The promise of freedom has passed from view we are one. Tainted Love, graphite on paper, 23.5 x 18in (60.96 x 45.72cm) Private Collection © copyright Ellen Gaube 2006

If you perceive a thing as ugly then you must consider it further and allow its beauty into your world. Sunflower Leaf 2, graphite on paper, 6 x 8in (15.24 x 20.32cm), 2013 $200 framed © copyright Ellen Gaube 2013

All life is exhausted still, the struggle is engaged. Olympia, graphite on paper, 36 x 58.5in (91.44 x 148.59cm), 2012 $4000 framed © copyright Ellen Gaube 2012

Living in a negative place dooms one to inner chaos. Kronos, graphite and gold leaf on paper, 16 x 20in (40.64 x 50.8cm), 2014 $1000 framed © copyright Ellen Gaube 2014

A woman is an intricate composition of worthy talents and hidden strengths. Elle, graphite on paper, 40x32in (101.6 x 81.28cm); framed Private Collection © copyright Ellen Gaube 2012

The complement to one's self is a tangible goodness which compels us to flourish. Eurydice, graphite, graphite powder and gold leaf on paper, 24 x 20in (60.96 x 50.8cm), framed 31 x 27in, 2012 $2500 framed

This tiny sunflower leaf has lots of charm in the way it has curled into interesting shapes. Sunflower Leaf I, graphite on paper, 7x5in (17.78x63.5cm) $50.00 framed © copyright Ellen Gaube 2013

We enter our place of creativity and we are lit from within our spirits are in motion. Hygeia, graphite on paper, 24 x 18in (60.96 x 45.72cm), 2012 $2000 framed © copyright Ellen Gaube 2017

Open Heart, graphite on paper, 14x12in (35.56x30.48cm), 2018 $200.00 © copyright Ellen Gaube 2018