Exhibit: PACE Center, Hand-Pulled: Mark Lunning's Open Press

It's a great honor to be in this show with other remarkable artists. I have 5 monotypes in the exhibit and they look great on the PACE Center steel walls.

Perhaps you can take a look and tour the incredible public space for the arts that has been created in Parker, CO.

Here are the details:

Hand-Pulled: Mark Lunning's Open Press
Artist's reception, Friday March 2, 6pm
PACE Center, Parker, CO
20000 Pikes Peak Ave. Parker, CO 80138 map
Through April 30

A group show highlighting a selection of print makers who have worked with Master Printer and artist Mark Lunning at Open Press:
Patricia Branstead, Dale Chisman, Brian Comber, Patti Cramer, Joellyn Duesberry, Ken Elliott, Joe Higgins, Homare Ikeda, Viviane LeCoutois, Chuck McCoy, Janice McCullaugh, Geoffrey Ridge, and Daniel Teitelbaum. Also featuring recent works by Mark Lunning.

The exhibit was curated by Rose Fredrick, Denver.

July 2017 Newsletter

Ken Elliott's Art Newsletter, July 2017 View this email in your browser

July News: Sometimes the business of art is absolute fun! I just delivered a large commission and happily sold a number of works to collectors this month... an honor and a joy. It is a privilege to be exhibiting in the expansive Paper on paper: The Art of Chine-Colle exhibit at the Arvada Center for the Arts, CO. This is a Big Show with amazing artworks on paper by a large number of impressive artists. I hope you can get by to see it. More info below. More workshops are coming up: Sat-Sun, August 5-6 In my Castle Rock home / studio (Denver metro) and Marshfield, MA, 2017 August 26-27 Sponsored by the North River Art Society in the Boston metro.  More info and registration Also, Casey Klahn and I just complied our 4-day, intensive art workshop last month and another is in the works for Oct 2017. Watch for more details. More info and registration Works in progress at Casey and Ken's May workshop with eight artists. New Work: Saccades VIII Oil on canvas, 40 X 40    $6650 framed Exhibiting: Renjeau Gallery, Natick, MA Currently Exhibiting: Paper on paper: The Art of Chine-Colle at the Arvada Center for the Arts The exhibit continues through Sunday, August 20th. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO map more information and photos The exhibition features the works of Mark Lunning, Ken Elliott, Jane Braley, Lynn Heitler, and Amy Metier - printmakers who utilize the technique of chine-colle in various ways. Chine-colle is a printmaking process that transfers a print onto both a support surface and thinner, more delicate papers which become a part of the printed image. Here's a video of one of Ken's exhibiting prints being made Descending Trees II Exhibiting: The Art of Chine-Colle at the Arvada Center for the Arts image: 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches paper: 29 3/4 x 22 1/4    Sold Available as limited edition giclee Grateful Notices: Gold Progression I oil on canvas 48 x 48     Private collection, IL Available as limited edition giclee View to the Foothills oil on canvas, 40 x 40    Private collection Available as limited edition giclee Far Blue Hill oil on canvas, 30 x 40    Private collection Workshops / Private Sessions: Take your work to new heights. These workshops and private sessions will focus on strategies for making better paintings, going to new places in your work and making fine art. April Making it Fine Art Workshop at Ken's studio / home Denver, CO, 2017 August 5-6 Making it Fine Art / Advanced Strategies 2 1/2-Day Workshop with Ken Elliott Complete info and register online Sat-Sun, 9am-4 pm Sat evening after break, 4:30 -6, Photoshop Tools Open to artists in all media $390 per person Workshop Flyer  Contact Ken This is a new, advanced version of Ken's Making it Fine Art Workshop. We will be going deeper into making better and more appealing artworks with a variety of strategies and with Photoshop insights made easy. Marshfield, MA, 2017 August 26-27 Making it Fine Art / Advanced Strategies 2 1/2-Day Workshop Sponsored by the North River Art Society Fri - Sat, 9-4pm Sat evening after break, 4:30 -6, Photoshop Tools Members $425, non-members $465. Payable to the North River Art Society www.northriverarts.org Register by contacting Peggy Bruno 781-837-8091 or email northriverarts@gmail.com Open to artists in all media. This is a new, advanced version of Ken's Making it Fine Art Workshop. We will be going deeper into making better and more appealing artworks with a variety of strategies and with Photoshop insights made easy! Workshop flyer  Contact Ken A dual Workshops with Ken and Casey Klahn are tenatively scheduled for October 2017. Contact Ken to learn more or to schedule a workshop in your area. all workshop info Great things happen in these Fine Art Classes with information that will last a lifetime. Ken's work at the Denver International Airport Should you find yourself at the Denver Airport, take the time to view my work and those of my gifted Expand artists / colleagues reproduced in the Main Terminal. You will see the images between the baggage claim areas and behind the car rental counters. This “Here to There” themed display was curated by the DIA Art and Culture Program. The airport desired more color in the main terminal spaces and happily, we were allowed to use it as our playground. Many thanks to my fellow artists and everyone that made this possible! Our EXPAND artist group is comprised of five artists from the Denver metro area: Victoria Eubanks, Janice McDonald, Carol Ann Waugh, Mary Williams and myself. Publications: A Survey of Paintings and Prints at the PACE Center with works in oils, pastels and monotypes. This exhibition catalog can be purchased online here. 30 color pages and text by the artist. $10 plus $4 postage. Ken Elliott American Landscapes coffee table book: This large coffee table book reprises 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: $150 or just order the book for $115. Also available as an iBook / download on Apple devices for $9.99. You can preview the complete book and how to order your electronic or hardback versions from my website. My Blog, For the Color Want to follow along in my studio? Come across some interesting art bits and intriguing posts from elsewhere? Check out my artist's blog: For the Color and on the right of the blog under Followers, click Join this Site. Right now you can view vintage videos of Renoir, Degas, a Piet Mondrian video montage, comments about my works and observations about museum artworks from some recent trips. View my newest artworks: 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, For the Color. To view the total of my works in all media and in all my galleries, go to www.kenelliott.com Thank you, Ken

