James Biggers

Red Umbrella - Taos

2015

"Parked Panda" is a plein air oil painting of Fenske's Fiat in Tuscan landscape, where he lives. Frame Dimensions 33 x 41in Ben Fenske (b. 1978) although a native of Minnesota, a...

An oil painting of boats at rest as seen from Secret Beach in Sag Harbor. "Secret Beach" is the name Ben Fenske has given to his favorite painting spot in Sag Harbor, NY. A place he ...

"Soft Yellow Sunset" soft contemporary impressionist oil painting of the sun setting over Noyack Bay in Sag Harbor, New York. Fenske works in a loose-im...

Against The Tide - Oil On Linen Oil painting of the California coastline at sunset in the style of Edgar Alwin Payne (American, 1883-1947). Deep grey clouds pose in the top corners with hues of pink light shining through. Choppy waves crash against deep red and brown rocks, as the whites of the wave hurl upward. The ocean shows tones of green, blue and yellow as the sunlight shines from above. Condition: professionally restored, previous reline onto Masonite with edge and corner wear. New UV resisting, non yellowing varnish applied. Unsigned. Unframed. Oil on linen on masonite. Image: 16"H x 30"W Edgar Alwin Payne was an American painter known for his landscapes, seascapes and western paintings. He was born in Washburn, Missouri on March 1, 1882, and began painting at the age of 14. He began his career by designing and painting scenery for the stage, and murals for homes and theaters. Primarily a self taught artist, he did though study briefly at the Art Institute in Chicago. Recognized as one of California's leading landscape artists, Payne earned the respect of his peers and art critics for his Impressionistic landscapes painted in the plein-air style. Possessing a reverence for nature, he especially loved the mountains. Frequently he took pack horses in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range to the upper lakes to sketch and paint, there he glorified the areas majestic peaks and cobalt blue lakes. Payne Lake was named in his memory. Drawn to Europe, Payne trekked to and painted the elevated heights of the Swiss Alps, the colorful fishing boats of Concarneau Harbor and Brittany, France and the picturesque sailing vessels of Chioggia, Venice, Italy. He spent time capturing on canvas Arizona's Canyon De Chelly and Navajo horsemen traversing the region's arid tablelands. He painted California...

Signed and dated "Coraly '06" in the lower right corner. Titled, dated, and signed "Pacific Grove Glory 2006 Coraly Hanson" on verso. Board size:...

Beautiful Impressionist landscape of a country scene by Paul Friederich Weindorf (German/American, 1887-1965). Signed "Paul Weindorf" lower right. Artist's bio on verso. Unframed. Im...

Verdant 1920's landscape of trees looking out towards Rockaway Beach, NY, in the style of but not attributed to Jane Peterson (American, 20th Century). ...

"Compline is a recent piece, a work honoring New England. It is a culmination of what I developed and experienced from those decades painting and trekking through the northeast in th...

PROVENCAL Series: “In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...

1880s Century Original California School Oil Painting of Native Americans Fishing in Sierras by Ransome Gillet Holdredge Wonderful landscape of Sierra Mountains in Hudson River Scho...