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About
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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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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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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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Arrangement in Red, Blue, Black and White
This painting from 1992 depicts a real event in Pioneer Square, Seattle. The incident itself is value neutral. It is impossible to say what is taking 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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