Bodie, California, Oil Painting
By Doug Cosbie
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: Bodie, California, landscape, architecture, western, travel, rural, Americana, architecture, travel, representational, oil painting, redBodie, Cali...
Oil
Composition with Paper, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistArtist Joey Korom’s background in art and architecture provided the foundation for his non-representational paintings. For decades, the language of abstract express...
Mixed Media
Off the Charts, Abstract Painting
By Tatiana Iliina
Located in San Francisco, CA
Some of Tatiana’s paintings could be interpreted as a landscape or a cityscape, or a non-representational articulation of color, giving the viewer the opportunity to make independent...
Acrylic
#11 (Abstract Expressionist mid-century painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Raymond John MacMahon made a mid-career style change from depicting Cubist cityscapes to painting non-representationally. His sole teaching position was at Birmingham Southern Colleg...
Canvas, Oil
Girls in Blue, Oil Painting
By Ryan Pickart
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: portrait, girls, people, fashion, representational, oil painting, yellowGirls in BlueRyan PickartOil painting on paperReady to fram...
Oil
Can't Be, Oil Painting
By Kristen Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: contemporary realism, gerhard richter, figure, figurative, woman, flowers, wildflowers, night, romantic, mystery, mysterious, blur,...
Oil
Inside a Dream, Oil Painting
By Kristen Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: contemporary realism, gerhard richter, figure, figurative, dream, motion, blur, woman, portrait, face, lips, eyes, hair, people, re...
Oil
Dearborn Street Revisited, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistArtist Joey Korom’s background in art and architecture provided the foundation for his non-representational painting. For decades, the language of abstract expressi...
Mixed Media
The Dipping Pool, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: river, trees, rocks, water, nature, forest, woods, summer, nature, realism, representational, oil painting, greenThe Dipping PoolJo...
Oil
Shall We Dance?, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: waterfowl, swans, nature, animals, birds, water, park, animals, realism, representational, oil painting, blueShall We Dance?
Oil
Quiet Weather II, Oil Painting
By Kristen Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: contemporary, realism, Gerhard Richter, ocean, waves, nature, sunset, sky, coastline, Marin, California, Pacific, San Francisco, oc...
Oil
Whispers of Spring, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: trees, summer, grass, leaves, forest, woods, stream, hike, nature, nature, realism, representational, oil painting, greenWhispers o...
Oil
Game of Chance, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistArtist Joey Korom’s background in art and architecture provided the foundation for his non-representational painting. For decades, the language of abstract expressi...
Mixed Media
Remain Calm, Abstract Oil Painting
By Janet Hamilton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, landscape, textured, modern, rain, storm, weather, abstract, non-representational, oil painting, blueRemain CalmJanet HamiltonOil paintin...
Oil
Red Pond Trees, Abstract Painting
By Candice Eisenfeld
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: forest, trees, woods, hudson river school, window, landscape, contemporary, meditation, peaceful, serene, quiet, abstract, nature, ...
Acrylic
Autumn Gold, Abstract Oil Painting
By George Peebles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: sky, clouds, sunset, evening, fall, autumn, landscape, abstract, landscape, non-representational, oil painting, blueAutumn GoldGeorge PeeblesOil pa...
Oil
Lilac and Green, Abstract Painting
By Natasha Tayles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, circles, flowers, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, pinkLilac and GreenNatasha TaylesAcrylic painting on stretched canvas...
Acrylic
Pink Stripes, Abstract Oil Painting
By Janet Hamilton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: geometric, modern, abstract, colorful, grid, lines, stripes, textured, bold, colorful, abstract, non-representational, modern , oil painting, pinkP...
Oil
Blue Emerge, Abstract Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: figurative, nude, woman, portrait, body, abstract, nudes, representational, oil painting, blueBlue EmergeGary LeonardOil painting on woodPainting w...
Oil
The Red City, Abstract Painting
By Patrick O'Boyle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, purple, redThe Red CityPatrick O'BoyleAcrylic painting on stretched canvasPainting wrap...
Acrylic
Summer Nights, Abstract Oil Painting
By George Peebles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: landscape, abstract, sky, clouds, sunset, evening, dusk, night, field, abstract, landscape, non-representational, oil painting, greenSummer NightsG...
