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Grateful notices: Blue and Aqua Veil at the Creek, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
Exhibited: Saks Galleries , Denver, CO Private collection Landscape patterns inspire me, providing an opportunity to infuse those shapes with arbitrary colors. In this oil painting, blues and aquas create a softly glowing backdrop that frames the creek. Throughout the painting process, I meticulously balanced colors and patterns, enhancing both as the work progressed. Every detail involved subtle adjustments, utilizing color and contrast to ensure each section of the painti
Ken Elliott
May 19, 20241 min read


New work: Colorful Field, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
Exhibiting: Dominique Boisjoli Fine Art , Santa Fe, NM $5700 framed To purchase This is a composition I had done before and it’s a favorite, so I wanted to do it in another way. In previous versions, there was always a line of yellow trees in the center with a definitive cloud shape above and this oil was started in the same way. For a number of reasons, the painting wasn’t coming together, so I would try again and set it aside, a cycle that went on for months. Last week an a
Ken Elliott
May 19, 20242 min read


Grateful Notices: Summer by the Shore, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 inches
Exhibited: Sorelle Gallery, Westport, Connecticut Private collection Thank you to the purchaserrs of this oil. About this oil: Patterns...
Ken Elliott
May 8, 20241 min read


Grand opening and group show at the new Dominique Boisjoli Fine Art space
I hope to see you there! Friday, May 10th, 5-7 pm Dominique Boisjoli Fine Art 622 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM, 87501 map
Ken Elliott
Apr 29, 20241 min read


Brightly Lit Woods, oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches
Oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches Exhibiting: Dominique Boisjoli Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM $13500 framed I love doing these deep forest scenes...
Ken Elliott
Apr 19, 20241 min read


New Work: Bright Flow II, oil on canvas, 24 x 48 inches
Exhibiting: Breckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge, CO $4750 framed About this oil: I was very intrigued by the idea of a stand of bright,...
Ken Elliott
Apr 10, 20241 min read


New Work: Green and Yellow Encounter, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Exhibiting: Breckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge, Colorado About this oil: Rather than creating a natural looking forest scene, I set out...
Ken Elliott
Apr 1, 20241 min read


In the Studio This Week, March 19, 2024
The studio is always and interesting place full of canvases in progress and others nearing finish. This is a portion of the dozen or so...
Ken Elliott
Mar 18, 20241 min read


Grateful Notices: Yellow Day oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Exhibited: Breckenridge Gallery, CO Private collection My thanks to the purchasers of this oil. About this oil: One of the joys of being...
Ken Elliott
Mar 1, 20241 min read


Grateful notices: Glimmering Hills, oil on panel 24 x 24 inches
Exhibited: Dominique Boisjoli Fine Art , Santa Fe, New Mexico My gracious thanks to the collectors of this oil and two others for their...
Ken Elliott
Feb 25, 20241 min read


Grateful Notices: Reservoir Color, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
Private collection, Denver My thanks to the collectors of this oil About this oil: This was a very enjoyable oil to create. The basis of...
Ken Elliott
Feb 6, 20241 min read


3-Day Making it Fine Art Workshop: Moving to the Next Level: Fri-Sun, April 5-7, 2024 / Sold out
3-Day Workshop with Ken Elliott Castle Rock, Colorado (Denver metro) Sold out / Summer Workshop 2024 TBA April 5-7, Friday - Sunday,...
Ken Elliott
Feb 3, 20242 min read


Grateful notices: In the Forest Surround, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches Exhibited: Dominique Boisjoli Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico Thank you to the couple that purchased this...
Ken Elliott
Jan 30, 20242 min read


Grateful notices: Edge of the Meadow, oil on canvas, 36 x 60 inches
Oil on canvas, 36 x 60 inches, framed Exhibited: Sorelle Gallery, Westport, Connecticut Private collection My thanks to the collector of this oil. About this oil I love the way meadows look, the soft flow of the grasses with their glowing colors and that was my attraction to this scene. Compositionally, this is a clean and elegant landscape made from three horizontal bands. Now to make it interesting, to create a work of art. There is an abundance of complexity in each ban
Ken Elliott
Jan 14, 20241 min read


Happy Holidays! 2023
Artwork: Haze in the Forest, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches About this oil Exhibiting: Sorelle Gallery, Westport, Connecticut
Ken Elliott
Dec 19, 20231 min read


New Work: Cool Moving Up, oil on canvas, 48 x 30 inches
$6400 framed Exhibiting: Saks Galleries, Denver, CO To purchase About this oil: The snows are just starting to appear here in Denver....
Ken Elliott
Dec 2, 20231 min read


Grateful Notices: Yellow and Red Stand, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Exhibited: Saks Galleries , Denver, CO Private collection My thanks to the collectors of this oil. About this oil: This piece was...
Ken Elliott
Nov 28, 20231 min read


Grateful notices: Bright Stand, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
Exhibited: Renjeau Gallery , Natick, MA Private collection, Hong Kong My thank you to the purchasers of this oil. About this oil: This...
Ken Elliott
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Opening at Saks Galleries, Denver: November 17 and 18
More about Winters Evening and Golds Descending Oils on canvas, $4400 framed each. I hope to see you there! Exhibiting at Saks Galleries,...
Ken Elliott
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Forest Light into Shade, 48 X 48 inches
Oil on canvas, 48 X 48 inches, unframed Exhibited: Sorelle Gallery , Westport, Connecticut Private collection Formerly exhibited: The...
Ken Elliott
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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