Featured in the September 2025, American Art Collector Magazine

The Evolving Landscape Collector's Focus: Landscapes

Introduction by Sarah Gianelli

Cadmium Running Through Oil on canvas, 36 x 60 inches Exhibited: Dominique Boisjoli Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM  Private collection About this oil

From the Landscape survey article: "Ken Elliott’s landscapes are not about recreating nature—they’re about distilling it, amplifying it and responding to it in a deeply personal way. “Nature is the starting point, but once in the studio, I allow spontaneity, bold choices and even so-called ‘mistakes’ to guide the work,” he says.

“I’m not interested in telling stories or documenting a place. Instead, I chase the emotional essence of the scene—the pulse of color, the stillness beneath movement, the tension between serenity and strength. I want my paintings to have muscle and poetry; a quiet intensity that grabs you gently but doesn’t let go.

The influence of artists like Wolf Kahn taught me that fearless color can evoke an entirely new emotional landscape, and that’s what I strive for—something familiar yet heightened, like nature reimagined. When the ideas run dry, I return to nature, where endless variations and inspirations are always waiting. Each piece becomes less about the place itself and more about what the place makes me feel.”