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Oil
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Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Art
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Art
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Oil, Canvas
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Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Art
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Art
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Jeff Fleming describes his painting style as kinetic impressionism. In this piece, a beagle triumphantly retrieves a stick thrown into the ocean. Jeff started the piece with a pencil sketch on the canvas, then with gloved hands, he applied oil paint using his fingers. Details were later added using brushes. Once these layers of paint dried, he moved the piece to his studio floor. "At this point, I whisked paint in random but authoritative strokes - a speckling technique which replicates water splashing."
About the Artist
Artist Jeff Fleming uses fingerpainting to create exuberant portraits of dogs. Growing up in Southern California, Jeff was first introduced to fingerpainting in kindergarten. He painted through high school and college and won several art awards, including Best of Show in a city wide student competition. After graduating with a degree in journalism and advertising, he went to work as an art director. For the next 40 years, he created print, radio and television ads for a number of top agencies. "After retiring in 2019, the clouds of stress and pressure cleared and allowed me to set my creative energy free," says Jeff. He began developing new techniques focused on the excitement and energy of painting. Today, he uses a variety of methods and tools, including fingerpainting wearing nitrile gloves, traditional paint brushes, bamboo shish kebab sticks, kite string, spraypaint and splattering. While working, Jeff always listens to music, including Broadway musicals, dance music and rhythmic Hawaiian tunes.
Words that describe this painting: beagle, dog, pet, impressionism, Iris Scott...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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Canvas, Oil
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2010s Contemporary Art
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