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Style: American Realist
Artist: Tom Swimm
"Mystic Blues" Wooden Boat Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Mystic Blues" with glowing water reflections of a wooden boat tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful ...
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Materials
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"Newport Gold" Wooden Boat Tied Up On The Beach With Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Canoe Reflections" with glowing water reflections of floating canoes is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhibits all of the bold...
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2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Perkins Cove" Wooden Boats Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Perkins Cove" with glowing water reflections of wooden boats tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful o...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Canoe Reflections" Wooden Boats Floating with Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Canoe Reflections" with glowing water reflections of floating canoeskis a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhibits all of the bold...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Canoe Reflections" Wooden Canoes Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Canoe Reflections" with glowing water reflections of a wooden canoes tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhi...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Mediterranean Memories" Seaside Pool With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Mediterranean Memories" captures a seaside pool with glowing water reflections and is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhibits a...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Harbor Symmetry" Wooden Boat Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Harbor Symmetry" with glowing water reflections of a wooden boat tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorf...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cape Ann Trio" Wooden Boat sTied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Cape Ann Trio" with glowing water reflections of a wooden boats tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhibits ...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
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"Perfect Autumn Day" Wooden Boats Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Perfect Autumn Day" with glowing water reflections of a wooden boats tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This co...
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"Maine Sunrise" Glowing Morning Light
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Misty Sunrise" with soft pastels and glowing water reflections in a peaceful harbor is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil exhibits all of t...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pebble Beach Panorama" View from the Pacific
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Pebble Beach Panorama" is a unique view of the famous California coastal course, and is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhibits...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blues In The Bay" Wooden Boat Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Blues In The Bay" with glowing water reflections of a wooden boat tied up to the pier is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This color...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Colors of Mykonos, " Street Scene with Red Flowers and Blue Door
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Colors of Mykonos" is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhibits all of the bold colors and strong composition that Swimm is know...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Shimmering Sunset" Sailboats Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Shimmering Sunset" with glowing water reflections of sailboats tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhibits a...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Golden Reflections Wooden Boat Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Golden Reflections" with glowing water reflections of a wooden boat tied up to the beach is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This co...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Maine Sunrise" Glowing Morning Light
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"MaineSunrise" with glowing water reflections of boats anchored in a peaceful harbor is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting is on a b...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Colors of Little Italy" Streetscape in New York City
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Colors Of Little Italy" captures a slice of the vibrant Lower Manhattan street scene, and is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. T...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Morro Bay Reflections" Sailboat In Harbor With Rippling Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Morro Bay Reflections" with rippling water reflections below a sailboat anchored in the harbor is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. ...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"River Reflections" Rich Greens and Blues With Brilliant Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"River Reflections" with a blue stream flowing through green foliage is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting is on a box canvas painte...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Colors Of Croatia" Fishing Boat In Harbor With Brilliant Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Colors Of Croatia" with rippling water reflections below a white fishing boat in a Croatian harbor is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil pai...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Portofino Memories" Italian Harbor With Brilliant Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Portofino Memories," with rippling water reflections below the iconic Portofino harbor is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting is on ...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Saturday In Savannah" Colorful Market Scene
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Saturday In Savannah" is a colorful sun lit scene of the Saturday market in this charming city, and is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil p...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Savannah Shadows" Colorful Street Scene
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Savannah Shadows" is a colorful sun lit scene of a tree shaded street in this charming city, and is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil pain...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Warm Night In Portofino" Oil Painting by Tom Swimm
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Glowing lights and warm purple and lavenders highlight this inviting Italian night scene, "Warm Night In Portofino," a superb example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful...
Category
2010s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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"Pointe Vincente" is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil exhibits all of the bold colors and strong composition that Swimm is known for.
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"Harbor Buddies" Wooden Boats Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
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