Brian McCarty Paintings

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A small farmhouse in rural New Jersey embraces the soft afternoon light. The trees partially obscure the earthy walls and provide cool shadows on the ground. Th...

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Afternoon light pours over a rural landscape, illuminating a house and surrounding greenery. Cool shade spreads across the lawn, adding depth to the scene and...

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Artist Brian McCarty depicts a quiet rural home behind a red barn. Surrounded by a field of grass and autumnal trees, a car sits on the winding dirt path. "Everyday life is caught in a moment," says Brian. "Arriving home, or getting ready to leave home. A lazy afternoon." Just the type of subject Brian loves to paint.

About the Artist
Artist Brian McCarty paints idyllic landscapes and bucolic architecture. “Growing up in rural New Jersey, I’ve always found old houses, barns, and the countryside interesting subjects,” says Brian. Influenced by his mom who was a self-taught artist and art teacher, she encouraged Brian to pursue anything artistic. After graduating from Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art and earning his BA in Art from Thomas Edison State College, he worked professionally as a graphic designer in New York for the largest publishing houses in the country. A career that spanned thirty-six years. Brian has done comedy and sketch writing with the Groundling Theater, and worked in a few major feature films as an actor. To begin his process, Brian takes photos of his references with an iPad, crops the images to his liking, and paints directly on his canvas with a quick oil wash. Recently returning to painting full time, he converted a room in his house into a working studio. “I get lots of natural light, and listen to music and podcasts while I paint.”

Words that describe this painting: country, house, home, barn, farmhouse, farm life, country living, road, architecture, impressionism, autumn, oilpaint, architecture, impressionism, oil painting, green, brown

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It’s an end-of-day moment, with the last bit of sunlight warmly illuminating the front porch and hedge of a Victorian house. The scene exudes a sense of cal...

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A two-story red barn and a small shed sit quietly on the land. Sunlight washes over the landscape while a shadowed path leads through the scene. Autumn trees pr...

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A country house stands solitary in an overgrown field, with traces of time passing evident in its exterior. The grass dances with the wind as the summer sky g...

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An old white shed stands by the roadside, upright and still in use after many years. Its weathered exterior tells a story of resilience, a familiar sight in t...

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Soft morning mist drifts across a local park in Jersey City. A towering tree anchors the scene as others fade into dreamy silhouettes in the distance. Artist Br...

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New Jersey artist Brian McCarthy grew up in a rural area near the New York border, where grazing animals were a common sight. In this oil painting, he capture...

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"The winter season highlights the houses and farms by accenting everything with snow," says artist Brian McCarty. Amongst the crisp winter landscape, a three-story barn stands prominently. A trail makes its way towards the edge of the structure's door and continues to carve its path to an unseen destination. "The reds on country barns become that much more colorful when surrounded by snow."

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Words that describe this painting: country, country life, farm, farmhouse, rural, barn, building, architecture, windows, door, winter, snow, trees...