Medium Paintings
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Oil, Board
16th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Gouache, Photographic Paper
1920s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil
1950s Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
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
1920s Old Masters Nude Paintings
Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal
1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil
1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil
2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Pastel
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1930s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Lacquer, Charcoal, Acrylic
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
2010s Folk Art Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
1960s Modern Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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