Duke Windsor

Impressionist Still Life, "White Castle"

2022

This is a one of a kind original acrylic and gold leaf still life painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Its dimensions are 12"x12". It is unframed. A certificate of authentici...

This is a one of a kind original acrylic and gold leaf still life painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Its dimensions are 12"x12". It is unframed. A certificate of authentici...

After a long, successful career with the Eastman Kodak Company as a photojournalist and editorial photographer, Emile Dillon returned to painting in 1998. As a photographer he traveled the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. While he’d chosen the camera for his profession, he’d grown up with oil on canvas. His grandfather was the Harlem Renaissance painter Frank Joseph Dillon and a favorite uncle was the Latin American artist Felix Vargas. Dillon’s years behind the camera and days in Soho galleries inspired him to pursue Photorealism as a style. But instead of the landscape of the exotic which he’d experienced in his Kodak travels, he was fascinated by the humble diners, motels, and vintage signs which were vanishing from American towns and cities. To perfect his craft, he studied at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League in New York. In an article on his work in the July 2019 issue of American Art Collector magazine, Dillon comments on his subject matter. “Somebody’s got to save these things…These places may not exist anymore in the next 100 years.” Dillon’s favorite painting in this exhibition is Dunkin Donuts...

Bring a touch of playful realism to your space with this stunning oil painting of a gourmet cheeseburger! Measuring 8x8 inches, this artwork is painted on durable cardboard with vibr...