Willard Dixon

Blue and Yellow Sky / two oil paintings

2017

Sophisticated abstracted American realism landscape still life scene of rain falling, in this exquisite oil on canvas over panel painting, 'Sedona Rainstorm'. A beautiful and calming...

Contemporary and mysterious oil painting inspired by 'La Grande Serre' gardens in Paris, France, at dusk. The lush work in mainly forrest greens with floating flowers and splashes of...

Til Paradise II is a stunning and sublime oil on canvas painting featuring falling or floating flowers from established California artist Stephanie Peek, who is knows for her contemporary romantic, poetic and mysterious oil paintings, where light and drama often mingle to play central roles. The painting speaks metaphorically of the fragile beauty and ephemeral nature of the world. Peek's lush works are focused on exotic and wild flowers that reveal their beauty while suspended in silence and time. Main colors are periwinkle blue, grey, rose and green. 'Til Paradise II' takes it inspiration from French Antoine Watteau. whose brief career at the turn of the 18th century, spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, suffused with a theatrical air. The painting is created with the highest quality oil pigments on canvas. 72 x 72 inches...

Boats at sunset depicted in this calm and peaceful oil painting — Tamales Bay Evening — from American Realist Willard Dixon. The canvas is 17 x 50 inches...

People enjoying the setting sun on a frozen Lake at Tahoe, with cascading evening light and majestic alpine mountain ridge in the distance. Willard Dixon is one of our finest American contemporary realist painters, who has painted Northern California coastal landscapes for over 35 years. His work captures the undeniable beauty of the West with its grand and humble spirit. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Oakland Museum of California. Tahoe Evening I is 36 x 54 inches. The work of art comes to you framed in a light wood floater frame and is ready to hang and enjoy for years to come. Artist signed and dated. Condition is excellent. SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Oakland Museum The Utah Museum of Fine Art The San Francisco Art Commission AMA Headquarters, washington, D.C. Pacific Gas and Electric Co., S.F. CA. Transamerica Headquarters,S.F., CA. San Francisco International Airport IBM Corporation, San Jose, CA. Pacific Bell SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Mr. Harrison Ford Mr. Peter Duchin Ms. Linda Ronstadt Ms Faye Dunaway Mr. Peter Morton Mrs. H.J. Heinze Mr Rupert Lowenstein Mr. Chappy Morris Mr. Griffen Dunne Margy Boyd Caroline Graham Mr. Richard Baker Ms. Sabrina Guinness Mr. Peter Asher Mr. Earl McGrath SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 1999 Art and Architecture, San Francisco Civic Center Complex Catalogue 1999 What Good is Art? William T. Wiley & Mary Hull Webster& 100 Artists, StudioDot Wiz 1998 The Artist and the American Landscape, John Driscoll, First Glance Books 1996 Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas Alan Gussow, Gerald Peters Gallery 1995 Facing eden: 100 years of Landscape Art in the Bay Area, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and University of California Press 1993 Paintings of California , Arnold Skolnick...

Rockaway Shell - an iconic American painting depicting a Shell Gasoline Station by James Torlakson who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio ...

Willard Dixon (American, born 1942) Near San Quentin, 1976 Oil on Canvas Signed lower left Dated lower right 41in H x 62in W In a natural float frame: 42....

Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Double Shadow" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a busy city avenue filled with throngs of bundled walkers casting long shadows on the ...

The Road depicts the Texas Hill Country which is Garrett Middaugh's favorite painting locations. This is painted in the style of Realism. This is a 2...

A breathtaking Texas Hill Country landscape painted by American Plain Air painter, Don Warren. The painting is executed in oil on canvas and measures 18 by 24 inches. It is beautifully framed and ready to hang in a gold leaf frame that measures 25 by 31 inches. The scene depicts a clear, idyllic summer day along trail through pastoral lands. A meadow of yellow coreopsis and white argemones make up the foreground, framing the focal point: prickly pair...

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- "When asked what kind of paintings I make, I usually call my work "Urban Landscapes" to distinguish them as paintings about areas o...

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good in...