Exhibition: One the 5 Best Denver Area Art Shows in 2014

Exhibited: Trees and Slope, monotype on two plates with chine colle, 14 7/8 x 29 7/8 inches

Westword Denver named a group exhibit I was in last year as one of the 5 best Denver area art shows in 2014. Open Press: Celebrating 25 Years of Printmaking at the McNichols Building. Mark Lunning, master printer and owner of Open Press was the curator. 

Thank you Mark for including me in your very successful survey exhibit!

Exhibited: Blue Skies III, monotype on two plates with chine colle, 23 1/2 x 17 7/8 inches

From Westword Magazine

Open Press: Celebrating 25 Years of Printmaking at the McNichols Building

The McNichols Building is not an ideal place for an art show, despite the generous proportions of the spaces; it has too many windows that eat up the wall space and flood the rooms with too much light. Despite this serious limitation, however, Mark Lunning was able to mount a show that worked well anyway. It was carried by the compelling topic and by Lunning's admirable skill as an exhibition designer. By looking back at his career as a master printer at Open Press, Lunning selected examples by fifty artists who he had worked with over the period. And the revelation of his picks was that apparently nearly every important Denver painter lined up at his door to have him make their prints. This made the show not only an accounting of Open Press, but by extension of the art scene at large in the city over the last quarter century. The show, which ran last spring, was the perfect inaugural event for the Month of Printmaking, or Mo' Prints, which is a biennial event that alternates with the Month of Photography.

Exhibition: Open Press 25th Anniversary, February 2014

Currently Exhibiting:

I am honored to be one of the 30 featured artists in this group show, exhibiting two of my monotypes.

Open Press 25th Anniversary
A Celebration and Exhibition of Tradition and Experimentation of the Fine Art Print
The exhibit is on display now.

Artist Reception: Friday, February 28, 2014 5:30-8:00 pm. Continues through April 12.

Location: McNichols Civic Center
144 West Colfax, Denver, CO

Exhibition: Open Press 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Denver

Blue Skies II

Monotype from two plates and chine collie

image, 23 1/2 x 17 7/8

framed, $1950.

Trees and Slope I
Monotype from two plates and chine collie

image, 14 7/8 x 29 7/8

framed, $1950.

I am honored to be invited to this prestigious exhibition in the Civic Center celebrating Mark Lunning's 25 years as a master printmaker and artist in Denver. He is the owner of Open Press here in Denver and has printed for hundreds of artists over his very successful career. Thank you for including me Mark!

Open Press 25th Anniversary Exhibition

A Celebration of Tradition and Experimentation of the Fine Art Print

The exhibit is on display now.

Artist Reception:
Friday, February 28, 2014 5:30-8:00 pm. Continues through April 12.
Ken is one of the 30 featured artists in this group show, exhibiting two of his monotypes.

Location:
McNichols Civic Center
144 West Colfax, Denver, CO map

Grateful Notices and Newsletter January 5, 2014

Forest Verticals

Oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches This oil was recently sold to a private collection in Massachusetts. Thank you Corporate Portfolio, MI and Total Arts Gallery, Taos, NM for making this possible!

What follows is from my monthly Newsletter, January 2014
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Happy New year!

I want to thank everyone for your support, encouragement and to all that have given me the honor of bringing my artworks into your homes and businesses in 2013.

It has been my most successful year as an artist and that encourages me to grow and create more for 2014. I am very grateful for you all.

