Archive — Sold Paintings (2026)

Dana Ellyn is a full-time independent artist living and working in Washington, DC.

Recently SOLD work

Joy Ride, abstract oil painting by Dana Ellyn, bold black gestural lines over turquoise, red-orange, and yellow, 18x24 inches

Joy Ride

18" x 24" · oil on mat board

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Free Range, an abstract oil painting in vivid reds, yellows, and purples with swirling organic forms against a cool gray ground by Dana Ellyn

Free Range

12" × 16" · oil on canvas board

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This Little Piggy Went to the Market, acrylic on cardboard by Dana Ellyn; piglet beside a labeled pork cuts diagram, 11x8.5in

This Little Piggy Went to the Market

11" × 8.5" · acrylic on cardboard

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Sum of Her Parts, acrylic painting by Dana Ellyn, wide-eyed cow filling the frame with a small butcher's cut chart of her body in the corner, 11x8.5

Sum of Her Parts (2)

11" × 8.5" · acrylic on paper

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Grinning child in blue dress holds oversized rabbit against vivid red-orange background, acrylic on mat board.

Best in Show

15" × 22" · acrylic/oil on mat board

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Sum of Her Parts, acrylic painting by Dana Ellyn, wide-eyed cow filling the frame with a small butcher's cut chart of her body in the corner, 11x8.5

Sum of Her Parts

11" × 8.5" · acrylic on paper

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The Pink Palace, oil on illustration board painting by Dana Ellyn, three figures sprawled on a Brooklyn rooftop with the Manhattan Bridge rising in the background, 30 in. x 40 in.

The Pink Palace

30" x 40" · oil on illustration board

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Fight Night (at the White House), oil painting by Dana Ellyn, two bare-foot UFC fighters grappling beneath a patriotic arch, the floodlit White House standing silent witness, 30x30 inches

Fight Night (at the White House)

30" x 30" · oil on canvas

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Love Seat, acrylic painting by Dana Ellyn, a couple sitting on couch enjoying drink and smoking, the scene on a bright orange background.

Love Seat

12" x 18" · acrylic on mat board

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The Show Must Go On, oil painting by Dana Ellyn — showgirl in yellow feather headdress, 12x18 in

The Show Must Go On

12" x 18" · oil on mat board

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Jockeying for Position, acrylic painting by Dana Ellyn, a young girl riding a toy hobby horse screams with excitement or horror, the scene on a bright orange background.

Jockeying for Position

16" x 12" · acrylic on canvas board

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Expressive double portrait of a couple — partnership, shared purpose, and looking ahead together.

The Happy Couple

20" × 30" · oil on chipboard

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Namesake, oil painting by Dana Ellyn, seated woman with a tall orange beehive beneath a B-52 in a blue window, 28x40 inches

Namesake

28" x 40" · oil on paper

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A woman in glasses and a teal blouse stands smoking a cigarette behind a canvas on an easel, the painted landscape merging seamlessly with the view through an arched window flanked by red curtains

The Human Condition

30" x 40" · oil on canvas

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Midway, oil on canvas by Dana Ellyn, abstract blue and ochre Coney Island composition with silhouetted figures, 30x40

Midway

30" x 40" · oil on canvas

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Dolly Parton tribute painting. acrylic on canvas board 12

Legend

12" x 12" · acrylic on canvas

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Icecream People, acrylic painting by Dana Ellyn, Charles Bukowski double fisted with ice cream and beer.

Ice Cream People

11" x 14" · acrylic on mat board

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Martini (Dorothy Parker) painting thumbnail

Martini (Dorothy Parker)

14" x 20" · acrylic and paper on mat board

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Barefoot boy in a white hat and vest riding a giant orange koi fish through deep blue, acrylic on board

Boy on a Koi

12" × 16" · acrylic on board

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Painting of a wide-eyed child seated on the ground cradling an oversized bee while a second giant bee hovers above, set against a vivid teal background.

Queen Bee

9" × 18" · acrylic on mat board

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Acrylic painting of a seated nude male figure in an office chair against a vivid blue background with a fallen green bottle on the floor

Empty

12" × 16" · acrylic on canvas board

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Expressionist figure in a white blouse holds a cup at a table, set against a vivid yellow background.

Savor

11" × 14" · oil on canvas board

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Suited figure with red tie slumped in a yellow floral armchair wearing oversized black shoes, oil on mat board.

The Recipient

15" × 16" · oil on mat board

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Two figures clutching each other in red and teal against a hot pink background, expressive oil on mat board.

We're Fine

15" × 23" · oil on mat board

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Clusters of red flowers arranged within bold black lines and layered abstract fields of color

Manufacturing Consent

16" × 21" · acrylic/oil on mat board

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Persistent Bee, acrylic painting by Dana Ellyn, a yellow-and-black bee with one oversized blue eye against a bright blue background, 15x11 inches

Persistent Bee

15" x 11" · acrylic on watercolor paper

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Interested in a painting? Email dana.ellyn@icloud.com and include the painting title + URL. I’ll confirm availability, total (including shipping if needed), and payment options.