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William E. Elston: Paintings, vol. 33

June 18, 2019

 

The Art Spirit Gallery Of Fine Art

 
I am pleased to announce that I will have work represented by The Art Spirit Gallery, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The Art Spirit is one of the premier venues for exhibiting, viewing and acquiring art in the region, and represents some of the finest artists in the Pacific Northwest.
 
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I was born in the tiny town of Spirit Lake, Idaho, and spent my first 7 years there. My family visited Couer d'Alene often when I was growing up in Spokane. In many ways this is a return home.

Gallery Hours:
June - September: Daily 9 - 6
October - May: Wednesday - Sunday 11-6

The Art Spirit Gallery
415 Sherman Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

phone: (208) 765-6006
email: [email protected]
website: theartspiritgallery.com
 
Early Fog Apunte 2, oil on panel, 12 x 9 inches, copyright ©2018 Early Fog Apunte 1, oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches, copyright ©2018 Somewhere On The Little Spokane River, oil on panel, 18 x 36 inches, copyright ©2017
Early Fog Apunte 2, oil on panel, 12 x 9 inches, copyright ©2018
Early Fog Apunte 1, oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches, copyright ©2018
Somewhere On The Little Spokane River, oil on panel, 18 x 36 inches, copyright ©2017
 
 

High Desert Museum: Art Of The West

 
My painting Mount Hood, Itself will be included in High Desert Museum's Art Of The West exhibition and auction. High Desert Museum is a Smithsonian affiliate, and represents the High Desert region of the United States. The event calendar is as follows:

Opening Event for Artists and the General Public: Friday, July 19, 2019 from 6:00-8:00PM
Exhibition Opens: Saturday, July 20, 2019  
Bidding Closes: Saturday, August 24, 2019
Exhibition Closes: Saturday, August 24, 2019

The silent auction will commence at the reception on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 5:00PM. Silent bids will be accepted throughout the exhibition and will culminate at the High Desert Rendezvous—the Museum’s premier fundraising event.

High Desert Museum is located at:
59800 S. Highway 97  |  Bend, Oregon  97702
highdesertmuseum.org

 
Mout Hood, Itself, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches, copyright ©2017
Mout Hood, Itself, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches, copyright ©2017
 
 

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2019

Grassfire, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches, copyright ©2018
Grassfire, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches, copyright ©2018
 
I will be returning to the Pacific Northwest Plein Air "Paint the Gorge" event, 2019 edition. The event includes 40+ plein air painters, and culminates in an exhibition and sale at Maryhill Museum. The Exhibition will be held August 4-24, 2019, with an opening reception on Saturday August 3, from 5 to 7 pm. Save the date! #pnwpleinair2019

The painting above, Grassfire, won a ribbon award in last years Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2018 event.
 
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Cascadia Art Museum: Portraits and Self Portraits by Northwest Artists, 1910 - 2018

 
William E. Elston, Self Portrait, NYC, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches, copyright ©1979
William E. Elston, Self Portrait, NYC, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches, copyright ©1979
 
I have a painting hanging in the current exhibition of portraits at Cascadia Art Museum.

From the Cascadia Art Museum's website: "This extended exhibition focuses on the varied approaches Northwest artists have used to portray themselves or other important figures in the Northwest cultural community over the past one hundred years.

"For this special exhibition, we are including three prominent contemporary Northwest artists; Gary Faigin, William Elston and Aleah Chapin in a dialogue across the decades with their earlier counterparts such as Mark Tobey (1890-1976) and Louise Crow (1891-1968.)"

My contribution, pictured here, is a self portrait that was done from life using a mirror, and was executed in 1979. It was exhibited at First Street Gallery in Soho, NYC, that same year.

I'm excited and honored to be in this show. Curator David Martin is one of the most knowledgable historians of the region's art. The exhibition opened alongside a major exhibition of early Northwest Impressionism and Modernism. It is now showing concurrently with Woodland Reverie: The Art of Helen Loggie and Northwest Sculpture: Five Decades of Form and Innovation Part III.

The exhibition continues until September 29, 2019. Visit the Cascadia Art Museum website for details.

Please visit my painting or classes website for more information regarding upcoming exhibitions, events, classes or workshops.

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