Luke Andrew Cary Elwes (/ˈɛl.wɪs/; born 26 July 1961) is a British contemporary artist whose paintings capture his encounters with the landscape and with the elements.

He gained prominence in the early nineties when he returned from his travels in India, Asia and North Africa with a series of key paintings.

He is the eldest of three sons of Peter John Gervase Elwes (1929–2017),[3] an businessman in the oil, gas and banking industries,[4] and Rosalie Ann, daughter of the Army officer James Hennessy.

[1][7] While working at Christie's, he began to travel and write, and after meeting Bruce Chatwin in 1987 he went to the central Australian desert to explore the landscape and its use in indigenous storytelling and artforms.

Since then he has continued to travel extensively, frequently returning to remote locations in India, Asia Minor and North Africa.