Sallie was born in Washington, D.C., but was reared just outside of Asheville, N.C. and Charleston, S.C.. Her uncle Douglas Ellington, a highly regarded architect, influenced Sallie to put her skills to work. At 6 years old Sallie painted her first painting a clematis for which she earned $10. "I painted for fun, for the praise of my father."
She was a prolific artist. She won numerous awards for her work. Her work can be found in such museums as the Gibbes Art Museum in Charleston, S. C., the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C., Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, S.C, and the Village Galleries in Asheville, N. C. It has also been featured in many magazines and calendars. A book about the artist, The Magical Realm of Sallie Ellington Middleton by Celestine Sibley, was published in 1980, and Sallie illustrated three other books.
Her style of painting and determination to do what others could not have placed her in a special category of wildlife artist.
All but about 10 paintings have a blue jay feather hidden somewhere in the picture. This has become a special trade mark of Sallie's.
Martha, Sallie's sister suggested to Sallie that she should include a feather in all her paintings as a signature. Sallie during those years was not open to suggestions about her work especially from her sister. Well the next day she went out into the woods to continue her painting of the chipmunks. As she sat down on her stool a blue jay feather came floating down. As Sallie says, "I believe it was meant to be". Every painting from 1971 forward has a blue jay feather in it.
Her paintings always took weeks rather than hours. Noticeable were not only the details of the subject, but also it's surroundings. Sallie as a child was taken into the woods by her father and taught to look for what most of us miss. When a neighbor brought her a wounded bird or animal to nurse back to health, she immediately began to research and study the subject's habitat. This made the painting much more realistic.
During the 70's and 80's Sallie Ellington Middleton was considered one of the top wildlife watercolor artists in the nation. Her remarkable eye for detail (as well as her stories about her subjects) made her work extremely popular with art collectors. As one enthusiastic buyer said, "Once a prospective client sees her work, the sale is closed." A reporter recently stated "There are artists, good artists, and then there is Sallie Middleton." An interior decorator said, "Her work is fresh and very appealing."
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[Sallie's Obituary]
Renowned wildlife watercolor artist, Sallie Ellington Middleton, 83, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at her home on Chunn's Cove Road. Mrs. Middleton was born in Washington, DC, and was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Margaret Ellington, and the niece of famed architect, Douglas Ellington. She is survived by two daughters, Sallie Middleton Parker, her husband, John, and Mikell Middleton Howington and her husband, Frank; grandchildren, Forbes Ellington Turley, Sallie Kaltreider Namey, and her husband Thomas, Peter Kenneth Benfer Kaltreider and his wife, Sarah, and Christian Ellington Kaltreider and his wife, Anne; great-grandchildren, Kate, Tom, Eli and Callie; a brother-in-law, Thomas Pettigrew; a sister-in-law, Ann Ellington Robinson and nieces and nephews, Katherine Coleman, Kenneth Ellington, Douglas Ellington, Eric Ellington, Edward Ellington and Margaret Ellington Baggett. A memorial service will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church by the Revs. Carol Hubbard, Alex Viola and Patty Mouer. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 219 Chunn's Cove Road, Asheville, NC 28805.
She was a prolific artist. She won numerous awards for her work. Her work can be found in such museums as the Gibbes Art Museum in Charleston, S. C., the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C., Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, S.C, and the Village Galleries in Asheville, N. C. It has also been featured in many magazines and calendars. A book about the artist, The Magical Realm of Sallie Ellington Middleton by Celestine Sibley, was published in 1980, and Sallie illustrated three other books.
Her style of painting and determination to do what others could not have placed her in a special category of wildlife artist.
All but about 10 paintings have a blue jay feather hidden somewhere in the picture. This has become a special trade mark of Sallie's.
Martha, Sallie's sister suggested to Sallie that she should include a feather in all her paintings as a signature. Sallie during those years was not open to suggestions about her work especially from her sister. Well the next day she went out into the woods to continue her painting of the chipmunks. As she sat down on her stool a blue jay feather came floating down. As Sallie says, "I believe it was meant to be". Every painting from 1971 forward has a blue jay feather in it.
