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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"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
"Light Moving Across, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
"Light Moving Across", by American artist Ken Elliott is a radiant, large-scale landscape that captures the poetic energy of nature through bold abstraction and vibrant color. A ser...
Canvas, Oil
"At the Light's Edge", Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
"At the Light’s Edge", by Ken Elliott is a luminous oil on canvas that captures the quiet beauty of trees glowing against a deep, atmospheric sky. Elliott’s expressive brushwork and ...
Oil, Board
"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
$5,500
H 15 in W 22 in D 1 in
"The Wild Rose Hip Bush 06.23.2020" contemporary oil painting - impressionism
By Nelson White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil Painting of a rose bush, on a bright sunny day. Crisp blues make up the sky above, the horizon meets distant land across a body of water. bright greens and yellows make up a verd...
Linen, Oil
$4,500
H 9 in W 12 in D 0.5 in
"Trumans Beach, East Marion 06.06.2022" contemporary impressionist seascape, oil
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Trumans Beach, East Marion 06.06.2022" is an almost-abstract palette knife landscape painting of a beach and beach shrubs. Off in the distance is a little white triangle of paint to emulate a sailboat...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
$9,500
H 10.25 in W 24 in
"Sea and Sky, Bahamas" Seascape Impressionist Plein Air Oil Painting, 24x10.25in
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by American Impressionist painter, Nelson H. White (b. 1932, Connecticut) celebrating the colors of the the ocean and the sky above it, as seen in Nassau, The Bahamas...
Oil, Linen, Panel
$2,475
H 12 in W 15 in D 2 in
Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting
By Gabriel Spat
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist portrait landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 15 inches overall, and 6 by 9 painting alone.. In excell...
Oil, Board
$12,800
H 23 in W 35 in D 2 in
"Soft Yellow Sunset" contemporary impressionist oil painting, abstract seascape
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Soft Yellow Sunset" is a contemporary impressionist oil painting of the sun setting over Noyack Bay in Sag Harbor, New York. Fenske works in a loose-im...
Linen, Oil, Canvas
$620Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 25 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Fall Hills Landscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 22 in D 2 in
Antique Impressionist European Harbor Signed Original Framed Coast Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European impressionist harbor oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1920. Signed. Framed. Image size, 15"L x 18"H.
Canvas, Oil
$540Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 30 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Fishing Harbor Sailboat Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal seascape painting. Oil on board. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready ...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
Antique American School Large Panoramic Seascape Coastal Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 30L x 24H.
Canvas, Oil
$3,495
H 26 in W 35 in D 2 in
"Morning Calm" California Coast Beach Seascape Impressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape signed oil painting by Frank Montague Moore (1877 - 1967). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 30L x 20H.
Oil, Board
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 13 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 9H by 11L.
Canvas, Oil
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in
Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period impressionist giltwood frame. Excellent condition.
Canvas, Oil
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H 41.75 in W 51.75 in D 2.25 in
"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...
Canvas, Oil
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H 37.5 in W 37.5 in D 2 in
"Warm Contrasts and Cool Blues, " 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 depicts an abstracted forest-scape, with cool blue and violet trees and a yellow-green forest floor. The cool blues...
Canvas, Oil
"Reluctant Sunset I, " 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 features a cool blue and violet palette, capturing hills underneath thick clouds, with contrastin...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.75 in W 25.75 in D 2 in
"Reluctant Sunset II, " 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 blue and violet palette, capturing rolling hills underneath thick, h...
Canvas, Oil
"Green Influences, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape by Ken Elliott features a bright, vibrant palette and an impressionistic style. The oil painting itself is 40" x 40", and is professionally framed in a gold f...
Oil, Canvas
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H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.75 in
"Light Moving Through II, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape painting by Ken Elliott is made with oil paint on panel and is professionally framed in a gold floater frame. It measures 30" x 30", and 31.5" x 31.5" framed....
Oil, Panel
"Lake Haze - Yellow, " 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 measures 36" x 36" and is professionally framed in a gold floater frame, making the total dimensi...
Canvas, Oil
"Saccades XII, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
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...
Canvas, Oil
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H 37.5 in W 49.5 in D 2 in
"Greens Moving Across, " 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. The majority of the composition is made up of tall, lush trees, the leaves of which are...
Oil, Canvas
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 ...
Canvas, Oil
"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...
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, ...
Canvas, Oil