Twilight on the Pastures

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John MacDonald
Twilight on the Pastures
2015

Name: Twilight on the Pastures
Brand: John MacDonald
Rating: 5 (10 reviews)

Price:$3,600

$3,800List Price

About the Item

Oil on canvas panel Signed lower left J.MACDONALD. Titled and dated on verso. From an early age, John felt an intimate connection to the natural world. As a painter, it was inevitable that the landscape would become his primary subject matter. His approach is poetic, rather than factual, and he feels most attuned to the movement in American art known as Tonalism. The master and founder of that style, George Inness, has been his greatest influence. He attended Washington University in St. Louis where he received a BFA in 1979. Following college, he attended a four-month intensive printmaking workshop at the Institute for American Universities in Avignon, France. Returning to the States, he received an MA degree in drawing and painting from Purdue University in 1982. For twenty years, John worked both an illustrator and landscape painter before moving into painting full time. He has won awards from Print Magazine, and his work has appeared in the Society of Illustrators annual exhibitions. His work can be found in private, corporate, and museum collections throughout North America. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: the Society of Illustrators, the Illustrators Partnership of America, the National Association of Plein-Aire Painters, and the Graphic Artists Guild. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND  1982 – M.A., Painting; Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN  1979 –Institute for American Universities, Avignon, France; printmaking studies  1979 – B.F.A., Illustration; Washington University, St. Louis, MO PUBLICATIONS  2012 - Plein Air Magazine, "Plein Air Paintings as Training to Overcome Fear." Jan 2013 issue.  2010 - "Point of View," feature article, Berkshire Living magazine, October 2010 2004 - featured in The Art of Der Spiegel, Cover Illustrations over Five Decades, pub. by teNeues, Hamburg. 1998 - featured in Secrets de la Carte a Gratter, by Marco Elliott, pub. 1999 by LTA, Paris 1993 - The Artist’s Magazine (Jan. issue) “Setting Up Shop In The Boondocks”  1992 - The Artist’s Magazine (Feb. issue), “Freelancing From Anywhere”

Creator:
John MacDonald
Creation Year:
2015
Dimensions:
Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement & Style:
Tonalist
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
San Francisco, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: 266731stDibs: LU91758722

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