About the artist
Elizabeth Roskam is an award winning artist who received her BFA from the University of Michigan. She has worked extensively in interior design, graphic design and pen and ink drawings. Today she pursues her creative passion in oil painting.
Elizabeth is often asked what inspires her to paint. Her answer: "Beauty in color, perspective, light and proportion. And nothing is more beautiful than the work of God. The psalmist must have envisioned a sunset when he wrote: 'The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.'" (Psalm 19:1)
Elizabeth has served on the Board of Trustees for Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC and currently serves on the Jonahre Foundation Board. She and her husband Peter live in Chicagoland. They have four adult children, two sons-in-law and an adorable grandson.
I told my husband in passing I wanted to skydive.
I didn’t think he was listening!
Publications
Elizabeth Roskam's work has been featured in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Hill, The Daily Herald, Roll Call, Politico Playbook, NBC Chicago, and by the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, the Congressional Institute, the Former Members Association, AFLAC, UPS and the Women's Democracy Network.
Skydiving really does give you a new perspective on perspective.
Several world leaders have received Elizabeth's original paintings. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko received "Bright Horizons", Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received "Luminary Dome" and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received "Dome of Consequence." Members of Parliament from emerging democracies around the world also enjoy an Elizabeth Roskam print on canvas.
