Contemporary Art by Dana Ellyn - Discover Unique Narrative Art

DANA ELLYN | contemporary narrative painter from Washington, DC

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Nesting

26" x 40" acrylic on paper

$220

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Expressive self-portrait of an artist gripping a jar of paintbrushes, with paint water spilling over her hands, evoking artistic struggle.

Degenerate Artist

18" x 28" acrylic and ink on mat board

$220

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Forlorn looking woman holding half full glass of champagne. Background is green drink tickets.

Good for One (Last?) Drink

12" x 12" acrylic and drink tickets on canvas board

$160

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GO! by Dana Ellyn – expressive painting of a crouching girl mid-laugh, caught between hysteria and urgency, with bold colors and a commanding arrow.

GO!

15" x 15" acrylic on mat board

$180

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Young girl sitting in a blue chair with her arms folded in defiance. - dressed in red pants and pink blouse with large red polka dot bow in hair and adult pair of high heels dangling off toe.

Petty in Pink

11" x 14" acrylic on canvas board

$240

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Industrial bridge structure near NYC, capturing intersecting steel beams, transit, and urban decay in a bold, textured painting.

Crossing the Hudson

12" x 12" acrylic on masonite

$160

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Crossbeam

8" x 8" oil on canvas board

$120

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Industrial skyline with power lines reflecting in water, capturing the beauty of New York’s in-between spaces in ink & acrylic.

NYC, Industrial Reflection (1)

15" x 20" ink/acrylic on mat board

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Bold industrial cityscape with colorful reflections, blending ink and acrylic to explore movement, light, and urban decay.

NYC, Industrial Reflection (2)

8" x 10" ink/acrylic on mat board

$90

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New York’s industrial landscape reimagined in ink and acrylic, evoking transit, memory, and the beauty of fleeting moments.

NYC, Industrial Reflection (3)

14" x 32" ink/acrylic on mat board

$160

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Oil painting of a girl holding a key near a portrait of her past self, with a crow, robin, and a path leading to a garden.

Secret Garden

18" x 18" oil on canvas

$400

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Reflecting

12" x 16" oil on canvas

$340

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Concerned looking woman with red hair wearing white tshirt holding bottle of champagne.

Golden Age

24"x24" oil on canvas

$600

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Blossoming

12" x 24" acrylic on canvas board

$260

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Portrait of Donald Trump. Realistic ink wash layered with big abstract blobs of latex paint in oranges, browns and yellows to mimic his coloring.

Faux Finish

6" x 9" ink/latex on paper

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(Hair on Fire)" by Dana Ellyn, a striking contemporary portrait symbolizing emotional intensity, inner chaos, and resilience.

Consumed

9" x 12" acrylic on unstretched canvas

$180

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Meltdown

9"x 12" acrylic on cardboard

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A figure lies on a bare mattress, arm outstretched, painting a single red stroke on a canvas in dim light.

Living the Dream

(a Stroke of Fatigue)

14"x18" oil on canvas

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Portrait of Hannah Arendt. She sits on a stool with stark light and shadow reflected on the wall behind her.

Banality

26"x40" acrylic on paper

$290

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Existential Blossoms

24" x 24" oil on canvas

$520

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Painting of Grace Hartigan laughing with Frank O’Hara, who holds a red pen, capturing their artistic bond.

Symbiotic Relationship

(Grace Hartigan and Frank O'Hara)
19" x 23" oil on canvas

$520

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Altered page of a vintage Dick & Jane reader. Woman screaming while reading the newpaper

Keep Calm and Carry On

6" x 9 1/2" acrylic on Dick & Jane book page

mounted on board

$160

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Baby Jane (from dick and jane book page) serving up prescription drugs, news and social media on plates

Eating it Up

7" x 6 1/2" acrylic on Dick & Jane book page

mounted on board

$160

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Portrait of Abe Lincoln with 1950 White House postage stamps collaged on in a green and black color scheme.

Sesquicentennial Lincoln

11" x 14" acrylic and 1950 stamps on canvas

$260

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purple color scheme portrait of Edgar Allan Poe with 1949 postage stamps collaged under paint

Commemorative Poe

8"x10" acrylic and 1949 stamps on masonite

$260

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A rough-textured portrait of a woman with dark hair, painted in expressive strokes of brown, black, and pink

Resting State

12"x12" oil on canvas

$240

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A portrait of a man with glasses and wide eyes, painted in bold strokes of red, blue, and black with a glowing red light.

What Do You Think, Linda?

9"x12" acrylic on canvas

$190

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Three women jog on a path in the National Mall, two chihuahuas trotting alongside.

DC Promenade

(from Paris to the National Mall)

13"x18" oil on canvas

$390

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Dana Ellyn is a full-time painter based in Washington, DC.

She typically creates several new paintings each week, posting them here upon completion.

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