About
About
William E. Elston
William E. Elston is a Pacific Northwest artist best known for urban and rural landscape subjects. He has been exhibiting in the region for over 50 years. Mr. Elston has also been teaching painting and drawing in the Greater Seattle area for several decades. Currently he offers ongoing classes in painting en plein air, as well as occasional Zoom based critiques and presentations.
Recent Posts
The five most recent blog posts.
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Man With Dog: Greenlake - 1990
A friend was visiting Swedish Hospital in Ballard and photographed this painting of mine that was in their collection. The subject is the path around Greenlake, a popular promenade in Seattle.
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Kingdome Sunset
Kingdome Sunset was painted in the early 1990s. The sunset/sky was painted en plein air from the roof of Sunny Arms Studios in Georgetown Seattle.
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Moon - 1993
Moon was painted during a figure session at Sunny Arms Studios in 1993. She was very young, and was accompanied by her mother.
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The Ugly Billboard
This has long been one of my favorites. It was in the collection of the late Doug Morrison.
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Helipad - Lake Union - 1985
This chilly winter scene was painted from the knoll at Gasworks Park.
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