Northwest Pastel Art

Clark Elster NPS (master pastelist), charter and signature member and past President of the Northwest Pastel Society; member -- Oregon Pastel Society; member -- past  President, Puget Sound Group Northwest Painters. Twice published in the "AMERICAN ARTIST" magazine; paintings in private corporate collections throughout US, and in Canada, Europe and Japan. Workshop instructor. Primarily a self taught artist who began painting in 1985. Has studied and painted with Pat Fridell, Doug Dawson, Daniel Green, Arlene Hooker-Fay, Ned Mueller, Lorenzo Chavez,  David Leffel,  Desmond O'Hagen and Albert Handel.

Artist's Statement: "I believe painting is the orchestration of our imagination. Artists see what everybody else has seen and then paint what they should have seen. Life is short. Art is forever. The physician heals the body, the artist heals the spirit. Wherever we may look, mother nature is the artist's greatest inspiration and instructor!"

Clark Elster painting in The Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon

Each of my landscape painting were painted on the smooth side of toned Canson papers (my ground of choice) using a selection of Rembrandt, Sennelier, Schmenke soft pastels, and NU Pastel. 

All images displayed on this site are the property of the artist and cannot be copied, used as the basis for art or sold without the written permission of Clark Elster.

Elster Workshops  A listing of  workshops taught by Clark Elster

Irish Odyssey (click here to view the show)

Elster Gallery Page Two  a second page of Clark's Art

Clark Elster is also represented on line at the  Art Exchange.  http://www.art-exchange.com

Please keep in mind that these pictures are for viewing only and are all copyrighted in 1996 or earlier. Use and distribution of these materials is only by permission of the artist.

Clark Elster  (cbelster@comcast.net)

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Useless Bay Whidbey Island© plein aire Pastel 18.75" X 12.75"  image size   $500.00 Pastel on paper A very shallow bay at the southwestern end of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound.  Olympic Mountains Purchase This painting

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Waiting for High Tide© plein air Pastel 14" X 16" image size    $900.00 Pastel on paper Olympic Peninsula Purchase This painting

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Ebbys Landing Morning Storm's Passage©    Pastel 16" x 20" Image Size   $950.00 Pastel on paper Ebby's Landing farm on Whidbey Island Purchase This painting

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Skagit Harbinger of Winter  ©    sold    Pastel 16" x 20" image size $950.00 Pastel on paper Winter storm passing over Skagit Valley Purchase This painting

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Sun up Mystery Bay Marriston Island  © Pastel 25.5" x 30" image size $3000.00 Pastel on paper Oyster farm near Port Townsend on Puget Sound Purchase This painting

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Lost Retsle Kackleberry Ranch©    sold    Pastel 11.5" X 17" image size Pastel on paper   Scenic farm in the high desert of Central Oregon.  Three Sisters Mts.   Purchase This painting

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Osso at Daybreak© Pastel 16" x 20" image size Pastel on paper $950.00 Whitehorse Mountain Purchase This painting

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Lopez Reach© Pastel 16" x 20" Pastel on paper $900.00   View from the southern tip of Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands, Washington   Purchase This painting

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Watmough Bite Ramparts© plein air Pastel 7.5" X 11.5" image size Pastel on paper $500.00   Unique rocky bay at southern end of Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands, Washington Purchase This painting

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Fishbay Driftnetters at Rest©    plein air Pastel 9" X 13" image size Pastel on paper $500.00 Pastel on paper Hauled out Indian drift net barges , Lopez Island, San Juan Isles, Washington Purchase This painting

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Sheltered Watmough Bite Back Bay©    plein air Pastel 11.5" X 17" image size $500.00 Pastel on paper   Small sheltered bay at the southern end of Lopez Isl. in the San Juan Isles., Washington Purchase This painting

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Bally Bunion Greeting the Morning © Pastel 16" X 21"  image size Pastel on paper   Village on the west coast of Ireland   Purchase This painting

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Slea Head, Dingle © Pastel 16" X 21"  image size Pastel on paper $900.00 Dingle Peninsula,  Ireland. The most westerly point in Europe Purchase This painting

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Haystack Greeting the Sunrise© Pastel 22" X 32" image size    $3000.00   Haystack rock, looking north at Cannon  Beach, OR Purchase This painting

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Glacier Bay Ramparts© Pastel 16" X 18"  image size 26.5" X 29" framed Pastel on Canson paper $1500.00 Sold   Mt. Fairweather elevation 15,000 feet Purchase This painting

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Griffin Bay Morning Rendezvous© Pastel 12" X 16" image size    $800.00 Sold   Waiting for the fish buyer off shore of San Juan Island Purchase This painting

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Skagit Tulips Awash©      Pastel    10" X 16"   $700.00 SOLD Purchase This painting

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Haystack at Daybreak ©   Pastel  9.5" X 8.25"  image size    $300.00   Haystack Rock at Canon Beach, OR   Purchase This painting

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Haystack at Sunset ©   Pastel  9.5" X 8.25"  image size    $300.00   Haystack Rock at Canon Beach, OR Purchase This painting

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