Amy Florence

"Fava, Flowers, and Clementines" oil painting impressionistic still life, framed

2020

"Roses, Hydrangeas and Plums" is a colorful impressionist still life, painted in Florence, Italy, where the artist works and lives. Flowers fill the composition in direct view and in...

"Poppies and Daisies" is an impressionist oil painting of bright bouquet still life, hand picked from the hills of Tuscany, and arranged in the artist's kitchen. A solid, rich brown,...

A charming miniature still life painting, depicting fruits in a basket, along with flowers in a vase, a cup of tea, and a book. It feels ...

This impressionistic still life painting by Jon Traynor captures a wooden table top surface with an assortment of root vegetables and a porcelain vase filled with a bouquet of flowers. The painting overall features a warm, earthy palette which gives the sense of a warm glow being cast over the scene. The painting itself is 20" x 24" and 28" x 32" framed. It is professionally framed in an antiqued gold-hued frame. It is signed by the artist in the lower right-hand corner, and is wired and ready to hang. John C. Traynor's painting style is reminiscent of some 19th century painters and the Dutch Masters. He uses his knowledge of light and color to create a certain mood in each of his works. The creation of atmosphere is an important element in Traynor's paintings. Painting outdoors, on location, is a prime source of inspiration and ideas for his landscapes. John travels extensively, painting the landscapes around him. John was born in 1961 and spent his early years in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey. His art studies began at Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and from there he furthered his education at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. He studied figure painting at the Art Students League of New York, as a merit scholar, with Frank Mason. Traynor continued his studies in Vermont with Mr. Mason on landscape painting, drawing with Carroll N. Jones Jr. of Stowe, Vermont and sculpture with Brother Jerome Cox...