In late 2015 I embarked on a new series - I'm riffing on the same pose of a horse, seemingly in mid-gallop, approaching the viewer. Most of the works are oil on birch panels, 16 x 16 x 2 inches.

Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Mixed media on panel
Twilight Romp
2017
Mixed media on panel
16x16x2 in

Private Collection
East Fishkill, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 watercolor and graphite on birch panel
Wasasick
2016
watercolor and graphite on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil, graphite and watercolor on birch panel
Hesitation
2016
oil, graphite and watercolor on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Mixed media on birch panel
Eternity and a Day
2016
Mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Portland, ME
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Mixed media on birch panel
Cycladic Reverie
2016
Mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Oil on birch panel
Endless Journey
2016
Oil on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Mixed media on birch panel
Once A Girl
2016
Mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
Simi
2016
mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Hartwick, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
Mykonos Blue
2016
mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
Morning Star
2016
mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil and graphite on birch panel
Archipelago
2016
oil and graphite on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and oil on glassine to birch panel
Kori
2016
Graphite and oil on glassine to birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Oil and graphite on wood panel
Kos
2016
Oil and graphite on wood panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Oil and graphite on glassine to birch panel
Pouch Cove Reverie
2016
Oil and graphite on glassine to birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Oil, graphite and watercolor on birch panel
This Ephemeral Moment
2016
Oil, graphite and watercolor on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Mixed media on birch panel
Morning Glory
2016
Mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Oil, watercolor, ink on birch panel
Dreaming of a Better World
2016
Oil, watercolor, ink on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil, watercolor and graphite on birch panel
Antiparos
2016
oil, watercolor and graphite on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil and graphite on birch panel
Starry Night
2016
oil and graphite on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
Wisdom
2016
mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil and graphite on birch panel
Choice in Tuscarora
2016
oil and graphite on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil, watercolor, graphite on birch panel
Heraklion
2016
oil, watercolor, graphite on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Mixed media on birch panel
Ambiguity of Ethics
2016
Mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Mixed media on birch panel
Ponty's Perception
2016
Mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil and graphite on glassine to birch panel
Collaboration
2016
oil and graphite on glassine to birch panel
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil on canvas
Moving Towards the End of the World
2015
oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and ink on birch panel
The Camargue, ii
2016
Graphite and ink on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Beacon, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and ink on birch panel
The Camargue
2016
Graphite and ink on birch panel
Private Collection
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and ink on birch panel
In the Blink of an Eye
2016
Graphite and ink on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and ink on birch panel
Wherever We Travel
2016
Graphite and ink on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in /multiple blind drawings

Private Collection
Cold Spring, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Oil on birch panel
Holding the Moment
2016
Oil on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and watercolor on birch panel
Stepping Towards the Sea
2016
Graphite and watercolor on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Collection of the Artist
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
Epiphany
2015
mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Hartwick, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on glassine to birch panel
Wherever I Travel
2016
mixed media on glassine to birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
Again With Spring
2015
mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Hartwick, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
The Memory of Hydra
2015
mixed media on birch panel
16x16x2 I

Private Collection
Buffalo, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
Raven's Song
2015
mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Brooklyn, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and oil on birch panel
Alchemy
2015
Graphite and oil on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Hartwick, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and ink on birch panel
Wishful Thinking
2016
Graphite and ink on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

multiple blind drawings
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 watercolor on glassine to birch panel
Blue Star
2016
watercolor on glassine to birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite,oil, watercolor on glassine to birch panel
This is What We Do
2016
Graphite,oil, watercolor on glassine to birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 watercolor and ink on glassine to birch panel
Prelude to Joy
2016
watercolor and ink on glassine to birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 watercolor and graphite  on birch panel
Wasasick II
2016
watercolor and graphite on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and watercolor on birch panel
Perception
2016
Graphite and watercolor on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite, watercolor, oil on birch panel
Rumi's Green
2016
Graphite, watercolor, oil on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil on birch panel
Forest Reverie
2016
oil on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Beacon, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 mixed media on birch panel
Que Linda
2015
mixed media on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Beacon, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 Graphite and watercolor on birch panel
This Road Has No End
2016
Graphite and watercolor on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Collection of the Artist
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil on birch panel
Poem for Seferis
2015
oil on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil on birch panel
Blue Reverie
2016
oil on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Fort Lee, NJ
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil on birch panel
Far Away So Close
2016
oil on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Private Collection
Hartwick, NY
ELENI SMOLEN Ridgeline Sketches Series 2017 oil and collage on birch panel
A Song for August
2016
oil and collage on birch panel
16 x 16 x 2 in

Collection of the Artist