Kevin Kearns

Sunlight Shining Through Clouds

2018

Oil on canvas. Chelsea James paints abstracted, impressionistic landscapes. She instinctively avoids literal realism; instead she allows the process of painting to reinterpret what s...

Kevin Kearns' landscapes come from a place where memory, reality and imagination are combined. They are atmospheric, sensual and continue to evolve over time, allowing the viewer a glimpse into his world. And we are invited to dream, fly over, walk around, live in and contemplate that world – seductive, enticing and coming from very specific memories of places that have fascinated Kearns, whether it be the Hudson Valley where his current studio is located or places like the New England seacoast, Iceland and Europe. The resulting landscape images are full of light, space, color, softly undulating hills that disappear and reappear and broad expansive skies, and yet little sense of human presence or architecture. They combine a strong sense of the abstract with the organic, essentially allowing nature to be nature. The oil paint is allowed to drip, build up, or be scraped back, resulting in the totality of the final image to evoke a variety of qualities that tap into Kearns' very personal responses to the subject matter. Born in Boston and raised on the New Hampshire seacoast, Kearns studied at the Art Institute of Boston and went on to a successful career as an illustrator, Art Director, Designer and Creative Director. His work received numerous awards and accolades, including multiple Cannes Lions, One Show awards. New York Art Director awards, London International Awards an Emmy nomination, and was published in prestigious award show...

Original Oil on birchwood panel Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Another in the series of my semi abstract landscapes inspired by the South Downs in West Sussex. We have wonderful skies on the South Downs and they are a constant source of joy and inspiration. Polly’s abstract realism paintings...

Art, painting - this is what helps me notice details, see and feel beauty. Now, when the colors are gradually disappearing outside the window, I can immerse myself in them here, get ...