December Newsletter, 2022

 

Ken Elliott Fine Art Newsletter December View this email in your browser

December News: First, I wish to thank my many supporters, collectors, art workshop attendees, gallery owners and their talented staff for all that you have done to make this last year a very successful one. Going forward, I'm very excited about the possibilities for next year and for more growth as an artist. I wish you all a remarkable, joyful and fulfilling New Year! My studio "paint alongs" continue. The attending artists  have already attended my formal classes or not, and we spend the day on our individual paintings in separate studio spaces. The important part is how we compare notes and problem-solve throughout the day, making for a rich, hands-on learning experience. The price is $50, including the use of my paints. Join the fun!  My sincere thanks to the many collectors that purchased my works this month and to my galleries that provided the opportunity to exhibit them. Ken

New Works: Sun on Snow III Oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches Exhibiting: Saks Galleries, Denver, CO Framed, $13500 About this oil Green Finding the Light Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches In the studio Framed, $675 About this oil Soft Tones at the Creek Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 inches In the studio Framed, $9000 About this oil Sold Works: Diffused Forest Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches Exhibited: Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY About this oil Field by Connie's Place Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches Exhibited: Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY About this oil Forest in Shade Oil on canvas, 36 x 60 inches Exhibited: Sorelle Gallery, Westport, Connecticut About this oil Time Passing as Color Oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches Exhibited: Sorelle Gallery, Westport, Connecticut About this oil Available Works: Forest Revealed Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches Exhibiting: Saks Galleries, Denver $10500 framed About this oil Winter Light II Exhibiting: Bill Hester Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico $9250 framed About this oil Workshops and Mentoring Sessions: Take your work to new heights. My Workshops and Mentoring Sessions will focus on strategies for making better paintings, colorist tools, going to new places in your work and making fine art. We will be going deeper into making better and more appealing artworks with a variety of strategies and in some sessions, there will be time for Photoshop insights made easy. all workshop info Here's a video about what happens in the Group and Private Workshops Ken Elliott American Landscapes coffee table book: This large coffee table book reprises over 25 years of my works in oil, pastel, monotype, etching and collage. Large, coffee table hardback version, 11 x 13 inches, 94 color pages with essays. Book and a signed giclee print of the cover image: $160 or just order the book for $125. eBook versions available for Amazon Kindle Fire®, Apple iOS devices, and macOS computers for $14.99.You can preview the complete book and how to order your electronic or hardback versions from my website. View my newest artworks sign up for this newsletter here Sunset: Cascading Color Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches Exhibiting: Bill Hester Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico $9250 framed About this oil This monthly newsletter is the best way to stay up to date with my new works and events. You can also follow me on Facebook and go more in depth with my blog. To view the total of my works in all media and in all my galleries, go to www.kenelliott.com Pass this onto a friend and they can sign up for this newsletter here. Thank you, Ken

New Works: Time Passing as Color, oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches

Oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches
Exhibiting: Saks Galleries, Denver
$2450 framed

About this oil:
I wanted to create a forest scene without knowing the time of day or the season. As I was laying out the composition with dark blues, the painting began to point the way to an immersive experience, a scene from inside the forest, so I followed along.

Detail was kept to a minimum but the scene looks very complex. It’s primarily two colors, blues and greens, but this forest has a secret. Any dark passage or color other than the first two produces some enchanting effects and that is where the appearance of complexity comes from.

 
This was a pleasure to explore and paint and as the oil neared completion, a title began to float into my head. It had been a long day and I was working late on this piece. I thought of all of the color combinations applied to this work as the day moved from afternoon to late evening. That's when it occurred that the time was being marked by the color changes, just as it occurs in nature.