Oil paintings, photography and art in general by artist Steve Ellison - broadcasting live from Reno, Nevada!
Saturday, January 16, 2021
The Gardnerville/Minden area of Nevada is becoming popular with California expats - and the home prices are starting to reflect it. The eastern Sierra takes on a special majesty here when snow-covered. 6x6" - oil on masonite. #oilpainting #landscapepainting #gardnerville #minden #carsonvalley #reno #nevada #art #artist #homedecor
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Spring in Nevada - it is coming again soon, but we must have patience! I painted this this past spring of a scene near Gardnerville, NV - there are fantastic farm scenes here, with the Sierra as a backdrop! This scene caught my eye partly due to the little irrigation ditch which is a great leading line into the painting.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Alaskan Fireweed - home and office decor photography
This is a photograph I created up in Alaska several years ago. The fireweed was blooming in full effect that summer, and I found this scene just off the road on the way to Homer. As I recall I believe I climbed on top of our rented RV to get this vantage point. That's a dormant volcano in the background. One of my faves!
#art #artist #landscapephotography #photographer #alaska #fireweed #scenic #reno #nevada #originalart #fineart
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Pyramid Lake painting
I painted this scene of Pyramid Lake last year - 8x10 - oil on wood panel. I wanted to give the impression of the wide open skies that we have here in Nevada. I've visited this site several times throughout the years - even took a couple of families out there for their family portraits! John C. Fremont was perhaps the first non-native to see the lake (a stray mountain man could have beaten him to it), and he named it Pyramid Lake, for obvious reasons.
Monday, February 3, 2020
The old Riverside Hotel oil painting - Reno, Nevada
The Riverside Hotel was a Reno icon back in the day - hosting many celebrities and anchoring the location of the first toll bridge across the Truckee River. Today it enjoys re-purposed life as the Riverside Artist Lofts. I do not live there, but who knows - one day?
The Riverside
8x10
oil on wood panel
The Riverside
8x10
oil on wood panel
Sunday, February 2, 2020
New year - new blog - new art!
OK, and here we go! Super Bowl Sunday seems like the perfect time to create a blog. Please allow me to opine about painting, photography, art in general, and maybe life! Hopefully you will check back and check in with this humble artist from Reno, Nevada.
I created this piece just the other day - fall color as seen in the Carson Valley of Nevada. It's 6x6" - just a tad bigger than your cell phone!
I created this piece just the other day - fall color as seen in the Carson Valley of Nevada. It's 6x6" - just a tad bigger than your cell phone!
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I finally finished my latest painting that I sketched in a couple days ago. This is the Nevada state line at the California border in Verdi...
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Just did this in about five hours today... I remember hiking around on the east side of the lake photographing, and yelling down to the dud...
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I finally finished my latest painting that I sketched in a couple days ago. This is the Nevada state line at the California border in Verdi...
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A scene I saw from my last visit to the Grand Canyon. It's the most breathtaking sight in the world, but I feel unless you have some ...