Gwyneth Leech

One Vanderbilt Façade Progress, July, impressionist cityscape painting

2019

Alan Bray’s landscape paintings of his native, central Maine explore the ever-ebbing dynamic between nature and humanity. His paintings capture an asymmetrical pas de deux. Painted with uncompromising precision by his quick-drying casein tempera paint, Bray’s trailheads, shorelines, and vast horizons show evidence of previous human presence as it succumbs to natural growth. Bray’s stylized scenes center on these afterimages of human interference as well as other natural phenomena. Inundated with detail, nature reclaims swaths of scarred land, fallen trees, and dilapidated structures, returning them to their wild form. Natural phenomena such as wild overgrowth, animal tracks, mysterious forms, bogs, and mist are resplendently captured as homage to the rugged and uninhabited corners of secluded Maine. Alan Bray builds his landscapes with numerous layers of quick-drying casein tempera. Often used in Italian Renaissance painting...

A narrative from the artist: "It belonged to a Hermit Thrush, which has one of the most beautiful songs in all of nature. Give it a listen on Audubon. A...

This small painting by Emma Tapley captures the reflection of New York City's Flatiron Building in the fountain pool of Madison Square Park, rendered in lush greens and blues. Tapley...

The latest painting from Alan Bray is a rare and exotic sighting, indeed. He’s shifted his focus away from the human realm and up to the skies, capturing an empty bird’s nest camoufl...

An Impressionist landscape painting of a lake and trees in Autumn by contemporary artist Erik Freyman. Nicely framed. Signed lower left Canvas size: 12 x 16 inches Frame size: 17.5...

Pink And Violet Blossom Trees [2022] original Acrylics Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.8cm Sold ...

When Summer Nights Fall – By Lucy Moore [2022] original Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:76 cm x W:76 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:76 cm x D:1.5cm Sold Unframed Ple...

Heavenly Floral II by Jan Rogers [2022] original Acrylic on Canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.8cm Sold Unframed Please...