Contemporary Paintings

Beautifully rendered large-scale contemporary figurative painting of two African American women. Oil and mixed media on canvas. Size: 76 × 60 in 193 × 152.4 cm Through a mode of portrait painting that acknowledges tradition but also tries to capture the rawness and urgency of contemporary elements of street art, graffiti, and urban motifs, Tim Okamura seeks to celebrate the individual but also – and importantly – discover through his models, metaphors for greater aspects of the human condition. Okamura uses an academic-based, realist approach to painting and incorporates the mark-making and spontaneous language of spray-painted graffiti, collage, and iconographic “signage” in an attempt to weave the nuances of relationships of ethnicity, social identity, and inner-city sub-culture into his subjects’ stories, as captured on canvas. The stories that he has sought out in recent years have belonged primarily to African-American and minority subjects – in particular women – a segment of our society who he feels have been under-represented in the history of figurative painting and narrative works, and whose strength, courage and stoicism he most often finds very inspirational. Tim Okamura’s work is represented in the permanent collections of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Toronto Congress Center, the Hotel Arts in Calgary, Canada, the Jiménez Colón Museum, and Standard Chartered Bank in London, England. Celebrity collectors include Uma Thurman, musicians John Mellencamp and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (The Roots), director Ben Younger and actors Bryan Greenberg, Vanessa Marcil, Annabella Sciorra, and Ethan Hawke, among others. Exhibition History: Solo Retrospective - "This Story Has Not Yet Been Told...The Work of Tim Okamura," - The Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum, The Sonia Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, University of North Carolina (2013). black history month, African American, portrait, figurative art, figurative painting, black portrait, female portrait, black women, black female, women's history, African American painting...

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Running for the Barn" 2022 Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, Board The artist signed the bottom left and back of the painting. "Running for the ...

"The comment I hear most often about my paintings is 'happy'". I've loved art all of my life and it warms my heart to know that I'm able to pass that love and joy on to others. I use color and shape to capture the wonders of the world around me. Her love affair with art began as a child, when her favorite present was a new box of Crayola crayons...

n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Double-sided oil painting on panel 30 x 24 inches

Giraffe dressed up like royalty Hand Painted edition of 20 NY Street Artist Y.M. Lo oil painting. contemporary Street in NYC, Hong Kong Comes ROLLED in a...

Color Derivatives #52, 2018 by Natasha Zupan From the series Color Derivatives Oil, fabric, medium, on wood Size: 18 in. H x 15 in. W x 3 in D. Mounted on a stretcher Natasha Zupan ...

In this contemporary beach landscape in oil on canvas mounted on panel, figures in the distance can be seen along the shore of a beach, gazing out at the deep, dark navy blue ocean, ...

This early Hunt Slonem pair is each signed and dated (verso). Sold as a pair, these pieces showcase Slonem's bright, vibrant style with his iconic tropical birds. Unframed dimensio...

America Martin "Homage to Cezzanne's Card Players Men with Words Hats and Cards" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 60 x 70 Inches 61.5 x 71.5 In Framed Signed painting by America Martin. Ex...

Evocative original oil on canvas painting by the Welsh artist, John Bowen. Signed lower left. Condition is very good. Circa 1970. The artist uses the light to capture the beauty of the young girl looking directly at us with her cat resting in her lap. The painting is housed in a dark wood frame with narrow liner of the same time period of the artwork. Overall framed measurement is 41 by 29 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate. John Bowen (1914–2006) Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection Painter, born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. After attending Llanelli and Swansea Schools of Art he taught at Llanelli School of Art, 1939–60, also at the Boys’ Grammar School there apart from wartime service in the Royal Air Force. He was an artist member of SWG and also showed WAC and at the Royal National Eisteddfod. In 1968 he had a retrospective at Parc Howard Mansion, Llanelli. Painter of landscapes in Britain and abroad and still life, in oil and watercolour whose work is in many public collections, including WAC and Newport Art Gallery and Museum. Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company) His work was influenced by some of the twentieth century's greatest artists such as Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. His paintings are in the permanent collections of Parc Howard Museum...

"Nothing" is a mixed media work on canvas by Beatriz Simón, with abstract strokes and expressive shapes in creams, whites, grays, and some pinks and reds. This piece is framed in s...

Lee Jaffe, American (1950 - ) - Benedict Arnold at The Battle of Saratoga, Year: 1983, Medium: Gold Leaf, Tar, Turkey Feathers, and Oil on Canvas, Size: 136 x 144 in. (345.44 x ...

