Carl Bretzke

"Perched" oil painting of California coastline, large rock on beach, figures

2018

An oil painting of high tide at Spooners Cove, California. Artist Bio Joseph Paquet, while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York, had the good fortune of finding mentors in artists James McMullan and John Foote who opened his eyes to the joys of drawing the human figure. After graduating, Paquet met another major influence in his life, John Osborne, who was uniquely gifted artist and teacher. Osborne believed that a landscape painting should begin on location, but that its poetic essence should be completed in the solitude of the artist's studio. Paquet experienced a demanding and rewarding apprenticeship, in which he learned to fuse field studies with the image he could see in his mind's eye. Increasingly however, Paquet is creating most of his work from life, believing that the direct correspondence with nature increases the potential for greater feeling. "Intellect, he says, doesn't keep one warm at night." He has been featured in the Washington Post Sunday Magazine, The Artist's Magazine, American Artist, Southwest Art and Plein Air Magazine. Paquet's awards include both Artist's Choice and Collector's Choice from The 2007 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational as well as the 2008 Alden Bryan...

"Coral Cove Rock" is an oil painting by contemporary artist, Carl Bretzke. Coral Cove is located in Jupiter Florida, known for it's large rocks along the b...

A plein air painting of the rocks that overlook the ocean in Carmel, California. A figure sits on the rocks taking in the sublime waterscape. Artist Bio: Marc Dalessio was born in...

Painted en plein air on the Bluffs in Montauk, New York. The eastern most point on the end of Long Island is filled with sunlight on a crisp fall day. Surrounded by water, light reflects a silver surface on the ocean. Two figures walk toward the edge to gawk at the beauty of Montauk. Victor Butko was born into a long line of artists, and has been mentored in painting since the age of 8. He is currently the youngest artist exhibiting at Thomas Kearns McCarthey Gallery, one of the foremost dealers in the United States for Russian Impressionist...

An atmospheric oil painted on location in Laguna Beach California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Field of Sunflowers" exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that th...

California Rocky Cove - Pacific Coast Seascape in Oil on Canva Gorgeous seascape of Big Sur coast by California artist Kathleen Murray (American, b. 1958). The brilliant blue Pacifi...

Coastal Cliffs and Rocks - Hurricane Point - Big Sur Seascape in Oil on Canvas Gorgeous seascape of Big Sur coast by California artist Kathleen Murray (American, b. 1958). The brill...

Pacific Coastal Seascape in Oil on Canvas Dynamic seascape by Evelyn Webb Meck (American, 1915-2011). Waves are crashing in around large rocks that a...