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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$5,800
H 30 in W 30 in D 1.75 in
"Colors in the Breeze 1, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This striking original oil painting by Colorado-based artist Ken Elliott captures the emotive rhythm and chromatic energy of a wooded landscape rendered in motion. Layers of rich pig...
Canvas, Oil
$2,400
H 38.5 in W 38.5 in D 2.5 in
"Tangerine Evening II, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Ken Elliott features a warm, vibrant palette and captures a landscape with the sun just along the horizon. The painting has an impres...
Digital, Giclée
$2,400
H 38 in W 38 in D 2 in
"Light Moving Through II, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint features a forest scene with a bold, contrasting palette of cool, deep blues that are accented by ...
Digital, Giclée
$1,200
H 20 in W 26 in D 2 in
"Light Emerging - Diffused Blue, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 18" x 24"
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract landscape limited edition giclee print by Ken Elliott features abstracted trees in a cool-toned palette. The energetic blue and violet brush strokes that m...
Digital, Giclée
$2,400
H 38 in W 38 in D 2 in
"Lake Haze - Yellow, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Ken Elliott features a predominately cool violet palette, which is offset by the warm yellow trees in the foreground, which are refle...
Digital, Giclée
$1,800
H 32 in W 32 in D 2 in
"Lake Haze - Yellow, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 30"
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Ken Elliott features a predominately cool palette, which is offset by the warm yellow trees in the foreground, which are reflected in...
Digital, Giclée
$2,400
H 38 in W 38 in D 2.5 in
"Reluctant Sunset II, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract landscape limited edition print by Ken Elliott features a cool blue and violet palette, capturing rolling hills underneath thick, hazy clouds, with contras...
Digital, Giclée
$8,700
H 41.5 in W 41.5 in D 2 in
"Tangerine Evening II, " Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
Ken Elliott’s masterful handling of color and form transforms a peaceful landscape into a glowing, radiant experience. In this original oil painting, the horizon splits a luminous la...
Canvas, Oil