Oil
Abstract Landscape #150, Abstract Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: modern, geometric, bold, shapes, angles, sky, landscape, abstract, non-representational, modern , acrylic painting, blueAbstract Landscape #150Paul...
Acrylic
Abstract Landscape #100, Abstract Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: bold, modern, dynamic, motion, geometric, flowing, shapes, angles, clouds, sky, abstract, abstract, non-representational, modern , acrylic painting...
Acrylic
Abstract Landscape #121, Abstract Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: modern, abstract, bold, motion, rectangle, angles, geometric, wind, storm, sky, abstract, non-representational, modern , acrylic painting, blueAbst...
Acrylic
Abstract Landscape #110, Abstract Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: bold, modern, motion, architectural, sharp, angles, flowing, geometric, abstract, water, waves, abstract, non-representational, modern , acrylic pa...
Acrylic
Abstract Landscape #63, Abstract Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, flowing, geometric, bold, moody, angles, waves, triangles, water, clouds, abstract, non-representational, modern , acrylic painti...
Acrylic
Lady in Gold, Oil Painting
By Sherri Aldawood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: figure, figurative, woman, female, portrait, realistic, impressionistic, gold, chiaroscuro, dance, fashion, dress, people, classical, fashion, repr...
Oil
Aging in Place, Original Painting
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: landscape, oak tree, mountains, Mt Diablo, California, sky, nature, hills, landscape, realism, representational, acrylic painting, blueAging in Pla...
Acrylic
Patterns in White, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: figurative, woman, dress, fashion, people, fashion, representational, oil painting, greyPatterns in WhiteMary PrattOil painting on stretched canvas...
Oil
In the Clearing, Oil Painting
By Michael Wedge
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: figures, landscape, woods, forest, car, taxi, city, surreal, people, surrealism, representational, oil painting, beigeIn the ClearingMichael WedgeO...
Oil
In the Mountains, Abstract Painting
By Natasha Tayles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, redIn the MountainsNatasha TaylesAcrylic painting on stretched canvasFinished edgesRead...
Acrylic
Turquoise and Purple, Abstract Painting
By Natasha Tayles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, circles, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, purple, pinkTurquoise and PurpleNatasha TaylesAcrylic painting on stretched ca...
Acrylic
Alana with Roses, Oil Painting
By Sherri Aldawood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: figure, figurative, female, woman, romantic, outdoors, garden, roses, flowers, nature, greenery, floral, sunlight, portrait, tea, dress, Arizona, s...
Oil
Abstract Landscape #79, Abstract Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: modern, motion, flowing, geometric, diamond, triangles, angles, fluid, abstract, wave, clouds, water, abstract, non-representational, modern , acry...
Acrylic
Dead Pine Evening, Oil Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: Seascape, seascape, realism, representational, oil painting, blueDead Pine EveningJay JensenOil painting on woodFinished black edgesReady to hangOn...
Oil
Stewart's Stream, Abstract Oil Painting
By Ronda Waiksnis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: landscape, abstract, impressionism, atmospheric, nature, river, abstract, nature, non-representational, oil painting, greenStewart's StreamRonda Wa...
Oil
Meadow and Mountains, Abstract Painting
By Janet Dyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: landscape, meadow, mountains, field, trees, forest, grass, abstract, landscape, representational, acrylic painting, greenMeadow and MountainsJanet ...
Acrylic
Chasing Secrets, Abstract Oil Painting
By Cynthia Ligeros
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, fall, autumn, modern, expressionism, abstract, non-representational, modern , oil painting, blue, redChasing SecretsCynthia LigerosOil pa...
Oil
By the Beach, Abstract Painting
By Jenn Williamson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, landscape, beach, sky, dreamy, tranquil, clouds, fog, peaceful, west coast, abstract, landscape, non-representational, acrylic painting, ...
Acrylic
The Way Forward, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, pink, orangeThe Way ForwardPat ForbesAcrylic painting on stretched canvasFinish...