Study For Cole Porter Paintings (Oil Painting of City Skyline w/ Sailboat) by Bill Sullivan 12 x 20 inches oil on canvas, framed with thin blonde ...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Bayou Teche Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 13.5" x 18.5" Framed Dimensions: 20" x 25" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique ...

Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...

Calvin Lai's (US based) "Release" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female figure, on her knees, arching her back as if turning into the colorful blue and red...

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Original Painting tigers in jungle by river with reflection, tropical jungle setting. Titled "Paper Boat". Hand signed recto and titled verso. Framed 25.5 X 21.5 Canvas is 24 X 20 Gustavo Novoa, Born 1941 in Santiago, Chile, He attended the Academy of Fine Arts. Novoa made his debut as an artist in the early 1960¹s selling oil painting, watercolors and crayon drawings on the streets of Paris, France, principally Montmartre. His first one-man show was sponsored by the Chilean Ambassador at the Maison de L¹Amerique Latin in 1961. The late Queen Victoria Eugenia...

Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Double-sided painting on panel 30 x 24 inches

Thelma Appel Nightfall, 1973 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas. Hand Signed. Framed. Hand signed and titled on the back Unique Frame included Museum Provenance. This work was originally sold in 1973 by the prestigious Jill Kornblee Gallery to a corporate collection, and, in 2019, it was featured in the Thelma Appel 50 year career survey at the Brattleboro Museum in Vermont – so the provenance is superb. Measurements: Framed 38.5 x 89.5 inches Artwork 36.5 x 87.5 inches Thelma Appel Biography: A co-founder of the Bennington College Summer Painting Workshop, Thelma Appel is a representational and abstract painter who has been practicing art for more than six and a half decades. In the 1980s, Thelma Appel was represented by the renowned Jill Kornblee Gallery and, after Ms. Kornblee retired, Appel joined the legendary Fischbach Gallery, (the gallery of record for Alex Katz for many decades,) also on West 57th Street, before they shuttered. After leaving Manhattan, she retreated from the art world for several decades; however, in recent years, her work is being rediscovered by a generation of new collectors. A beloved and popular teacher, at 87 years of age, Thelma could still be found teaching “The Art of Painting” at Artsplace in Cheshire, CT. and at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) At the University of Connecticut, near her home during the 2024-5 Fall/Winter Semester. In 2019, she was subject of a 50-year career survey (October, 2019 -February 2020) at the Brattleboro Museum in Vermont, entitled Thelma Appel: Abstract/Observed curated by Mara Williams. She has also exhibited at the Mattatuck Museum in Connecticut, which acquired one of her fabric collages for their permanent collection, the Bennington Museum in Vermont and the Police Museum in Lower Manhattan. Thelma Appel was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, but following her parents’ divorce, her father remained in Israel, but her mother emigrated to London to pursue a career as a journalist. However, she soon became ill, and Thelma was sent alone to be educated in a Protestant missionary schools in Darjeeling, India, a geographical displacement that would impact her life and her work. Thelma returned to London, England, to study art at the legendary St. Martin's School of Art (later Central St. Martins) and Hornsey College of Art, under such renowned teachers as Joe Tilson and Eduardo Paolozzi, before emigrating to the United States in the 1960s. Her work has been exhibited in numerous venues, including the Bennington Museum, the Berkshire Museum in North Adams, Mass., the Children's Museum of the Arts in New York City, the Mattatuck Museum, the Brattleboro Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont and the University of Pennsylvania Fine Arts Gallery. In 1974 she was awarded a YADDO Fellowship, and in 1975, Thelma Appel, along with the painter Carol Haerer, co-founded the Bennington College Summer Painting Workshop, where many distinguished painters of the day, both abstract and representational, conducted master classes. Among them were Neil Welliver, John Button, Alice Neel, Larry Poons, Friedel Dzubas, Stanley Boxer, Elizabeth Murray and Doug Ohlson – a program that continued until 1980. (One of Thelma’s students was the renowned art dealer Matthew Marks.) She has also taught drawing at Parsons School of Design, painting at Southern Vermont College and at the University of Connecticut. Appel’s work has been presented at Art on Paper, Texas Contemporary, Market Art & Design in Bridgehampton and Art New York art fair, which selected Appel’s Times Square series of paintings for their invitational public Project Space sponsored by Absolut Vodka. She was one of the winning artists of the juried exhibition “Pets of the Pandemic” juried by art historian and critic David Cohen, publisher and editor of artcritical, who cited it for special commendation as a “masterful portrait”. In recent years, Thelma’s work has been exhibited in both one-person and group shows at Alpha 137 Gallery in New York, Sager Reeves (now Sager Braudis) Gallery in Missouri, the Chashama Foundation in New York City, as well as the Five Points Gallery and Center for the Visual Arts in Torrington Connecticut, the David M. Hunt Gallery in Falls Village, CT and Wisdom House in Litchfield Ct...

