Harold Elliott

Harold Herbert Elliott (1890–1968) was a Canadian artist.

Biography The parents of Harold Hebert Elliott were pioneers in Killarney, Manitoba, Before arriving in British Columbia in 1920, Elliot was variously a homesteader in Fielding, Saskatchewan, a school-teacher, a prospector and a poet. In order to evoke the creative spirit, he liked to wear long gypsy-like robes. He sometimes adopted personae of his own creation, or imaginatively emulated idols such as Rembrandt, Turner, and Emily Carr. Elliott donated much of his art collection, and many of his own works, to the J. A. Victor David museum located in his hometown of Killarney. He preferred to concentrate on one colour at a time. His paintings have an overall "unlearned" aspect, anticipating later trends.