Jim McVicker

Evening Garden

2022

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "I painted this work on location above Luffenholtz Beach in Trinidad California. Our coastline is stunni...

Provenance: Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Unframed: 16" x 12"; Framed:18.5" x 22.5" x 1"

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 16.375" x 20.5" x 1.625" Artist Statement "A brief moment of sunlight on autumn cottonwoods as an eastern Sierra storm slowly envelopes the landscape. Maybe get in a few more casts before the wind and rain arrive." —Charles...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 12" x 12" FRAMED: 16.625" x 16.625" x 1.625" Artist Statement "Serpentine waves of poppies as far as the eye can see blanketing Antelope Valley during a superbloom of wildflowers." —Charles Muench...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 9" x 12" FRAMED: 12.25" x 15.25' x 1.125"

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 8" x 8" FRAMED: 13.875" x 1313.875" x 1.125"

This is a 'Plein Air" landscape Painting by Jane Chapin as seen in the viewing room exhibition on Silas VON MORISSE GALLERY. “Plein-Air” is the French expression to describe the act of painting in situ within the landscape, capturing the ever changing weather and light with tonal qualities, colour, loose brushwork and softness of form... The practice of “Plein Air Painting” goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir who were advocating of plein air painting. Much of their work was done outdoors in the diffuse light of a large white umbrella. Another major proponent of Plein Air was Jean Baptiste Camille Corot whom Claude Monet considered as “The only One Master here”. Corot provides a transition from the sharp academic style that ruled in his day with focus on the natural world and the lyrical expressiveness of one's work. With her "Plein Air Paintings", Jane Chapin is part of one of the largest art movements in history. Her paintings carry human emotions. We can read her moods and feelings with places that carry deep remembrances for the artist that go beyond the descriptive. "My paintings grow from observing and interpretating light as it emerges from, surrounds and reflects on everyday people and scenes. They seek to remind us of the beauty of our common surroundings, regardless of where we are." - Jane Chapin Jane Chapin Painting the Land of the Free...

This is a 'Plein Air" landscape Painting by Jane Chapin as seen in the viewing room exhibition on Silas VON MORISSE GALLERY. “Plein-Air” is the French expression to describe the act...

By Frank Dill 24" x 30" Oil on Linen

This impressionistic snowy forest landscape with a flowing creek greets the viewer with a variety of colors. Greens, yellows, deep blues and oranges pop out of snowy scene. This sere...

Sandra Pratt's "Impending Storm" is an original handmade oil painting that depicts an impressionistic rendering of water and land meeting with chaotic grey clouds overhead. Artist Statement: My work is inspired by my emotional response to places I've seen and experienced. In particular, the contrasts of light and dark. I enjoy using a palette knife for the immediate bold statement it offers. I started painting as a young child and studied for a while at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago but ultimately decided to be a self-taught artist, My style of painting is called abstract impressionism. I work Alla Prima, wet into wet, not reworking a picture that has dried. I started using the palette knife to do color charts, then kept using it for immediate effects and fun texture. The challenge is making the whole painting cohesive enough in a single session, which can be a fun challenge working big!. I paint intuitively, and I enjoy painting landscapes best, scenes all people can relate to at a fundamental level, green fields in Ireland, Paris alleys, and little white barns. I'm drawn to old structures, falling down barns, fences, and houses. I love the sense of history, fragility, and secrets they exude. Artists I'm inspired by are Edward Seago, Kyffin Williams, Nicolai Fechin, and Sergei Bogart. These painters have a very particular style and handle of paint manipulation I find fascinating. My color palette has simplified over time. I've experimented with many colors; my basic palette is usually around seven colors plus white. I like creating color harmony, so the focus is on shape, composition, and edges, although colorful paintings have a place in my work. Overall, I intend to show my viewers simplicity in art and create transcendent experiences. My work has been exhibited at the Brattleboro Museum in Vermont, with the Allied Artists of America in NY, and at the A.R. Mitchell Museum and the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art in Colorado. I'm from Chicago, IL, and currently live in the mountains of Colorado with my incredible husband, two kids, cattle dog...

Rocky trail and landscape