What types of artwork are featured on Barbara Ellmann's website?

Barbara Ellmann's website organizes her work into six named categories: Painting Grids, Individual Paintings, Abstract Sewn Drawings (ASD), Digital Prints, 'Game Board' Drawings, and 'Parcheesi' Prints. These labels describe distinct bodies of work rather than a single style — the site presents them as separate sections, so each name signals a different medium, format, or process. Below is what each category refers to based on how it is presented on the site.

Painting Grids vs. Individual Paintings

These two categories sit next to each other on the site, which suggests they are related but not interchangeable.

• Painting Grids points to works built on a grid structure — the grid is the organizing principle, so the composition is likely repeated, modular, or systematic across the surface.
• Individual Paintings points to standalone works — single, self-contained paintings rather than a series unified by a grid format.

In short: "Painting Grids" describes a format or system; "Individual Paintings" describes single works. If you are browsing the site, expect the grid section to show works that read as part of a set, and the individual section to show one-off pieces.

Abstract Sewn Drawings (ASD)

The abbreviation ASD stands for Abstract Sewn Drawings. The name itself carries the key information:

• Abstract — non-representational, not depicting recognizable objects.
• Sewn — thread and stitching are part of how the work is made, not just paint on a surface.
• Drawings — the works are positioned as drawings, which usually implies line, mark, and gesture rather than dense, fully covered painted fields.

So this category is a hybrid: it uses sewing as a drawing method. If you want to understand the medium, look for visible stitching and thread lines functioning the way drawn lines would.

Digital Prints

Digital Prints indicates works produced or reproduced through digital printing. This is a separate medium category from the paintings and sewn drawings, so treat it as its own group when browsing — the surface and production method differ from the hand-made works.

'Game Board' Drawings and 'Parcheesi' Prints

These two categories are named with quotation marks around "Game Board" and "Parcheesi," which signals that the game reference is a motif or organizing idea rather than literal board games.

• 'Game Board' Drawings — drawings that borrow the structure or visual language of a game board (grids, tracks, cells, paths).
• 'Parcheesi' Prints — prints that reference Parcheesi, a classic board game. The connection to the "Game Board" drawings is likely thematic: both draw on board-game geometry and rules.

Note that one is a drawing category and the other a print category, so the medium differs even though the game reference overlaps.

Quick reference

How to use this when browsing the site

If you are trying to find a specific kind of work, use the category name as your filter:

1. Want structured, repeating compositions → Painting Grids.
2. Want a single, complete painting → Individual Paintings.
3. Want textile-based, stitched abstract work → Abstract Sewn Drawings (ASD).
4. Want printed rather than hand-made surfaces → Digital Prints or 'Parcheesi' Prints.
5. Want drawings with a game-like logic → 'Game Board' Drawings.

The site lists these as its main headings, so the categories are the most reliable way to navigate the work. Where a term is ambiguous — for example, whether a "Digital Print" is an original digital work or a reproduction — the site's own section is the place to check, since the labels above are drawn from how the work is presented there.