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Ken Elliott Paintings

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Ken Elliot works with oil paints and pastels to bring abstracted scenes of nature to life. The Colorado artist’s frequently luminous landscape paintings, which feature trees, rivers, lakes, mountains and skies, ripple with energy. Elliot finds endless inspiration in the variation of the world around him, and the prolific colorist’s works are held in thousands of personal and private collections.

Elliot didn't begin painting until late in life. In 1967, he graduated from the University of Houston, where he studied art and advertising. His subsequent jobs as an art restorer, a picture framer and an art dealer in Texas exposed him to many styles and a range of mediums. Finally, in 1987, Elliot moved to San Francisco to embark on a painting career. He started by painting breathtaking sunlit scenes of Texas and California.

After a few years of teaching himself new skills and techniques, Elliot was accepted into a master class at the Santa Fe Art Institute. The class was taught by acclaimed painter Wolf Kahn — who studied with the legendary teacher and Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann — and Kahn’s insights have since proven indispensable for Elliot.

Elliot currently lives in Colorado, where he continues to create more Impressionistic landscapes. Sometimes he isn’t merely working on one painting — the artist usually has a number of works going at once and has said that the paintings can inspire one another. Elliot regularly exhibits at galleries in Colorado, New Mexico, Connecticut, Texas and New York.

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Artist: Ken Elliott
"Edge of the Meadow" Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on canvas. It captures a scene with cool blue and violet trees in front of rolling hills under a p...
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2010s American Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Forest Light into Shade" Abstracted Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This framed abstracted landscape painting by Ken Elliott features forest landscape composition and a colorful palette with contrasting warm and cool tones. Large trees cast cool blue...
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2010s Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Light Revealed" Abstracted Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This framed abstracted landscape painting by Ken Elliott features forest landscape composition and a colorful palette. Cool-toned tree trunks are contrasted by warm yellow tones. The...
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2010s Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Into the Green Forest" Abstracted Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This framed abstracted landscape painting by Ken Elliott features forest landscape composition and a colorful yellow and green palette. Cool-toned tree trunks are contrasted by warm ...
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2010s Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Expressionistic landscape oil painting 'Red Stand'
By Ken Elliott
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Red Stand' 2011 by American artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on canvas, 40 x 40 in. This painting of a forest incorporates a palette of rich colors in ...
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2010s Expressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionistic landscape oil painting 'Colors in the Breeze IV'
By Ken Elliott
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Colors in the Breeze IV' 2023 by American artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in. / Frame: 37.75 x 37.75 in. This painting of a forest incorporates a palette of colors in green, purple, yellow, pink, and blue. Framed in a gold painted frame. Colorado based artist Ken Elliott, focuses on the western landscape and its rich store of ideas and inspiration. Painting rural scenery, the artist does not try to recreate nature or attempt storytelling but instead, wields color boldly, creating vibrant, contemporary landscapes that are both animated and peaceful. Early in his career, he was a student of Wolf Kahn, who inspired his work. Since 1988, Elliott’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide. His work is collected in corporate art collections such as Hewlett Packard...
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2010s Expressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionistic landscape oil painting 'Colors in the Breeze III'
By Ken Elliott
Located in White Plains, NY
'Colors in the Breeze III' 2021 by American artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 in. / Frame: 31.5 x 31.5 in. This painting of a forest and a field comprises of colors in green, purple, yellow, pink, and blue. Framed in a gold painted frame. Colorado based artist Ken Elliott, focuses on the western landscape and its rich store of ideas and inspiration. Painting rural scenery, the artist does not try to recreate nature or attempt storytelling but instead, wields color boldly, creating vibrant, contemporary landscapes that are both animated and peaceful. Early in his career, he was a student of Wolf Kahn, who inspired his work. Since 1988, Elliott’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide. His work is collected in corporate art...
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2010s Expressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionistic landscape oil painting 'Soft Tones at the Creek'
By Ken Elliott
Located in White Plains, NY
'Soft Tones at the Creek' 2022 by American artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in. / Frame: 51.5 x 41.75 in. This painting of a forest and ground comprises of colors in light blue, green, pink, purple, and brown. Framed in a gold painted frame. Colorado based artist Ken Elliott, focuses on the western landscape and its rich store of ideas and inspiration. Painting rural scenery, the artist does not try to recreate nature or attempt storytelling but instead, wields color boldly, creating vibrant, contemporary landscapes that are both animated and peaceful. Early in his career, he was a student of Wolf Kahn, who inspired his work. Since 1988, Elliott’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide. His work is collected in corporate art...
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2010s Expressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionistic landscape oil painting 'Found Colors at the Snows Edge II'
By Ken Elliott
Located in White Plains, NY
'Found Colors at the Snows Edge II' 2023 by American artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 in. / Frame: 49.75 x 61.75 in.This painting of a forest and snowy ground comprises of colors in blue, green, brown and white. Framed in a gold painted frame. Colorado based artist Ken Elliott, focuses on the western landscape and its rich store of ideas and inspiration. Painting rural scenery, the artist does not try to recreate nature or attempt storytelling but instead, wields color boldly, creating vibrant, contemporary landscapes that are both animated and peaceful. Early in his career, he was a student of Wolf Kahn, who inspired his work. Since 1988, Elliott’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide. His work is collected in corporate art...
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2010s Expressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Haze in the Forest, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on canvas. It features a cool violet-blue palette, capturing an abstracted scene of a forest in th...
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2010s American Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionistic landscape oil painting, Weather Moving Across
By Ken Elliott
Located in White Plains, NY
'Weather Moving Across' 2022 by American artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on canvas, 36 x 60 in. This painting of clouds and sky comprises of colors in pink, blue, yellow, purple, and green. Moving from left to right, the sun is reflected through the clouds to the water below. Colorado based artist Ken Elliott, focuses on the western landscape and its rich store of ideas and inspiration. Painting rural scenery, the artist does not try to recreate nature or attempt storytelling but instead, wields color boldly, creating vibrant, contemporary landscapes that are both animated and peaceful. Early in his career, he was a student of Wolf Kahn, who inspired his work. Since 1988, Elliott’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide. His work is collected in corporate art...
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2010s Expressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Tangerine Evening II, " Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape oil painting by Ken Elliott features a warm, vibrant palette and captures a landscape with the sun just along the horizon. The painting has an impressionistic...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Yellow Winds II, " Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract landscape oil painting by Ken Elliott measures 48" x 48" and is professionally framed in a gold floater frame. Framed, it measures 49.5" x 49.5". It features a forest scape with bright yellow tree leaves which are mirrored by the yellow foreground, all of which is complemented by the light violet shadows between the trees and light...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Saccades III, " Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on canvas. Multi-colored tree trunks and foliage extend from the bottom of the canvas up to the to...
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2010s American Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Light Emerging - Diffused Blue, " Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Ken Elliott features abstracted trees in a cool-toned palette. The energetic blue and violet brush strokes that make up the tree trunks and lea...
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2010s Abstract Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Blue Wish, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract impressionistic landscape painting by Ken Elliott depicts a forest of trees sitting in a blanket of snow, and a subtle sunset above the top of the forest. The thin tree...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Study, Highland Green, " Framed Landscape Pastel Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This pastel landscape painting by Ken Elliott features and cool blue and green palette. It depicts green trees in the foreground, with blue hills in the background. The ground in bet...
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2010s American Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Paper

