California Scene

Self-taught from an early age, Hammond emulated Mad Magazine comic art before putting down roots in the skate/surf cultures of Sonoma, San Francisco, and Southern California, and the...

Self-taught from an early age, Hammond emulated Mad Magazine comic art before putting down roots in the skate/surf cultures of Sonoma, San Francisco, and Southern California, and the...

He became closely associated with the California art scene, particularly Venice and Santa Barbara, where he was widely recognized for assemblage works described as “quiet relics of a...

Using her signature impasto technique, she captures the beauty of California and scenes from her travels. "More than any one location, I'm inspired by the atmosphere, the feeling of ...

Amanda’s work was well-known on the California art scene, with annual exhibitions spanning over ten years at Timothy Yarger Fine art in Beverly Hills, as well as Bowles Sorokko Galle...

His California landscapes, interiors, and urban scenes from this period are more experimental in color and design.

Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980 (2010), edited by Lyn Kienholz, is a comprehensive pictorial survey of nearly 500 artists who defined the Southern California art scene during the 1...

Ojima's style is influenced by a blend of Eastern and Western cultures, traditional and modern art forms, and is rooted in his Japanese heritage and experience in the California art ...

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

Jan Hanson Travis was a Newport Beach, California painter specializing in scenes reminiscent of the Victorian era.

While Czerkas was in demand as a graphic designer for motion pictures and television in the 1950s, he simultaneously produced plein-air watercolors and paintings of California’s land...

Pasto was a long-time contributor to the California art scene, as well as an art teacher and psychologist to many successful artists.

Emerging from the urban art scene of Southern California, RETNA has become known for transforming written language into complex visual compositions.

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

Beautiful autumnal Napa vineyard scene by Northern California artist Page Kurnie (American, b. 1956) circa 2000.

Born in Texas, Thorp is known for his impressionist scenes of California and cityscapes of New York, Boston and New Orleans.

John Harvey McCracken is associated with the contemporary art scene in California, Santa Fe, New Mexico and with innovating the American art scene at large.

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

Entering the City - Surrealist Fantasy Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas Bold surrealist scene by California artist Joff Jones (American, b. 1992).

More on Raymond Pettibon: A significant figure of the Southern Californian punk scene in the late 70s and 80s, Raymond Pettibon started his artistic career making scrappy zines, hand...

Unique Yosemite Park Valley in winter mountain and lake scene by listed California artist Vladimir Shkurkin (American, 1900-1990).

Bright, fauvist inspired colors create a vibrant scene of the California coast. Waves crash in on the coastal cliffs, with an outcropping of lush foliage.

It is anything but a conventional Southern California beach scene. The umbrellas are brought forward and seem to float above the ground.

More on Raymond Pettibon: A significant figure of the Southern Californian punk scene in the late 70s and 80s, Raymond Pettibon started his artistic career making scrappy zines, hand...

Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons and scenes inspired by California.

Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons and scenes inspired by California.

Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons and scenes inspired by California.

Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons and scenes inspired by California.

Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons and scenes inspired by California.

Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons and scenes inspired by California.

An influential figure in the California art scene, Borg also worked as an art director during the golden age of silent film and taught at institutions including the California Art In...

Kevin Yaun, an abstract impressionist painter based in Dana Point, California, captures everyday scenes with bold brushwork and a minimalist palette.

The Water Guardian - Surrealist Fantasy Portrait in Acrylic on Canvas Bold surrealist scene by California artist Joff Jones (American, b. 1992).

His painting subjects include California landmarks and western scenes. Source: Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes

Here is one of Lynn Gertenbach's oil paintings, depicting a beautiful scene of Malibu, California. Her brushstrokes capture the balance of beauty in the scenery.

He began watercolor painting during the late 1920s and focused on scenes of California. Lewis was an active organizer of the arts and exhibitor and aided the formation of the Progres...

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

Artist CommentsCozy cottages line up snugly on a quiet street in the coastal town of Mendocino, California. The scene leads to the top of the road, where the sky blends into the ocea...

"Woods Cove" is an beautiful 90 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist pai...

"Woods Cove" is an beautiful 90 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist pai...

The gallery expanded to Los Angeles in 1967 at the sprawling former Virginia Dwan Gallery space in Westwood, exhibiting the work of trailblazing luminaries of the California art scen...

Pettibon came to prominence in the early 1980s in the southern California punk rock scene, creating posters and album art mainly for groups on SST Records, owned and operated by his ...

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

Subject matter was mostly scenes from California, but also included painting from her travels and still lifes.

Her works often reflect the natural beauty of Northern California, particularly the vineyards and agricultural scenes near Healdsburg, California.

Known for his scenes of the California coast, Rocky Mountain landscapes and depictions of the springtime flowering of the Texas Bluebonnets , Robert W.

Henrie later moved to Carmel, California. Henrie became known for his palette-knife oil paintings of California coastal scenes as well as exotic locales he had visited in Tahiti, Me...

Henrie later moved to Carmel, California. Henrie became known for his palette-knife oil paintings of California coastal scenes as well as exotic locales he had visited in Tahiti, Me...

Henrie later moved to Carmel, California. Henrie became known for his palette-knife oil paintings of California coastal scenes as well as exotic locales he had visited in Tahiti, Me...

Southwest Art, Nov. 2003: Featured Artist - "A Beautiful Obsession" Southwest Art, Nov. 2002: "Artist to Watch" Southwest Art, Oct. 2003: "Collector's Choice" Southwest Art, Sept. 20...

Southwest Art, Nov. 2003: Featured Artist - "A Beautiful Obsession" Southwest Art, Nov. 2002: "Artist to Watch" Southwest Art, Oct. 2003: "Collector's Choice" Southwest Art, Sept. 20...

This exquisite oil painting by renowned plein air artist Lynn Gertenbach captures a serene scene of a California seascape. Featuring a breathtaking view of Paradise Cove in Malibu, o...

What draws you back to this scene? Southern California represents a dream to me.

Exhibitions: Raymond Pettibon: A Pen of All Work: New Museum, New York, 2017 More on Raymond Pettibon: A significant figure of the Southern Californian punk scene in the late 70s a...

About Shepard Fairey: Shepard Fairey (American, b. 1970) is a contemporary artist, graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene of Southern California. ...

The gallery expanded to Los Angeles in 1967 at the sprawling former Virginia Dwan Gallery space in Westwood, exhibiting the work of trailblazing luminaries of the California art scen...