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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"Purple Woods", Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
"Purple Woods" by Ken Elliott captures the quiet enchantment of a forest transformed by shifting light. This oil bathed in luminous violets, deep indigos, and vibrant touches of cor...
Oil, Canvas
"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
"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
"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
$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
"Forevermore 1" Abstract Oil Painting, Vibrant Color Field
By Dorothy Fagan
Located in Denver, CO
Dorothy Fagan’s "Forevermore 1" is a 2023 oil on canvas measuring 48 x 36 inches unframed, with a framed size of 49.50 x 37.50 x 2 inches. The artwork is professionally framed and re...
Canvas, Oil
$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
$6,551
H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 0.6 in
Original Oil-Large-Autumn in London-British Awarded Artist-Impression Expression
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
To document the streets they've walked and her late dog's favourite trees, Shizico embarked on a series of Plein air paintings in autumn, the season when Favor died. This is the view...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$6,114
H 36.03 in W 23.82 in D 1.54 in
Original Magnolias in blue-Feat. Scottish Tartan-British Awarded Artist-LargeOil
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi takes on an innovative project "The Weaver," inspired by the heritage of the beloved family Tartan and its rich lineage of the Clan. "The Weaver" invites viewers into a w...
Gold Leaf
$6,534
H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 0.6 in
Original large oil-Autumn in London IV-Framed-plein air-British Awarded Artist
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
This is one of the most personal paintings of Shizico Yi. To document the streets they've walked and her late dog's favourite trees, Shizico embarked on a series of Plein air painti...
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Canvas, Wood
$1,064
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.2 in
Original-Impasto-Moonlit Dahlias-Jardin d'Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Gold Leaf
$1,637
H 19.69 in W 31.5 in D 0.52 in
Original Set of 2 Oil and Gold leaf-Golden Summer 2024-25-British Awarded Artist
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
This special set paintings include two oil and gold-leaf on canvas paintings by Shizico Yi from 2024 to 2025; the set is curated to highlight her painting practice with Gold leaf vs ...
Gold Leaf
$668
H 19.61 in W 15.67 in D 0.56 in
Original-Dahlias in Dusk-Gold Leaf and oil-British Awarded Artist-abstract
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
With strokes of Gold, Oil, Gesso and Acrylic, Shizico painted a visual symphony of abstract expression in this on-going series [Landscape Memories]; it's a part of her [Sunlit Series...
Gold Leaf
$1,312Sale Price|45% Off
H 17 in W 21 in D 1 in
Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Painting by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist, Constance Lee Art measures 19 x 15 inches Frame measures 21 x 17 ...
Oil, Board
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H 49.75 in W 78.75 in D 2.25 in
"Green Canopy", Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
"Green Canopy" captures the quiet majesty of a woodland bathed in soft morning light, where slender pine trunks rise gracefully against a luminous tapestry of emerald greens, sapphir...
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