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About me

I am a professional painter living in the Pacific Northwest. I have exhibited extensively over a period of 40 years, and am best known for landscapes and urban images. My work is represented in many public and private collections, including the City of Seattle, the City of Portland OR, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Chicago Title, McGraw Hill Publishing, and many others.

I teach ongoing plein air painting classes, and studio classes as well. I am represented in Seattle by Davidson Galleries, and in Spokane Washington by Irimi Art. I received a BFA degree in painting from Fort Wright College of the Holy Names, studied briefly at California College of Arts and Crafts, and studied privately in New York and Boston. I have either lectured or taught at Marymount Manhattan College, Fort Wright College, Eastern Washington University, University of Washington, Gage Academy, The Spokane Art School, Seattle Art Museum, The Frye Art Museum and other institutions.

I also train regularly in Seido Juku Karate. I’m a member of the World Seido Karate Organization, hold sandan (3rd degree black belt) rank, and teach adult and childrens karate classes at the Northshore YMCA in Bothell WA. I also assist with classes at the Dale Turner YMCA, and am webmaster for the Seattle Branch of the World Seido Karate Organization.


	Search elstonblog the personal ruminations of william e. elston home about picasafeed contact elstondotnet nfaa realismblog painters workshop About me I am a professional painter living in the Pacific Northwest. I have exhibited extensively over a period of 40 years, and am best known for landscapes and urban images. My work is represented in many public and private collections, including the City of Seattle, the City of Portland OR, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Chicago Title, McGraw Hill Publishing, and many others. I teach ongoing plein air painting classes, and studio classes as well. I am represented in Seattle by Davidson Galleries, and in Spokane Washington by Irimi Art. I received a BFA degree in painting from Fort Wright College of the Holy Names, studied briefly at California College of Arts and Crafts, and studied privately in New York and Boston. I have either lectured or taught at Marymount Manhattan College, Fort Wright College, Eastern Washington University, University of Washington, Gage Academy, The Spokane Art School, Seattle Art Museum, The Frye Art Museum and other institutions. I also train regularly in Seido Juku Karate. I’m a member of the World Seido Karate Organization, hold sandan (3rd degree black belt) rank, and teach adult and childrens karate classes at the Northshore YMCA in Bothell WA. I also assist with classes at the Dale Turner YMCA, and am webmaster for the Seattle Branch of the World Seido Karate Organization. ©2011 by william e. elston and suzumebachi design. all rights reserved. contact.

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