William E. Elston: A Pacific Northwest Contemporary Realist
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, and offers Online Group Critiques via Zoom-based sessions.
Recent Blog Posts
My five most recent posts.
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Work In Progress: Plaza Güemes, Buenos Aires
This is a long-term project, a painting of Plaza Guemes. Plaza Güemes is a public square in the Palermo Viejo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Work In Progress: Snohomish Valley, End Of Summer
This work in progress was begun earlier in the summer, while everything was still green. The valley is still predominately green, but beginning to shade into fall colors.
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Snohomish Valley Study – Greens
This painting was done during one of my landscape sessions at a viewpoint that my class frequents during our plein airseason. I’m looking forward to the return of good weather and the rich greens of spring and summer, as well as a return to some of Seattle’s more urban subjects. I’m also planning to do some Skagit Valley subjects for my upcoming show at i. e. gallery, in Edison, WA in April. Details will be posted on my galleries and exhibition calendar pages in the near future.
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Watercolor Flirtation
Although I consider oil my primary medium, I occasionally flirt with pastel and watercolor.
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