Masonite Still-life Paintings

The Staircase - 1987 Original Oil on Masonite Original 1987 oil painting depicting a staircase behind a brick archway by Miriam Ragan (American, 1930-2014). The viewer looks onward toward the staircase, plants can be seen on the ceiling and in pots nearby. A window shade appears open to the right of the staircase. Warm hues of browns and greens make up this vintage piece. Signed "'87 Miriam Ragan" lower left. Presented in a wood frame. Frame: 11"H x 9"W Image: 6.5"H x 4.5"W Miriam (Brinkman) Ragan (American, 1930-2014) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. From a young age she took interest in painting, watching her father draw in his spare time. Miriam Ragan worked as a copywriter for a newspaper until she had the opportunity to study with famous artists John Campbell, Edgar Whitney...

Bouquet of Golden Poppies and Wild Irises in Oil on Masonite Vibrant bouquet in a purple vase by Novato artist Gail Wilhelm (American, 1938-2018). Bright yellow-orange California Po...

High-contrast still life of roses in a vase by an unknown artist (20th Century). White and pink roses are displayed in a glass vase, against a black background. The roses and vase ar...

Botanical painting of coral aloe in bloom by K. Burke (20th Century). Surrounded by an earth tone background, a group of aloe plants are in bloom. ...

Flower motif. Masonite, oil, 51x36 cm

Artist Commentary: This series is a result of studying the old masters…While learning about Claude Monet, the leading public figure of the Impressionist Movement, I made this estima...

Gorgeous oil painting of a still life of peaches, bananas, and grapes in a bowl next to a vase of bird of paradise flowers by listed California artist Helen Mae Enoch Gleiforst (Amer...

Wonderful modernist midcentury painting of yellow, bronze and bi-color Chrysanthemums by California artist Jean Crist Rowell (American, 1933-2016), 1960. S...

