Medium Paintings
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Symbolist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th Century Rococo Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A pair in a kayak glides through the ocean under a clear blue sky in this realistic piece by artist Jesse Aldana. Calmer waters in the open sea promise a great day under the warm sun as the light glistens on the crashing waves near the shore. A gentle haze glows where mountains peek through the mist. "The bright horizon hints at a future of limitless possibilities."
About the Artist
California artist Jesse Aldana uses the ritual of sunrise and sunset to capture the spirit of the west. Using a hybrid of realist brushwork and an almost surreal absence of humans, Jesse documents residential neighborhoods, main thoroughfares and coastal scenes across the great city of Los Angeles. Reminiscent of Ed Ruscha, Jesse’s work acts as both a record of the current landscape as well as a metaphor for the openness and sense of opportunity that continually draw settlers to the west coast. Jesse says of California, “the sky is an overwhelming presence.†He frames his big sky compositions with narrow palm trees and low-slung buildings at the periphery of the canvas to illustrate the scale of the scene. In doing so, the viewer can begin to appreciate the sentiment of the final frontier. Jesse works from a home studio in Los Angeles using photographs that he takes of the surrounding area as source material. He holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from The New York Academy of Art. He regularly exhibits at the Beverly Hills Art Show.
Words that describe this painting: kayak, ocean, wave, nature, sports, realism, water, seascape, sea, horizon, boating, oilpaint, seascape, realism, oil painting
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1940s Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Oil
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
1980s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Pointillist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1850s English School Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1990s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-War Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s English School Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1950s Land Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Burlap, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Ink, Acrylic
1970s Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon
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