The vintage "Airstream Overlander" travel trailer from 1962 is a classic! The polished metallic surface and iconic design makes one nostalgic for mid-century life. Summers on the roa...

Hiroshi Sato's "Downtown Street" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 20 x 32 inches. "Downtown Street" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique artwork...

Radiating both opulence and emotional depth, "The More I See You, The More I Like You" is a captivating large-scale circular painting by artist Anastasia Gklava. This mesmerizing wor...

Havana, Cuba – There is never much very interesting on TV on the four state run channels and most families don’t have a lot games or toys. When not in school, many children spend mos...

oil on wood panel 7 x 8 x 2 inches This listing is available from Carrie Haddad Gallery, based in Hudson, NY. David Konigbserg offers a small still life painting of an olive oil cruet...

America Martin "The Pitcher" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 111 x 48.25 inches 112.5 x 49.5 inches framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin d...

Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...

Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintings that celebra...

‘Green River’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on canvas p...

Enamel on four wood panels Signed, titled, and dated, verso 12 x 12 inches, each These paintings are offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. About the artist: Julia Jacquette...

Joseph Piccillo’s meticulous charcoal and graphite drawings and paintings reveal an exquisite draftsmanship tempered by emotional sensitivity. Piccillo presents an action-based assem...

Abstract Geometric Composition in Green, Blue, White, and Purple - Acrylic on Canvas Bold abstract composition by Robert William Hinds (American, b. 1926). The central shape in this...

"Morning Reflection" is an oil painting on canvas by Dennis Sheehan, depicting a marshy landscape with the soft colorful glow of the approaching sunrise. The artist's use of soft bru...

This contemporary landscape painting by Carol Young features a cool neutral palette and captures a rural scene of a white barn structure sitting in green grass beneath a muted blue a...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Landscape Bayou Teche Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 28" Framed Dimensions: 23.5" x 31.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition:...

Realistic figurative painting of figures in a fine art museum Barely There (figurative painting of guard in art gallery standing beside reclining nude) by Judith Wyer 2020 oil on li...

Artist's Statement: "Part a new series of paintings I have been working on that I am really excited about. I am incorporating a lot of media I have been exploring over the years -- ...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Troy Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Provenan...

Title: Wait For You Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 11 x 15 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is ...

The drama of the sky in New York State's Hudson Valley is captured in this contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel by David Konigsberg. In this painting, ivory and gray cloud...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: African Grays Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 13.5" x 11.5" Framed Dimensions: 19.5" x 18.5" Signature: Signed verso Edition: U...

In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel, a peaceful summer scene is set, beautifully capturing the idyllic feel of a field of wildflowers in August. Signed, dated and...

Artist: Adolf Sehring (Russian/German-American, 1930-2015) Title: "Fun Time" Series: Children *Signed by Sehring lower left Circa: 1980 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Reference: No. 1103 Framing: Within its original frame. Framed in a gold traditional frame with linen liner and gold filet Framed size: 31.13" x 37.13" Canvas size: 24" x 30" Condition: In excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Hagerstown, MD; acquired from Benjamin Art Gallery...

Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...

In this contemporary landscape in oil on panel, a peaceful outdoor scene in summer of delicately painted violet blue flowers in a green grassy field beneath a tree with dark green le...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: 2 Tulips Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: U...

Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "House-Cat-Mouse" Series: Americana *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2021 Medium: O...

Colorful dark humor painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features a swimmer dressed in a blue and pink suit and goggles g...

Still Life with Roses Canvas 8x10 artist signed. Inspired by the old masters in chiaroscuro fashion, Kristie studies the fall of light as it passes over various collected objects tha...

One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...

Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...

In this contemporary oil painting in linen mounted on panel, carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in bright teal, light green, robin's egg blue and pale pe...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: El Dorado Hutch Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 40" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 42" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique

Modern en plein air winter landscape oil painting on canvas of a white snow-blanketed countryside 'Midsummer' by Joseph Rapp 16 x 20 inches, acrylic on ca...

David Pryor Adickes born January 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute to Courage statue of Sam Houston in...