Terry Elkins Paintings
American, b. 1951
After growing up in the American South and receiving his BFA from Sam Houston State University, and an MFA from the University of Houston in Texas, Terry Elkins (b. 1951 | Mississippi) was drawn to the East Coast to forge his career as a painter. When Elkins first came to the South Fork of Long Island in the late 1980’s, the culture was slow-paced, humble, and centered around an economy of independent fisherman. Every day, Elkins would witness Baymen set out to sea in their dories to cast nets offshore to earn a living from their catch. Decades later, that lifestyle has sadly dissolved due to huge offshore fishing fleets, and the crunch of 21st Century conventions. Nonetheless, Elkins paintings are devoted to this humble vision of the Hamptons; where a dory can lay along the beach unlocked without fear of tampering or theft; and the serene beauty of the local landscape is more than sufficient to satisfy one’s way of life.
After nearly 4 decades of living on the East End, Elkins avows that “there are many beautiful places here, and I will honestly say I’ve discovered most of them.” Unspoiled lands, fortunately protected by conservation easements, native ecosystems are allowed to thrive unhindered by human contamination and development.to
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Artist: Terry Elkins
"East End Revisited" oil painting on map, boats, Gardiner
s Bay, Long Island
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Collage with cut outs of oil on canvas, oil paint, and cut outs from maps of Gardiner's Island on wood board. Elkins utilizes old painted canvases, cut up in the shape of small boats...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Oil, Mixed Media, Board, Laid Paper
“Russian Olive, Wainscott” landscape painting of field with trees Wainscott, NY
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by contemporary American artist, Terry Elkins. A contemporary poetic-realist painting depicting two russian-olive trees, a white picket fence and rows of a potato fie...
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“Sunset in Sagaponack” oil painting of vast sky over beach in The Hamptons, NY
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Terry Elkins (b. 1951 / Vicksburg, Mississippi) of the vast blue sky above the Atlantic Ocean, at Sagg Main Beach in Sagaponack, NY. A slender crescent moon floats...
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"Keeper
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By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Keeper's Concern" is a contemporary oil painting of a classic old lighthouse in Northeastern United States.
Frame Dimensions 22.5 x 18.5in
After growing up in the American South and receiving his BFA from Sam Houston State University, and an MFA from the University of Houston in Texas, Terry...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Terry Elkins Paintings
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"Bird Rock" realist oil painting of sea worn boulder on the beach in Montauk, NY
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting on linen by Contemporary American Painter Terry Elkins. The scene depicts a large rock, on the surface of a rocky beach, coated with barnacles and remnants of bird pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Terry Elkins Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Barcelona Point" contemporary lush landscape of Sag Harbor Bay from wetlands
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Barcelona Point" is a contemporary lush landscape of Sag Harbor Bay from the surrounding wetlands in summer.
Frame Dimensions 24 x 30in
After growing up in the American South and receiving his BFA from Sam Houston State University, and an MFA from the University of Houston in Texas, Terry...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
”Sunset Behind the Barn” American realist, oil painting, sunset, signed
framed
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Sunset Behind the Barn" is an oil painting by contemporary American painter, Terry Elkins. The artist signed the painting verso, "Terry Elkins 2025 Sunset Behind the Studio Oil/Canv...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Linen, Oil
”Whirlpool” painting of boats, collage on other, neutral tones
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A contemporary painting by American artist Terry Elkins (b. 1951 / Vicksburg, Mississippi). Elkins has cut up painted canvas into shapes of dories, skiffs, or small modest boats. He...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Terry Elkins Paintings
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Oil, Other Medium
“Castaways” oil painting, nautical, boats, neutral tones
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil on canvas painting collage by Terry Elkins (b. 1951 / Vicksburg, Mississippi). Elkins cuts painted canvas into boat silhouettes arranged to sail in opposite directions, each ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Terry Elkins Paintings
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“Before the Storm” sailboat in boatyard, graphite, collage, nautical
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Graphite on nautical chart collage, torn and reassembled. A sailboat stands tall, out of water, the bow taking center stage of the composition. The boat rests on three skinny support...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Terry Elkins Paintings
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Magazine Paper, Graphite
“Long Island Sound” oil painting of two dories, Long Island, NY, cool tones
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A large scale oil painting, an expressive gesture creates textural intrigue between forms - two modest dory boats floating atop a teal and grey surface of water. Beneath the paint, l...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Oil, Other Medium
"Study for Sunset Behind the Barn" Oil painting, train tracks under a pink sky
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A dreamy and inviting oil painting, by American painter, Terry Elkins.
Signed by artist on recto.
Terry Elkins 1951 / Vicksburg, Mississippi Photos
Artist Bio
After growing up...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Linen, Oil
“Dunes in Napeague” landscape oil painting, Montauk stretch, Long Island beach
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil painting of sand dunes in Napeague, the long stretch of sand between Amagansett and Montauk. These sandy hills of beach shrubs and grasses ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Linen, Oil
”Pearl” realist oil painting, oyster shell
rare gemstone, neutral toned
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Terry Elkins (b. 1951, Vicksburg, Mississippi) of a humble mollusk and it's rare and beloved offering, a perfectly round, white pearl. A chalky white ground resem...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Linen, Oil
"Study, Wainscott Pond I" 2023 small scale oil painting in antiqued gold frame
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An impressionist-style oil on canvas painting. It depicts a close up of the Wainscott pond, in East Hampton, New York after sunset. The sandbanks and greenery surround the pond, a de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Terry Elkins Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Wainscott Pond Fall, Sketch 2" oil painting, impressionist landscape pink sky
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by American artist Terry Elkins. It depicts the Wainscott pond in East Hampton, New York. A pink sky reflects on the ponds surface, which pools as the focal point of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Terry Elkins Paintings
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"Study, Wainscott Pond II" oil painting, impressionist landscape, ornate frame
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A small scale oil painting, created as a color study for a larger composition. It;s a close look at one of the last open vistas on Eastern Long Island, The Wainscott pond. The foregr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Town Line Moonlight" black, white and grey night seascape in Long Island, NY
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Town Line Moonlight" is a black, white and grey night seascape in Long Island, NY.
Frame Dimensions 58.5 x 78.5in
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Terry Elkins Paintings
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”Alone Adrift” oil painting of boat on water, cool tones, large-scale, framed
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A large-scale oil painting by American Artist Terry Elkins (b. 1951 / Vicksburg, Mississippi) of a single boat floating in the water. Moody tones of blues and neutrals create an intr...
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1990s Contemporary Terry Elkins Paintings
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Oil, Other Medium
“Just Passing Through” oil on canvas collage nautical, boats, neutral, framed
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil on canvas, canvas collage by American artist Terry Elkins. Elkins takes painted canvases and cuts them into simple dory boat shapes, and arranges them atop a texturally painte...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
"Wainscott Pond" contemporary beach landscape of East End of Long Island
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Wainscott Pond" is a contemporary beach landscape of East End of Long Island.
Frame Dimensions 34.25 x 58in
After growing up in the American South and receiving his BFA from Sam Houston State University, and an MFA from the University of Houston in Texas, Terry Elkins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Terry Elkins Paintings
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"In the Twilight of Balcombe Greene" soft contemporary realist seascape, oil
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"In the Twilight of Balcombe Greene" is a contemporary realist seascape with soft tones.
Frame Dimensions 27.5 x 45.5in
Signed "Terry Elkins" lower rig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Terry Elkins Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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