Oil Painting

Oil painter Josh Elliott strives to paint tones and designs, not just picturesque scenes.

All artwork this article private collection unless otherwise indicated.

Evening Shadows, Swan Valley2006, oil, 12 x 16.

Josh Elliott is 33 years old, but in the best tradition of good artistsor anyone whose job requires continual growthhe remains an avid student of his craft. Many of his plein air outings involve experiments with design, color, or invention. Elliott already has enormous facilityone friend of his, an established artist who sells paintings for tens of thousands of dollars, saw a recent Elliott piece and jokingly muttered, Somebody…