Tuesday, December 27, 2022

December Newsletter, 2022

 

Ken Elliott Fine Art Newsletter December
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 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:

Ken Elliott book, American Landscapes
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.

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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

Thursday, December 15, 2022

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.