Kenneth Halvorsen

Crystal Light, Painting, Oil on Canvas

2022

An ancient tree stands proud on an island in a lake. With green, golden, and crimson-hued leaves this proud example of nature points to the movement of time with its subtle but eloqu...

An ancient tree stands proud on an island in a lake. With green, golden, and crimson-hued leaves this proud example of nature points to the movement of time with its subtle but eloqu...

The sky’s reflection in the water is a reminder of the synergetic quality that demands that the branches reach upwards until their weight forces them to look downwards to the life-...

“I have always wanted to create a triptych of this Autumnal giant in order to amplify the majesty and reach of nature’s way. This beautiful triptych has been created to take ...

acrylic on brushed aluminum b. 1950, Teaneck, New Jersey One of the most powerful tools an artist possesses is an ability to bridge the gap between what is considered real and what is illusion. This ability to alter or enhance reality is the very crux of what an artist is all about, and their success at attaining this is usually the defining element as to their stature in the field, as either an abstract or realist painter. Occasionally a painter is able to combine these two distinct disciplines and create an art form, which holds a viewer’s attention by balancing the paradox of the flat painted surface with the illusion of depth and space. "As a painter, it is important for me to address the concerns of painting what has been done-and what can I add to this. My work on aluminum is an attempt to use the qualities of refracted light, and have these qualities interact with the painting. The completed image is produced both by refracted light, created by the use of various wire brushes and paint airbrushed in transparent layers. Within this process about half of the image is produced by refracted light alone, simulating paint, and about half by paint." For over twenty years, David Kessler followed a Photo-Realist tradition, often depicting the Arizona desert landscape...

"The Rhythm of Light" by Deb Komitor (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is ready to hang. The painting is continued on the cradled edges and is ready to hang. ...

"The Light Always Comes Back" by Deb Komitor (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is ready to hang. Deb Komitor was born and raised in Ohio and now resides in C...

JERED SPRECHER is an artist who makes paintings, drawings, and installations that abstract the landscape to explore the precarious relationship between nature and technology. His wor...