Her paintings always took weeks rather than hours. Noticeable were not only the details of the subject, but also it's surroundings. Sallie as a child was taken into the woods by her father and taught to look for what most of us miss. When a neighbor brought her a wounded bird or animal to nurse back to health, she immediately began to research and study the subject's habitat. This made the painting much more realistic.
During the 70's and 80's Sallie Ellington Middleton was considered one of the top wildlife watercolor artists in the nation. Her remarkable eye for detail (as well as her stories about her subjects) made her work extremely popular with art collectors. As one enthusiastic buyer said, "Once a prospective client sees her work, the sale is closed." A reporter recently stated "There are artists, good artists, and then there is Sallie Middleton." An interior decorator said, "Her work is fresh and very appealing."
More About Sallie Middleton
[Sallie's Obituary]
Renowned wildlife watercolor artist, Sallie Ellington Middleton, 83, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at her home on Chunn's Cove Road. Mrs. Middleton was born in Washington, DC, and was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Margaret Ellington, and the niece of famed architect, Douglas Ellington. She is survived by two daughters, Sallie Middleton Parker, her husband, John, and Mikell Middleton Howington and her husband, Frank; grandchildren, Forbes Ellington Turley, Sallie Kaltreider Namey, and her husband Thomas, Peter Kenneth Benfer Kaltreider and his wife, Sarah, and Christian Ellington Kaltreider and his wife, Anne; great-grandchildren, Kate, Tom, Eli and Callie; a brother-in-law, Thomas Pettigrew; a sister-in-law, Ann Ellington Robinson and nieces and nephews, Katherine Coleman, Kenneth Ellington, Douglas Ellington, Eric Ellington, Edward Ellington and Margaret Ellington Baggett. A memorial service will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church by the Revs. Carol Hubbard, Alex Viola and Patty Mouer. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 219 Chunn's Cove Road, Asheville, NC 28805.
Sallie was born in Washington, D.C., but was reared just outside of Asheville, N.C. and Charleston, S.C.. Her uncle Douglas Ellington, a highly regarded architect, influenced Sallie to put her skills to work. At 6 years old Sallie painted her first painting a clematis for which she earned $10. "I painted for fun, for the praise of my father."
She was a prolific artist. She won numerous awards for her work. Her work can be found in such museums as the Gibbes Art Museum in Charleston, S. C., the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C., Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, S.C, and the Village Galleries in Asheville, N. C. It has also been featured in many magazines and calendars. A book about the artist, The Magical Realm of Sallie Ellington Middleton by Celestine Sibley, was published in 1980, and Sallie illustrated three other books.
Her style of painting and determination to do what others could not have placed her in a special category of wildlife artist.
All but about 10 paintings have a blue jay feather hidden somewhere in the picture. This has become a special trade mark of Sallie's.
Martha, Sallie's sister suggested to Sallie that she should include a feather in all her paintings as a signature. Sallie during those years was not open to suggestions about her work especially from her sister. Well the next day she went out into the woods to continue her painting of the chipmunks. As she sat down on her stool a blue jay feather came floating down. As Sallie says, "I believe it was meant to be". Every painting from 1971 forward has a blue jay feather in it.
Her paintings always took weeks rather than hours. Noticeable were not only the details of the subject, but also it's surroundings. Sallie as a child was taken into the woods by her father and taught to look for what most of us miss. When a neighbor brought her a wounded bird or animal to nurse back to health, she immediately began to research and study the subject's habitat. This made the painting much more realistic.
During the 70's and 80's Sallie Ellington Middleton was considered one of the top wildlife watercolor artists in the nation. Her remarkable eye for detail (as well as her stories about her subjects) made her work extremely popular with art collectors. As one enthusiastic buyer said, "Once a prospective client sees her work, the sale is closed." A reporter recently stated "There are artists, good artists, and then there is Sallie Middleton." An interior decorator said, "Her work is fresh and very appealing."
