As a child, Josh Elliott, who is a third-generation artist, was raised with an appreciation for art. In addition to his grandfather, a classmate of Grant Wood’s, Elliott’s father, Steve, has been the most important influence on his career. Elliott learned about not only value, composition, and color from Steve, a wildlife artist, but also the importance of painting outdoors.  With a deep respect and awe for Mother Nature, Elliott views his outdoor paintings as reactions to what is in front of him and attempts to “capture the transient light and the overall beauty of [a] place.” To Elliott, who lives currently in Helena, Montana, the terrain of the Southwest provides an interesting intermingling of ancient and modern subject matter. He says, “You can’t help but feel the sense of time in the desert,” and he enjoys portraying the theme of “man against the elements.” Regardless of location or evidence of man’s interference in nature, Elliott tries to “tell the story of the place” in his work.

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