation
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 12" x 5/8". Giclee Prints of Annie's "Anticipation" and the story of this painting are available through the Ellen Rice Gallery.
Serenity
Oil, Canvas, 14" x 11". The wild ponies of Assateague, whatever the truth about how they got there, can be seen on the state and Federal beaches of Assateague throughout the year, dotting the landscape along the beaches…
Dawn visit
Giclee print from the original pastel, Paper, 12" x 24". Early morning visitors appear in the mist as dawn breakson the edge of Delaware's back bay
Salty & Sweet
Oil, Canvas, 6" x 8.5". The ponies of Assateague are fabled to have come from a Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of the island and over several hundred years populated it.
Patience
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 24" x 5/8". The story of Patience, a peaceful oil that required quite a bit of patience, and signed, numbered & embossed Giclee reproductions are available through Ellen's studio.
Seclusion
Oil, Canvas, 16 x 40 x 1.25". Hidden away at the end of a long walk through the western half of the James Farm Ecological Preserve is a clearing overlooking Pasture Point Cove and what used to be a cattle farm. The catt…
Silent night
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 9" x 5/8". There was something about the peace and quiet beauty of this lone tree in the snow and the golden glow of sun or moon or star that made me hold onto it for a day when I would paint it. The…
Morning Star
Watercolor, Paper, 16" x 6". Giclee prints of this watercolor of my front porch morning view over the marshes of the James Farm Ecological Preserve are available through the Ellen Rice Gallery
Whispering Reeds
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 10" x 5/8". A full moon rises as the sun sets, bathing the marshes of Wharton's Cove in goldon the edge of the James Farm Ecological Preserve.
King of Harambe
Oil, Canvas, 24" x 30". This painting is inspired by one of the lions in the Disney Conservation program, painted from a snapshot taken in Walt Disney World. Lions are considered an endangered species. What was once a w…
The Umbrella Tree
Oil, Canvas, 9" x 12" x 5/8". I've come to understand that many of us have fond memories of big, old trees. I named one of my favorite childhood memories "The Umbrella Tree" for its wondrous shape and the shelter it pro…
A Walk in the Woods
Watercolor, Paper, 20" x 16"
Autumn Snow
Oil, Canvas, 24" x 30". Autumn Snow was inspired by my father-in-law and his goose hunting loving sons. I was a "city girl" as he would call me, his blue eyes twinkling. I married his only non-hunting son.
Of Dust and Dew
Pastel, Paper, 30" x 36". The story of this painting and archival giclee reproductions are available through the Ellen Rice Gallery.
Winds of time
Pastel, Panel, 20" x 30"
Silent Sentinel
Oil, Canvas, 24" x 36" x 5/8". Ellen Rice created Silent Sentinel at the request of the Delaware Seashore Preservation Foundation to benefit the restoration of Delaware's World War II Watchtower #3 between Dewey Beach a…
The Last Watch (of the US Coast Guard Station at Indian River Inlet)
Oil, Canvas, 24" x 36" x 5/8". The Last Watch" is a portrait of the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Indian River Inlet, Delaware, on the day it was decommissioned in 1962, painted to raise funds for the station's restoratio…
Promise
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 39"
Night Settles over Fenwick
Oil, Canvas, 18" x 24" x 5/8". Fenwick Island Lighthouse first shined its protective beacon across the Atlantic, warning navigators away from the treacherous Fenwick Shoals just offshore, on August 1, 1859, after more t…
Daybreak over Cape Henlopen
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 16" x 5/8". For over 100 years the beacon of Lewes, Delaware's outer breakwater has been guiding mariners to safety. The story of the first National Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse and giclee reproduction…
Storm Rider
Oil, Canvas, 22" x 36" x 5/8". When a hurricane is off of the coast, one of the first things I like to do is check out the surf, shoot photographs and see what local surfers are doing, usually but not always, after the…
Timeless, Tameless Tide
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 30" x 5/8". It had been a summer so busy that I could not get near the ocean, though it lies only a mile from my home. I craved diving into a wave, so painted one that I imagined tickling my feet as I…
Watchbird
Oil, Panel, 20" x 16" x 5/8". The iconic symbol of summer in Bethany Beach, Delaware, has to be a seagull perched on the Bethany boardwalk clock, accompanied by the smell of hot, vinegar-soaked French fries, caramel cor…
Now
Pastel, Panel, 12" x 16". Inspired by the desire to bring viewers into the moment before them, this ad-libbed pastel, painted as the spirit moved me, is available as a limited edition giclee through the Ellen Rice Galle…
Delaware Gold
Oil, Canvas, 18" x 18" x 5/8". Giclee reproductions of the original oil painting are available on paper and canvas through the Ellen Rice Gallery.
Shadows and Sand
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 16" x 5/8". Heaven is taking a moment to pause on a solitary dune path leading to the ocean. Giclee prints are available through the Ellen Rice Fine Art Gallery.
Windswept
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 5/8". The ceaseless motion of waves in constant inspiration for my brushes. Giclee reproductions are available through the Ellen Rice Fine Art Gallery.
