Artwork copyright Ellen Steinfeld. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Ellen Steinfeld. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

The Storm, 1987

Ellen Steinfeld
American (born 1945)

Location: David Wolfle Elementary, Kingston

About the Artwork

The Storm is part of artist Ellen Steinfeld’s body of paintings that show the power of natural forces. She created this piece after a huge flood surrounded her house in a river of water. She notes, “My work deals with the environment, how people relate to it and how they are influenced by it.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with North Kitsap School District.

About the Artist

Ellen Steinfeld creates paintings, sculptures, mixed media and stained glass. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and design from Carnegie Mellon University and a master's degree in education from the University of Pittsburgh. Always evolving as an artist, she is "interested in interweaving shapes and colors with imaginary organic forms, combining spatial relationships and exploring the microscopic."