From the schools of Art Deco and Art Nouveau GREENWOOD LAKE. The work of artist Elizabeth Parkinson will be featured at the Greenwood Lake Public Library's Art Gallery during June.

Greenwood Lake Public Library’s Art Gallery is very pleased to welcome the artist Elizabeth Parkinson during the month of June.
Having divided her career in the apparel industry between designing women’s sportswear and fashion illustration, Parkinson’s studies at the University of Bridgeport and the Fashion Institute of Technology barely touched on the fine arts.
“But," as Parkinson said, “the industry surrounds you with color, form and line, challenging you to develop an eye for beauty in all its many manifestations. Over the years, I found my particular passion as an illustrator, exploring the variety of line through my pen and ink work.”
The inspiration for the delicate drawings that Parkinson does come mainly from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco schools of design of the late 19th and early to mid-20th centuries.
Designers and illustrators such as Aubrey Beardsley, Alphonese Mucha and Antonio Gaudi introduced and popularized Art Nouveau while Erté, Sonia Delaunay and René Lalique are noted for the more forceful, graphic, linear design of Art Deco.
The portfolio on exhibit throughout June consists of studies done solely in the Art Nouveau-inspired style. They reflect the delicate, organic lines so reminiscent of a gentler time.
Parkinson has exhibited both solo and in group shows through the area and New Jersey. She also has been a member of The American Society of Botanical Artists and the Warwick Art League.
The library is located at 79 Waterstone Road in the Village of Greenwood Lake.