Todays interview is with Eleanor Gilpatrick.  Eleanor calls herself a Contemporary Realist.  She usually works from her own photographs and tries to capture her feelings about the subject matter through her brushwork.  Eleanor has also been an activist through her art; first with a series of ten anti-war paintings and now with climate change.  Elenaor believes art must be beautiful, whether abstract or realist.  Enjoy todays lively conversation with Eleanor.