Acrylic
Smoke and Shadows, Abstract Painting
By Dorothy Dunn
Located in San Francisco, CA
“And I once again rediscovered the joys of finger-painting with my children!”Words that describe this painting: Abstract, modern, complex, shapes, forms, layers, depth, abstract, non...
Acrylic
Silk Road II, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: Abstract Landscape, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, blueSilk Road IIPat ForbesAcrylic painting on stretched canvasFinished white ...
Acrylic
Back to Basics, Oil Painting
By Sumner Crenshaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: feminism, nude art, women, figurative art, abstract art, semi abstract art, minimalism, simplicity, arabesque, yellow, teal, magenta, flowing, curv...
Oil
With Gold II, Original Painting
By Candice Eisenfeld
Located in San Francisco, CA
About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: hummingbird, ethereal, hudson river school, landscape, nest, egg, flight, traveling, discovering, adventure, symbolism, surreal, dr...
Acrylic
Summer Day, Nostalgia, Oil Painting
By Suren Nersisyan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: Impressionist landscape, impressionism, European Landscape, Modern impressionism, impressionist art, Trees, Houses, Bright colors, Monet, Cezanne, ...
Oil
Heavy Skies, Abstract Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, landscape, field, horizon, abstract, landscape, non-representational, oil painting, orangeHeavy SkiesValerie BerkelyOil painting on stret...
Oil
You Often Forget, Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: black and white, couple, love, romance, portrait, vintage, 1920s. man, woman, people, representational, vintage, acrylic painting, greyYou Often Fo...
Acrylic
There's Always Tomorrow, Abstract Painting
By Ruth-Anne Siegel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: floral, flowers, abstract, abstract, flora, non-representational, acrylic painting, orangeThere's Always TomorrowRuth-Anne SiegelAcrylic painting o...
Acrylic
Settling In, Abstract Oil Painting
By Morgan Fite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: mist, fog, snow, blizzard, winter, snowfall, abstract, grey, neutral, peaceful, ethereal, calm, storm, abstract, minimalism, non-representational, ...
Oil
Fantasy Garden 27, Abstract Painting
By Sheila Grabarsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: floral, abstract, intuitive, gestural, flowers, garden, spring, abstract, flora, non-representational, acrylic painting, greenFantasy Garden 27Shei...
Acrylic
No More Loneliness, Abstract Painting
By Ruth-Anne Siegel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: organic, trees, leaves, plants, abstract, branches, abstract, flora, non-representational, acrylic painting, pinkNo More LonelinessRuth-Anne Siegel...
Acrylic
Break of Day, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: nature, trees, forest, woods, sunrise, Canada, sunlight, summer, ferns, landscape, grass, landscape, classical, representational, oil painting, gre...
Oil
Departures and Arrivals, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: New York, Manhattan, architecture, people, train station, metropolitan, city, pedestrians, tourists, NYC, Grand Central Station, architecture, impr...
Oil
Cozy Night, Abstract Oil Painting
By Janet Hamilton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, abstract, non-representational, oil painting, purple, pinkCozy NightJanet HamiltonOil painting on stretched canvasFinished edgesR...
Oil
Acknowledgements of Purpose, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, yellowAcknowledgements of PurposePatricia OblackAcrylic painting on woodNatural...
Acrylic
Within and Without, Oil Painting
By David Shepherd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: flowers, floral, portrait, child, hyperrealism, photorealism, face, still life, political, gender, transition, controversial, eye, people, flora, r...
Oil
Never Going Back, Oil Painting
By David Shepherd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: flowers, floral, portrait, child, hyperrealism, photorealism, face, still life, political, gender, transition, controversial, eye, roses, people, f...
Oil
Because I Can, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, abstract, non-representational, acrylic painting, blackBecause I CanPatricia OblackAcrylic painting on woodNatural wood edgesVarn...
Acrylic
Spring into Summer, Oil Painting
By Jeff Fleming
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: Pointer, dog, impressionism, Iris Scott, splash, fun, joyful, lively, positive, action, animal, water, beach, ball, jumping, pet, animals, pop, rep...
Oil
Jardin des Tuileries, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract expressionism, modern, de Kooning, Motherwell, abstract, non-representational, modern , acrylic painting, purpleJardin des TuileriesJoey K...
Acrylic
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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
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