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Ken
Elliott
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gallery artists
“Typically, I’m trying to use
brighter colors than are found in
nature, but still seem believable to
me. I am also balancing different
elements in my work to make a more
interesting scene. Whistler said,
‘I’m improving on nature.’ That is
very close to what goes on when I am
working. It is very much a chess
game. There is a lot of
deliberating, chance-taking and
moving pieces around.”
Recent News:
Current
magazine articles:
American Art Collector Magazine,
June 2008 excerpt: "Total Arts
Gallery is beginning its 39th year
as Taos' preeminent destination
gallery. ...the gallery is happy to
announce the new addition of painter
Ken Elliott. Elliott's canvases
display the strikingly vivid modern
hues in which he chooses to render
his contemporary landscapes."
Colorado
Expression Magazine, June-July 2008
Fryberger Art Consulting article,
with illustration of "Blue Wall"
oil, 40x40 inches.
Recent
Collections:
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Denver,
Colorado has selected Ken's giclees
for their guest rooms.
His recent oil "Colorful Progression
VI" has been installed at the Mayo
Clinic.
His art has
been included in two new books:
The Artful Home by Toni Sikes
website The Fine Art of Wall Design
by Suzanne Gallagher.
Artist Statement:
From a young age, Ken was exposed to
the fine arts while working in
high-end framing and fine art
galleries. Through this period, he
developed a strong sense of what he
felt was important and interesting
in art. However, it was when Ken
moved to California that he found
within himself a strong desire to
create it himself.
Surrounded by the beauty of the
Californian landscape he began to
study and teach himself how to work
in pastels and oils. After a few
years of working on his own, he was
accepted into the Santa Fe Art
Institute Masters painting classes
taught by Wolf Kahn. There he was
exposed to the philosophies and
underlying methods to making fine
art, allowing him to further mature
as an artist.
Using colors that are harmonious and
tranquil to bright and energetic,
Ken’s range of pallets beautifully
expresses the fiery colors of
autumn, the grandness of a sunset,
the quiet of a valley or an intimate
wood. Influenced by impressionism
and fauvism, Ken’s work contains a
full array of brilliant clear colors
and patterned imagery, yet they
still have a soft edge of
impressionism to them. For Ken,
composition, color, and an element
of truth are the substance of his
work.
Ken enjoys working in oil, pastel,
and the unique process of monotypes. Ken also has several of
his images available in limited
edition giclée prints. He is very
meticulous in their production so
that each print carries the beauty
and elegance of an original.
Ken has worked in Texas, California,
New Mexico, and photographed in
Europe. Now he enjoys working and
living in Colorado where he is
inspired by beautiful landscapes and
four full seasons.
Ken also exhibits in New York,
California, New Mexico, Colorado, Georgia, and
Connecticut.
Website
at:
www.kenelliott.com
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AUTUMN DANCE II
oil on canvas, 48 x 48

GREEN WAVE
oil on canvas, 40 X 40

RED WALL AT THE CREEK
oil on canvas, 48 x 48

WHITE WOOD
oil on canvas, 36 X 48

YELLOW DANCE
48 x 60 inches

SUNSET IN ORANGE & PINK
30 X 30 inches

Red Wall at
the Lake
pastel

Gold and Blue Dance
pastel

SUNSET FRAGMENT
48 x 48 inches

GOLD CASCADE
oil on canvas, 40 x 40
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