LIZ MANESS

OIL AND ENCAUSTIC PAINTING

Liz has always enjoyed beautiful art and decided with a friend to join an
art class. Before that could happen however, the friend moved out of state and
with that she decided to pursue the dream on her own. That was the beginning
of a long and wonderfully enjoyable journey in art for Liz.

Her four children were almost grown and each class only made her want to learn
more about painting the light as it turns on an object, giving it form and beautiful
color. Living in the Houston area afforded her the opportunity of studying with
fine artists, many of whom have become life-long friends. Mable Sellers, her first
floral instructor, touched a chord in her soul, causing Maness to love the use of color
in painting flowers and still live. The love of gardening, inherited from her mother,
and this new found love of painting went hand in hand as the two arts are so
closely related to each other.

Studies continued with such notable artists as William Henry Earle, Bill Reese,
Charles Sovek, Kevin McPherson and Ovanis Berberian, to name a few.
The quest for knowledge went on as she enrolled at Glassell School of Art,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Ruidoso School of Art, Ruidoso, N.M.

Many awards have come Maness’s way as she enjoys entering Juried Competitions
throughout the country, teaching and demonstrating for art leagues and other groups.

During travels and painting trips across the U.S. as well as Mexico and Europe
(sometimes accompanied by a group of students) Liz finds exciting subjects,
capturing the essence of the scene is the artist’s priority.

Whether painting the breath-taking, light-filled mountains of Switzerland or wild flowers
sprinkled over a field, impressions are recorded in a representational manner.

“I don’t feel as if I choose to paint. I have to paint, and I cannot imagine my life without it.”