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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Plein Air at Kla Ha Ya Riverfront Park in Snohomish WA
Painting at Kla Ha Ya Riverfront Park in downtown Snohomish. This is the first day.
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Painting in Snohomish
This study was done on Lowell Larimer Road, overlooking the Snohomish Valley. I was painting on site w/ Mehdi Fallahian. I did two small studies before the heat made the field untenable.
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