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"Whats What" At Leonard Brothers Fine Art

LEONARD BROTHERS FINE ART would like you to join us on Saturday, November 4, 1 - 5 PM, at the Opening Reception for WILLIAM E ELSTON's exhibition of paintings, entitled "WHAT'S WHAT".

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"Whats What" At Leonard Brothers Fine Art

LEONARD BROTHERS FINE ART would like you to join us on Saturday, November 4, 1 - 5 PM, at the Opening Reception for WILLIAM E ELSTON's exhibition of paintings, entitled "WHAT'S WHAT".

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View Of Mt. Tahoma

This is a painting that was worked on for 3 successive summers, and then put aside for as many years. It's a subject that never stood still, and I ended up chasing its effects all over the place.

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View Of Mt. Tahoma

This is a painting that was worked on for 3 successive summers, and then put aside for as many years. It's a subject that never stood still, and I ended up chasing its effects all over the place.

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Bailand Farms Plein Air Session

This small painting was the result of a single plein air session at Trudy Cooper's Bailand Farms. I was accompanied by Julie Stonebraker Nelson, Bin Li, Ray Munger and Liz Talley. We were later joined by Trudy's 9 year-old grandson Ben, who had his own French easel and paints.

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Bailand Farms Plein Air Session

This small painting was the result of a single plein air session at Trudy Cooper's Bailand Farms. I was accompanied by Julie Stonebraker Nelson, Bin Li, Ray Munger and Liz Talley. We were later joined by Trudy's 9 year-old grandson Ben, who had his own French easel and paints.

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Plein Air Washington Artists (PAWA) Tri-Cities Event

I spent the past week in the Tri-Cities, at a PAWA plein air event that culminated in a wet painting exhibition, concurrent with a juried exhibition.

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Plein Air Washington Artists (PAWA) Tri-Cities Event

I spent the past week in the Tri-Cities, at a PAWA plein air event that culminated in a wet painting exhibition, concurrent with a juried exhibition.

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Olallie Morning

This painting from Olallie State Park was begun on location in the fall of 2021, and finished in the studio in the first month of 2022.

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Olallie Morning

This painting from Olallie State Park was begun on location in the fall of 2021, and finished in the studio in the first month of 2022.

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Plaza Güemes: Work-in-Progress

This is Julie Stonebraker's brief video of a painting session on a large work-in-progress. The subject is Plaza Güemes, a public square in the Palermo Viejo neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

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Plaza Güemes: Work-in-Progress

This is Julie Stonebraker's brief video of a painting session on a large work-in-progress. The subject is Plaza Güemes, a public square in the Palermo Viejo neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

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Latah Creek Late Fall

This image of Latah Creek in the late fall was painted for an old friend, Patrice Pendell. It is one of my favorite spots in the entire world, a place that I can remember my father taking me to as a child.

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Latah Creek Late Fall

This image of Latah Creek in the late fall was painted for an old friend, Patrice Pendell. It is one of my favorite spots in the entire world, a place that I can remember my father taking me to as a child.

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Lake Union

My studio assistant and I were moving paintings into storage and we ran across this work that I'd forgotten about. It was painted on location when I was teaching plein air classes where Lake Union feeds into the ship canal, under the Aurora Bridge.

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Lake Union

My studio assistant and I were moving paintings into storage and we ran across this work that I'd forgotten about. It was painted on location when I was teaching plein air classes where Lake Union feeds into the ship canal, under the Aurora Bridge.

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My Panther Lake Studio

My studio has been undergoing some changes, as I try to carve out some space to continue working. It's a losing battle, but I am getting help from my studio assistant, Julie Stonebraker. This cleanup also involves cleaning out a storage space that is full of paintings and other items.

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My Panther Lake Studio

My studio has been undergoing some changes, as I try to carve out some space to continue working. It's a losing battle, but I am getting help from my studio assistant, Julie Stonebraker. This cleanup also involves cleaning out a storage space that is full of paintings and other items.

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Small Paintings From The 90s

I was reminded of these small paintings when a former student signed up for my Online Group Critiques. Cynthia Edmonds acquired these works while enrolled in my plein air classes over 20 years ago.

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Small Paintings From The 90s

I was reminded of these small paintings when a former student signed up for my Online Group Critiques. Cynthia Edmonds acquired these works while enrolled in my plein air classes over 20 years ago.

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