Bart DeCeglie

Beach Crowd, original 30x40 impressionist figurative marine landscape

Known for it's timeless charm, the quaint Cotswolds of England are what dreams are made of. First Slaughter, Upper and Lower Slaughter adjacent to Bourton-on-the-Water are such places! The Eye Brook weaves through the Slaughters, affectionately known as "the Slaughter;" the name was derived from the local marsh rather than what one might otherwise expect! This original impressionist landscape exemplifies the historical importance of the mill in these hamlets as well as the warm and inviting feeling of the region of Cotswolds, England. Also exemplifying the English countryside in this original impressionist landscape are the thatched rooves, architecture, rugged terraine and locals lingering, all seemingly frozen in time! Legendary artist John Phillip Osborne, applying many of the principles of the Barbizon school of art painters as well as classic impressionism, was the leading instructor of the highly regarded Ridgewood Art Institute of New Jersey for more than thirty four years. Osborne taught a generation of his students to go beyond the obvious in portraying their subject matter in a composition striving to capture the genuine overall feeling of the moment. He had graduated with honors from Pratt Institute of NYC and then continued his studies at the Art Students League, also of NYC. Original Osborne oil paintings...

The Seine River winds through Paris as though commissioned to secure the centuries of secrets that it has beheld these many years. Barges near the internationally famed Louvre Museum...

Paris is resplendent with charm and lifestyle. The book stalls near Pont Neuf are quintessentially francophile. Oh to bike across the Seine on the Pont Ne...

Oh the stories that this coastal scene at the last light of the day could tell! The sky is nearly flashing as the sun light diminishes sending pools of sparkles on the water's surface. The crew and guests on the schooners, smaller sailboats and dinghy become absorbed in the culmination of their day's journey and the journeys of the passengers in the other remaining boats as they navigate their boats with safe passage to their home dock destination. Rising star fine artist Paul Beebe...

David Grossman's (US based) "Autumn Confetti" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a purple-colored sky broken up by white aspen trees with sparse yellow leaves and col...

Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Galisteo Basin" is an original, hand-made oil painting that depicts a landscape with craggy rocks and bushes. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to me i...

Michael DeVore’s "Sunset in Breckenridge" (2015) is a masterfully executed original oil on panel painting that depicts a quiet snowy mountain during sunset. This piece is unframed an...

Jonas Lie (American, 1880-1940) Boat at the End of a Jetty OIl on canvas board Signed lower right 12.75 x 10.5 inches 18.75 x 16.75 inches, framed Jonas Lie was a prolific painter, ...