Samantha Buller

"Tea for Two" Still life, oil painting of tea satchel, lemon halves, + matchbook

2023

"Street Scene, Sperlonga Italy" is a watercolor by award-winning L.A. artist and architect Thomas W. Schaller. The painting depicts layers of steps, walkways, arches, and windows. Peaceful and alive with light, the streets of Sperlonga Italy lend themselves freely to a heart of adventure and exploration. Thomas's attention to immediate detail reminds the viewer to be present and to soak in every moment as something extraordinary. This architectural watercolor is primarily painted in brown, tan, and blue colors. For more works by Thomas Schaller...

"Fictional Bridge" is an imaginative watercolor by award-winning L.A. artist and architect Thomas W. Schaller. The watercolor painting depicts an architecturally stunning pedestrian bridge, towering over an active marketplace. A hillside town can be seen in the distance as the artist's graphite sketch becomes more visible and impressive. This watercolor painting of Italian inspired architecture is primarily painted in tan, brown, and navy blue colors. For more works by Thomas Schaller...

"Patch of Light" is a watercolor by award-winning L.A. artist and architect Thomas W. Schaller. The painting depicts the weathered facade of a historic building in Havana, Cuba draped with sporadic cast-shadows and a tangle of powerlines stretched across the foreground. Look closely to see the dog peering from the doorway. This watercolor painting of architecture is primarily painted in tan, brown, purple, and navy colors. For more works by Thomas Schaller...

"Chiesa del Purgatorio" is a watercolor by award-winning L.A. artist and architect Thomas W. Schaller. The painting depicts one of the exquisite entry-ways into the Chiesa del Purgatorio located in Cefalu in the Northern region of Sicily. Darkness challenges light as dramatic shadows stumble their way across the facade and baroque portal and sweeps downward, descending the double stairway of stone. The painting plays with subtle blues and browns to emphasize which emphasize the dramatic teal doors of the church. For more works by Thomas Schaller...

Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009) painted traditional subjects with exuberant irreverence for traditional rules of color, composition, and perspective. He disparaged imitation and deligh...

Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009) painted traditional subjects with exuberant irreverence for traditional rules of color, composition, and perspective. He disparaged imitation and deligh...

This painting was inspired by the artists very first toy, a small blue giraffe, given to her as a day-old baby. It is something that has been around her whole life, and even though it is inanimate, there is a feeling of personification through the years of wear. Her brother as a baby would call giraffes “fa,” which is always a sweet memory she associate with this toy. Samantha Van Heest...

Samantha Van Heest explores the intimacy of impermanence through her work, utilizing still life, found objects, and portraiture through minimalist r...