"Illuminated Greens, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted, impressionistic landscape painting by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on canvas. It captures a hill beneath a saturated pink sky, with varying shades of green and...
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2010s American Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Saccades XIII, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape painting by Ken Elliott features a warm palette. Made with oil paint on canvas, thin tree trunks are painted in warm umber tones with orange and yellow leaves...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Summer by the Shore, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape painting by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on canvas. It captures, in an almost impressionistic style, a multicolored field with yellow, purple, green, an...
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2010s Abstract Ken Elliott Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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'Ultramarine Blue Forest' 2023 by American artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on panel, 24 x 24 in. / Frame: 25.5 x 25.5 in. This painting of a forest and a field comprises of colors in green, purple, pink, and blue. Framed in a gold painted frame. Colorado based artist Ken Elliott, focuses on the western landscape and its rich store of ideas and inspiration. Painting rural scenery, the artist does not try to recreate nature or attempt storytelling but instead, wields color boldly, creating vibrant, contemporary landscapes that are both animated and peaceful. Early in his career, he was a student of Wolf Kahn, who inspired his work. Since 1988, Elliott’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide. His work is collected in corporate art...
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"Warm Contrasts and Cool Blues, " Abstract Landscape Painting
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"Light Moving Through II, " Abstract Landscape Painting
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"Lake Haze - Yellow, " Abstract Landscape Painting
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This abstract landscape painting by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on canvas. It measures 36" x 36" and is professionally framed in a gold floater frame, making the total dimensi...
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"Saccades XII, " Abstract Landscape Painting
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This abstract landscape statement painting by Ken Elliott features a warm palette and impressionistic style. It pictures a forest-scape with thin, dark tree trunks, surrounded by bri...
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"Greens Moving Across, " Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
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This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on canvas. The majority of the composition is made up of tall, lush trees, the leaves of which are...
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2010s Abstract Ken Elliott Paintings

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Ken Elliott 'Sun Down the Yellow Field' landscape painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in White Plains, NY
'Sun Down the Yellow Field,' 2011 by Colorado artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in. This expressionist landscape work features a vast view of woods ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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"Soft Light on the Pond, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
Ken Elliott is an abstract landscape artist based in Colorado. With over 40 years in the art business, his knowledge spans well beyond the easel. Of his work, Elliott says, "My focus...
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2010s Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Air Through the Forest, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This colorful abstract landscape painting by artist Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on canvas. The painting pairs bright blue and teal trees in front of a warm yellow background, ...
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2010s Impressionist Ken Elliott Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ken Elliott paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Ken Elliott paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ken Elliott in oil paint, paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Ken Elliott paintings, so small editions measuring 21 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jim McVicker, Albert Van Nesse Greene, and Leonard Mizerek. Ken Elliott paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,000 and tops out at $14,300, while the average work can sell for $8,700.

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