I have a number of exhibits this month. 
Mark Lunning of Open Press is one of the premier printmakers in the country. He is celebrating his 25th anniversary and I am honored to have two of my monotypes included in his special exhibit at the McNichols Civic Center, Denver. Displayed will be what Mark considers as some of the best prints made in his studio by 30 artists. Thank you Mark for including me.

In the next few days I'll be finishing up a six-foot commission for a private collection. This painting has gone through a number of changes, all for the better. I thought it was finished numerous times but the next day revealed there was more to do. Sometimes the oils take you for quite a ride before that final mark. 

As I look at the calendar, I'm looking forward to my Making it Fine Art workshops lined up. It is great fun to meet other artists, offer your best and watch the changes taking place. A few weeks ago I gave a private lesson to an artist that flew in from Canada. It was a happy weekend and we both extended ourselves in a very productive way.



Grateful notices:


Forest Verticals
Oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches
Sold / private collection, Massachusetts via:
Corporate Portfolio, MI / Total Arts Gallery, Taos, NM


Currently Exhibiting:


Blue Skies II
Monotype on two plates with chine colle.
23 1/2 x 17 7/8, $1950. framed
McNichols Civic Center, Denver
Open Press 25th Anniversary Exhibit. Open to the public Jan 9. Artist's reception Friday, Feb. 25. Continues through April.

Orange and Red Woods
Oil on canvas, 36 X 48, $6800 framed.
Sheraton Hotel lobby
1550 Court Place, Denver, CO
One of three oils on display



Illuminated Autumn
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40, $5250 framed
Castle Rock Adventist Hospital
2350 Meadows Blvd, Castle Rock, CO

Ken Elliott American Landscapes coffee table book:

This book reprises 21 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 signed giclee print of the cover image: $150 or just order the book for $115.

Now available as an i-book/download on Apple devices for $9.99. You can preview the complete book and how to order your electronic or hardback versions from my website.

My Blog, For the Color

Want to follow along in my studio? Come across some interesting art bits and intriguing posts from elsewhere? Check out my artist's blog: For the Color and on the right of the blog under Followers, click Join this Site. Right now you can view vintage videos of Renoir, Degas, a Piet Mondrian video montage, comments about my works and observations about some museum artworks from my recent NY trip.

View my newest artworks:
This monthly newsletter is the best way to stay up to date with my new works and events. To see all the oils only available my studio, visit my In the Studio webpage. You can also follow me on Facebook and go more in depth with my blog, For the Color. To view the total of my works in all media and in all my galleries, go to www.kenelliott.com

Exhibiting: Madden Museum, Denver

Currently exhibiting:

Two-man Show, Ken Elliott and Casey Klahn currently exhibiting at the Madden Museum through August 31.  Works are for sale through the Museum and the artists.   map

Ken Elliott oils, pastels and monotypes

Casey Klahn at the Madden

Book: My book is now available electronically for $9.99

At last! My 94 page book is now available electronically in Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch only versions for $9.99  preview / purchase / download book

Hardback versions are available with or without a giclee print for $115 and $150.  complete information

This is a compilation of the best of my works from the last twenty years...check it out in preview.  I hope you enjoy it.

My New Book just released

front and back covers
Preview / order the book here

After much more effort than I ever dreamed, I have today released a large format book of my works in oil, pastel, monotype, etching and collage.  It is a very high-quality hardback book, 11 x 12 3/4 inches, with 94 color pages of images from my last 19 years as an artist.

I haven't held anything back in compiling the best of my works. As a result, I've allowed this book to fill over 90 pages. Since it is a print on-demand book, my cost to produce each copy is just over $100.

So, for those of you that want a copy at a great value, I'm also offering this book and a very high-quality, signed giclee print of the cover image, for a total price of the book and giclee print of $150.

The giclee image size is 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches with additional 2" white borders on heavy watercolor paper with deckled edges. You will pay Blurb publishing a small additional charge (about $10) to mail the book directly to you and the print ships from me at no extra charge to you.

Ken Elliott  American Landscapes       book with giclee print

Your $150 will get you this book and the giclee.  Note that this giclee with the same image size, limited edition and signed version is $300 on my website.

Very important: If you order the giclee print version, you must email me your complete confirmation note from Blurb and I'll ship out your print when the book leaves the printer (about two weeks or less).

If you choose to order this book without the print, Blurb will ship this book to you directly for $110. plus postage.

Since this is an on-demand book, I have the flexibility to send you a signed copy from my studio with or without the giclee print.  Also, I can highlight / feature a work of mine that you own or may wish to purchase into the book. You can have your own coffee table version just like I did.

If you are interested in a more personalized version of my book or have any questions, let me know by email and I'll quickly get back to you.

Blurb publishing has a wonderful preview of my book.  Note that the preview photos are fuzzy for security purposes, and not like the actual book.

Preview / order the book here

I do hope you enjoy the book.  It has been quite the journey filling these pages.