Twilight
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20". A lone seagull glides through the air silhouetted against the evening sky in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
The Cove
Oil, Canvas, 18" x 48" x 1.25". "The Cove," north of Indian River Inlet in Delaware Seashore State Park, is a magnificent stretch of beach and the favorite spot of surfers, surf fishermen and treasure hunters alike. Rea…
The Best Time, Bethany Beach
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 30" x 5/8". The Best Time in Bethany Beach, Delaware, to me is the evening hour in the off-season where the beach is wide open to exploration and enjoyment and the golden light on the edge of sunset b…
Midnight Magic
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 30" x 5/8"
Gratitude
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 30" x 5/8". A lone seagull swoops low over the water as a storm moves out to sea in Tower Shores on the south side of Indian River Inlet. The painting was a commission, created to be a gift of gratitu…
Morning Reflection
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 16"
Enchanted Moment
Giclee print from the original pastel, Paper, 16" x 20" x 5/8". Enchanted Moment is a memory of days long gone, the end of a warm, beautiful day on the beach when my son was still young. It gave me joy to paint this fle…
Harmony
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 16" x 5/8". There is something so peaceful about the gentle movements of sea grasses swaying in a light breeze. Giclee prints of this painting are available through the Ellen Rice Fine Art Gallery.
The Calm before the Storm
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 20". An 1800s mail packet battens down before a storm in the Virgin Islands.
A Moment in Time
Pastel, Paper, 19" x 25". I wanted people to feel like they could walk on forever.
Nor´easter Blowing
Oil, Canvas, 12" x 9". The energy of our last nor'easter as it passed to the north spun strong westerly gales in its wake,flattening waves and sending sea spray flying. Prints Available
Heading Out
Pastel, Paper, 9" x 25". Dawn begins to light the sky as clouds part, and a storm heads out to sea, cutting loose offshore as gulls begin searching for their morning repast.
Peering through the Grasses
Pastel, 19" x 25"
The Fisherman
Oil, Canvas, 18" x 18" x 5/8". The story of this painting and giclee reproductions are available through the Ellen Rice Fine Art Gallery
Sea Glass Beach
Oil, Canvas, 36" x 36" x 1.5". Hidden away in a small cove on one of the Abaco Islands is a place known for what can be found washed ashore, sea glass in a multitude of colors. A very small edition of prints is availabl…
Summer Morning
Pastel, Paper, 19" x 25"
Backbay Borealis
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 16" x 5/8". This painting is of one of the cuts in the marshes that I pass often when traveling along Coastal Highway in the backbay area of Delaware at sunset. The angle of the sun in the off-season…
Reawakening
Oil, Canvas, 60" x 36" x 5/8". The original painting and giclee reproductions are available through the Ellen Rice Gallery.
Seclusion
Oil, Canvas, 16" x 40" x 1.25". Hidden away at the end of a long walk through the western half of the James Farm Ecological Preserve is a clearing overlooking Pasture Point Cove and what used to be a cattle farm. The ca…
Morning
Oil, Canvas, 10" x 20" x 5/8". Morning is a simple sharing of a quiet time when birds are starting to sing, herons and egrets are leaving their nests and deer and fox are going to ground. It's sunrise over Wharton's Cov…
Spring Promise
Acrylic, Canvas, 8" x 10" x 5/8"
Maggie
Pastel, Paper, 18" x 18". Maggie is a pencil and pastel commissioned portrait by Ellen Rice, created for Maggie's grandfather to match the style of portraits his late wife had commissioned of their other five grandchil…
Spread Your Wings
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 8" x 1.25". A Monarch butterfly on a white buddleia is a beautiful symbol of hope and encouragement. This painting's story and archival Giclee reproductions are available through Ellen's studio.
Roxy
Oil, Canvas, 11" x 14" x 5/8". A private commission.
Midnight Magic
Oil, Canvas, 20" x 30" x 5/8"
Sunrise
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 8" x 5/8"
No Way Out
Oil, Canvas, 36" x 48" x 5/8"
Maximilian
Oil, Canvas, 40" x 30" x 5/8"
Wild Horses
Oil, Canvas, 8" x 16" x 5/8"
The Journey
Oil, Canvas, 36" x 48" x 5/8". Part of Ellen Rice's powerful Strength of Woman Series. "(The image of The Journey) appeared after 10 straight years of intense life storms had passed and a new view of reality was dawning…
Standing on the Rock, Strength of Woman Series, Vol. I
Giclee print from original oil on canvas, Paper, 19" x 24". Below is the story of this painting. It sold in the concept stage, paid monthly by the buyer, her payments paying for my art gallery's entire first year of ren…
Reflection
Oil, Canvas, 36" x 24" x 5/8"
Out of the Mist
Oil, Canvas, 18" x 36" x 5/8"
In God's Hands
Oil, Canvas, 36 x 36 x 1.25". Giclee reproductions and the story of this painting are available here.
The Narrow Path
Oil, Canvas, 28" x 48" x 1.25"
Bethany Breakers
Oil, Canvas, 18" x 24" x 5/8"
Freedom
Giclee print from original oil on canvas, Paper, 22" x 16". All of Ellen Rice's Strength of Woman Series paintings were born out of visions seen in prayer while seeking answers. The original of Freedom is sold, but gicl…
White House Easter Egg