More About Sallie Middleton
[Sallie's Obituary]
Renowned wildlife watercolor artist, Sallie Ellington Middleton, 83, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at her home on Chunn's Cove Road. Mrs. Middleton was born in Washington, DC, and was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Margaret Ellington, and the niece of famed architect, Douglas Ellington. She is survived by two daughters, Sallie Middleton Parker, her husband, John, and Mikell Middleton Howington and her husband, Frank; grandchildren, Forbes Ellington Turley, Sallie Kaltreider Namey, and her husband Thomas, Peter Kenneth Benfer Kaltreider and his wife, Sarah, and Christian Ellington Kaltreider and his wife, Anne; great-grandchildren, Kate, Tom, Eli and Callie; a brother-in-law, Thomas Pettigrew; a sister-in-law, Ann Ellington Robinson and nieces and nephews, Katherine Coleman, Kenneth Ellington, Douglas Ellington, Eric Ellington, Edward Ellington and Margaret Ellington Baggett. A memorial service will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church by the Revs. Carol Hubbard, Alex Viola and Patty Mouer. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 219 Chunn's Cove Road, Asheville, NC 28805.
She was a prolific artist. She won numerous awards for her work. Her work can be found in such museums as the Gibbes Art Museum in Charleston, S. C., the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C., Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, S.C, and the Village Galleries in Asheville, N. C. It has also been featured in many magazines and calendars. A book about the artist, The Magical Realm of Sallie Ellington Middleton by Celestine Sibley, was published in 1980, and Sallie illustrated three other books.
Her style of painting and determination to do what others could not have placed her in a special category of wildlife artist.
All but about 10 paintings have a blue jay feather hidden somewhere in the picture. This has become a special trade mark of Sallie's.
Martha, Sallie's sister suggested to Sallie that she should include a feather in all her paintings as a signature. Sallie during those years was not open to suggestions about her work especially from her sister. Well the next day she went out into the woods to continue her painting of the chipmunks. As she sat down on her stool a blue jay feather came floating down. As Sallie says, "I believe it was meant to be". Every painting from 1971 forward has a blue jay feather in it.
Her paintings always took weeks rather than hours. Noticeable were not only the details of the subject, but also it's surroundings. Sallie as a child was taken into the woods by her father and taught to look for what most of us miss. When a neighbor brought her a wounded bird or animal to nurse back to health, she immediately began to research and study the subject's habitat. This made the painting much more realistic.
During the 70's and 80's Sallie Ellington Middleton was considered one of the top wildlife watercolor artists in the nation. Her remarkable eye for detail (as well as her stories about her subjects) made her work extremely popular with art collectors. As one enthusiastic buyer said, "Once a prospective client sees her work, the sale is closed." A reporter recently stated "There are artists, good artists, and then there is Sallie Middleton." An interior decorator said, "Her work is fresh and very appealing."
More About Sallie Middleton
[Sallie's Obituary]
Renowned wildlife watercolor artist, Sallie Ellington Middleton, 83, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at her home on Chunn's Cove Road. Mrs. Middleton was born in Washington, DC, and was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Margaret Ellington, and the niece of famed architect, Douglas Ellington. She is survived by two daughters, Sallie Middleton Parker, her husband, John, and Mikell Middleton Howington and her husband, Frank; grandchildren, Forbes Ellington Turley, Sallie Kaltreider Namey, and her husband Thomas, Peter Kenneth Benfer Kaltreider and his wife, Sarah, and Christian Ellington Kaltreider and his wife, Anne; great-grandchildren, Kate, Tom, Eli and Callie; a brother-in-law, Thomas Pettigrew; a sister-in-law, Ann Ellington Robinson and nieces and nephews, Katherine Coleman, Kenneth Ellington, Douglas Ellington, Eric Ellington, Edward Ellington and Margaret Ellington Baggett. A memorial service will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Trinity Episcopal Church by the Revs. Carol Hubbard, Alex Viola and Patty Mouer. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 219 Chunn's Cove Road, Asheville, NC 28805.
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