American Realist Art
1970s American Realist Art
Offset
1960s American Realist Art
Lambda
2010s American Realist Art
Paper, Oil
20th Century American Realist Art
Masonite, Oil
Artist Comments
"Considered symbols of luck, Koi fish are known for their tenacity to swim rushing streams and waterfalls until they reach their goal," says artist Candice Eisenfeld. "They are determined and they never give up. Symbolic in Buddhism, they represent courage and strength."
About the Artist
As an American exploring issues of identity, artist Candice Eisenfeld paints through the lens of the first American art movement, the Hudson River School. Rather than depicting a specific locale, Candice’s artwork evokes a sense of place. These "inner landscapes" are invented, and often reference photographs taken during travels in southern Appalachia and the Blue Ridge and Smokey Mountains. Whether real or imagined, her paintings are influenced by the Dutch Masters, Tonalists, and Chinese painting. Produced on a single wooden panel, the ethereal landscapes are often joined with segments of aqueous color fields which act as commentary for the landscapes, like the chorus in a Greek play. The crisp, hard edges separating the landscapes from the color fields command a sense of order in an otherwise fluid and painterly surface. With two or three sections of the panel competing for attention, the painting creates multiple focal points. Candice's art has been displayed in embassies in Namibia and Belarus, held in the collections of Norwest Bank and Northwest Airlines...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Acrylic
20th Century American Realist Art
Archival Pigment
Early 20th Century American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Realist Art
Oil, Board
1940s American Realist Art
Lithograph
Early 20th Century American Realist Art
Oil
1970s American Realist Art
Lithograph
1970s American Realist Art
Lithograph
1970s American Realist Art
Lithograph
2010s American Realist Art
Oil, Canvas
1950s American Realist Art
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Artist Comments
"The iconic powder-blue lifeguard tower with a patriotic flag waving, stands tall on the wide Southern California beach," describes artist John Jaster. A life...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Acrylic
1970s American Realist Art
Lithograph
Artist Comments
Challenging conventional still-life pieces, artist Dwight Smith paints a contemporary koi pond with metal screws in the center. "Industrial or organic, animat...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
1970s American Realist Art
Lithograph
2010s American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Art
Oil, Canvas
20th Century American Realist Art
Archival Pigment
Artist Comments
The area in northwestern New Jersey where the artist lives has a large deer population. This painting is a scene revealing a portion of the yard in the home o...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Oil
2010s American Realist Art
Oil, Panel
Early 2000s American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
1910s American Realist Art
Lithograph
1970s American Realist Art
Silver Gelatin
Artist Comments
A pair in a kayak glides through the ocean under a clear blue sky in this realistic piece by artist Jesse Aldana. Calmer waters in the open sea promise a great day under the warm sun as the light glistens on the crashing waves near the shore. A gentle haze glows where mountains peek through the mist. "The bright horizon hints at a future of limitless possibilities."
About the Artist
California artist Jesse Aldana uses the ritual of sunrise and sunset to capture the spirit of the west. Using a hybrid of realist brushwork and an almost surreal absence of humans, Jesse documents residential neighborhoods, main thoroughfares and coastal scenes across the great city of Los Angeles. Reminiscent of Ed Ruscha, Jesse’s work acts as both a record of the current landscape as well as a metaphor for the openness and sense of opportunity that continually draw settlers to the west coast. Jesse says of California, “the sky is an overwhelming presence.†He frames his big sky compositions with narrow palm trees and low-slung buildings at the periphery of the canvas to illustrate the scale of the scene. In doing so, the viewer can begin to appreciate the sentiment of the final frontier. Jesse works from a home studio in Los Angeles using photographs that he takes of the surrounding area as source material. He holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from The New York Academy of Art. He regularly exhibits at the Beverly Hills Art Show.
Words that describe this painting: kayak, ocean, wave, nature, sports, realism, water, seascape, sea, horizon, boating, oilpaint, seascape, realism, oil painting
Big Blue...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Oil
2010s American Realist Art
Paper, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Realist Art
Lithograph
2010s American Realist Art
Oil, Panel
2010s American Realist Art
Canvas, Cardboard, Acrylic, Pastel
Late 20th Century American Realist Art
Watercolor
1970s American Realist Art
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
1970s American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Realist Art
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
19th Century American Realist Art
Lithograph
1970s American Realist Art
Lithograph
Early 1900s American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
1950s American Realist Art
Black and White, Lambda
Early 2000s American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil, Board
1940s American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil, Board
1970s American Realist Art
Silver Gelatin
1990s American Realist Art
Offset
1980s American Realist Art
Lithograph
1910s American Realist Art
Offset
1940s American Realist Art
Offset
Artist Comments
"A thick layer of clouds begins to loosen its grip on the Malibu coast as the restless autumn sea besets a pier of stone," describes artist Jesse Aldana. Beam...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Oil
1970s American Realist Art
Offset
1920s American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
20th Century American Realist Art
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art
Canvas, Oil
1980s American Realist Art
Lithograph