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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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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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Pergola: From Grand Central Arcade
This painting of the Pergola was the first of several depicting this popular architectural fixture in Pioneer Square, Seattle.
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Men's Furnishings
I've belatedly learned that one of my paintings was in an auction of American art at Sotheby's in New York in October 2018. The work sold at the top end of its estimate. It was originally sold c.1989 at Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland OR, to Patrick Duffy, the actor best known for his role as Bobby Ewing in the series 'Dallas'. It was listed in Sotheby's catalogue as "from the collection of Patrick and Carlyn Duffy." Patrick's wife, Carlyn Rosser passed away in 2017.
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