Charming, painterly still-life with terracotta vases of flowers and a straw hat by Colorado artist Jerry De La Cruz (American, b.1948), 1977. Signed and dated "De La Cruz '77" lower right. Signed and dated "Jerry De La Cruz, 2-77" and titled "Still Life with Hat" on verso. Displayed in a distressed wood frame with gold-toned border. Image size: 14"H x 17.75"W. Jerry De La Cruz is a Denver native who has steadfastly maintained his status as a professional fine artist for almost thirty years now. His journey through the art world began in grade school in the predominately Hispanic neighborhood of North Denver. By junior high school Jerry was already respected as an artist by his teachers and peers. His early devotion to painting and photography began forging his personality and how he sees the world around him. Jerry's potential so impressed his high school art teacher that he scrounged up funding to sponsor Jerry's visit to a university of arts and music in Kansas. But the summer following his high school graduation in 1967, Jerry was drafted into the U.S. Army. Returning from his three-year tour as a technician with the Signal Corps in Europe (where he was first introduced to early generation computer-based communication technology), Jerry used the GI bill to attend Rocky Mountain School of Art in Denver, now the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, where he graduated cum laude in 1973. He also quickly jumped into a multitude of substrata's of the Denver art scene forming life-long relationships that would eventually help in the foundation of his work as an arts activist. One of these led to the creation of 'Art in Action', Denver's first (and now oldest) art 'incubator' building, located across from the State Capitol at Colfax & Logan. This building would house Jerry's own studio for the next 27 years. The mid-seventies found Jerry deeply involved in the world of traditional figurative art. He was as often in Santa Fe and Taos as Denver, maintaining successful relationships with various galleries around the region. In 1976 and again in 1977, Jerry was awarded back-to-back artist-in-residency grants from the state Arts Council. He used this time to begin exploration in large-scale abstract works. In 1980, Jerry joined a collector friend in a second studio to explore the world of abstract and color field paintings and over time developed his own unique style in that process. By the late eighties, Jerry was with a completely different group of galleries, selling to a completely different set of collectors. Again, he became a popular name that sold well, this time in the corporate world. At the same time, Jerry began integrating his long time taste for the surreal with his new techniques and methods. Between 1979 and 1989, Jerry created a series of large surreal works which to this day remain the body of work that truly defines him as an artist. Many have been featured in books, magazines and some prestigious touring and museum exhibits, but most remain in the artist's own collection. In 1987, Jerry was invited to teach at the Art Students League of Denver and has been a vital part of its success to this day. Two years later Jerry's career was to take another sharp turn. He bought a Spanish-language radio station in Pueblo, Colorado and moved there to help run the station for six months. This turned into eight years. Throughout those eight years Jerry commuted weekly to Denver, where he maintained his studio, to teach at the League and participate in various exhibitions. He brought his artistic skills as well as his earlier military electronics training to bear in running the station which received two Marconi nominations for Spanish Language Station of the Year. The timing was incredible, as the world of broadcasting moved from DJ's spinning vinyl to CD's to satellite fed computers transmitting digitized music files. Jerry experienced the digital revolution from the front line and returned to Denver in 1997 (having sold the station) eager to bring his art into the digital era. Jerry is exploring digital manipulation of his photo and art images which have been exhibited and published internationally. He is designing web sites, and is renovating a 4,000 square foot bar (built in 1913) off Santa Fe Drive as his new studio, a regional contemporary art exhibition space, and digital resource center for artists. He sculpts up at the Marble/marble symposium in the summers, travels several months a year (working on multiple ongoing photography projects) and is expanding into three-dimensional assemblages and manipulated collage works. He is still regularly discovering new and intriguing areas to explore. Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2002 23rd Avenue Sculpture Gallery, Denver, CO 2001 New Lab Gallery, Denver, CO 1999 Grand Central Galleries, Denver, CO 1995 Denver Civic Theatre, Denver, CO Sangre De Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO 1990 Off Broadway Gallery, Pueblo, CO Bluecreek/West Gallery, Denver, CO 1989 Dominion Plaza, Denver, CO 1987 Denver Federal Building, Denver, CO 1985 Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO Criteria Gallery, Denver, CO Race Street Gallery, Denver, CO 1984 Art Resources Gallery, Denver, CO Griffon's Light Gallery, Denver, CO 1983 Amendola Gallery, New Haven, CT Selected Group Exhibitions: 2002 The Art of the Martini, The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO curator Liza Prall El Museo de las Americas Presents Contemp. Hispanic Works, Wells Fargo Atrium Gallery, Denver Forty Years of Passion, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO curator Stephen Steele Denver Art Review, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO curator Christine Serr Art & Architecture, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO curator Leona Lazar Colorado Excellence in the Arts, Republic Plaza Galleries, Denver, CO curator Andra Archer Of Work and Earth, Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO curator Melody Reeves Sinapsis, Galeria Corriente Alterna, Lima, Peru curator Luis Lama 2001 The Figure in American Art 1950-2000, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO curator Sally Perisho Muerte Sin Fronteras, Jose Peon Contreras Gallery, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico curator Gustavo Clavijo Bringing the Dark Madonna to Light, Thacher Gallery, Univ. of San Francisco curator Thomas Lucas A Taste of Others, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO curator Jina Pierce Borderlands, Union of Friendship Societies, Khabarovsk, Russia curator George Rivera Int'l Digital Art Awards Exhibit, Noosa Regional Gallery, Queensland, Australia Chicano Invitational, Visual Arts Center, Boise, ID, curator Richard Young For Adults Only, Eleven East Ashland Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, curator Kraig Foote 2000 National Photography Exhibit, Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX, juror Mark Low Arte y Muerte, Casa de Tlaxcala Galleries, Mexico City, Mexico, curator Dr. George Rivera Colorado Artist Fellowship Touring Exhibit, Cortez Art Center, Cortez; Western Center for the Arts, Grand Junction; Vail Arts Festival, Vail; Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver. Les Amis d'Auvillar, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO Annual Juried Show, Pleiades Gallery, New York City, NY, member jury American Drawing Biennial 7, Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA, juror May...

Adrienne Stein's "Châteauneuf Courtyard" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a courtyard filled with flourishing purple and red flowers in bloom and dense sections of ...

Still life of apple and whiskey jug by San Francisco, California artist Eleanor Perry (American, 20th Century), 1971. Signed "E Perry '70" lower left and on verso. Unframed. Image s...

Wonderful impressionist still life oil painting of flowers in green vase by Fredrick Van Ormer (American, 1927-2004), circa 1970. Signed lower right edge. Un...