David C. Gallup has devoted his life to the study, teaching, and creation of art. He graduated from Otis/Parsons in Los Angeles in 1990, and soon found himself supervising a staff of over thirty artists under pop art legend Hiro Yamagata on the Earthly Paradise collection and other projects. He began plein-air painting on mornings, weekends and after work, and eventually left his friend and patron Yamagata to pursue a career as a gallery artist.
For over a decade, he was the Vice President of the historic California Art Club, and his ability to critique a wide range of painting styles was critical to the rise of the club’s prominence in the 21st Century. He has held three solo museum exhibitions, at the Weisman Museum in Malibu, at the Aquarium of the Pacific Museum in Long Beach, and at the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, as well as numerous solo gallery exhibitions.
Along with his partner Nansi Bielanski, he left the California Art Club in 2016 to develop a new style of art based on some of the conceptually intriguing aspects of Cubism, fused with Abstraction, Pop, Impressionism, and Realism. \ This work is often inspired by the SCUBA diving the couple enjoy, and depicts motion, confusion, and brightly colored reef life. These paintings are used to inspire conservation and ocean education. Many of the large canvases are collaborations between them both, working in turns or simultaneously on the same canvas. They work at their studio in Santa Rosa Valley, CA. (in the hills above Camarillo) David also holds a weekly Master Class in painting for established artists.
(Biography provided by Izen Miller Gallery)
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Thrill Seekers" (Swimming with Humans)
By David C Gallup
Located in Palm Desert, CA
On a recent trip to the Tuamotu Islands (our Honeymoon, incidentally) we signed up for an eco-tour to snorkel with Black-Tip Reef Sharks in the Rangiroa Lagoon. While swimming with ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$11,200Sale Price|20% Off
“Regeneration” Coral Spawning at Raja Ampat, Indonesia
By David C Gallup
Located in Palm Desert, CA
While it is true that humans and nature are having some trouble finding a sustainable balance, I believe that it is imperative that we don’t lose hope. There is still so much worth ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$38,400Sale Price|20% Off
Tiputa Pass Snorkel
By David C Gallup
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Painting a coral reef, especially one as phenomenally healthy as the one at Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa, has unique challenges. The spawning of triggerfish there attracts swarms of trigge...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,640Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Trevally in Moonlight
By David C Gallup
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The ocean never sleeps. For pelagic species such as Blue Trevally this is especially true. While few have the desire to swim in open water at night, these fish have no choice… the ...
Oil, Wood Panel
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Schooling Palometa
By David C Gallup
Located in Palm Desert, CA
I am always fascinated with human perception - you could say that it is why I became an artist. One of the most elusive qualities of perception, and therefore one of the greatest ch...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,803
H 14.77 in W 17.72 in D 0.4 in
The standard bearer
By Jacques Francois Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Oil on panel depicting a lively military scene, attributed to Jacques Swebach, known as Swebach-Desfontaines (1769–1823), a French painter celebrated for his battle scenes, cavalry subjects, and historical genre compositions. The painting features a mounted standard bearer leading a small group of cavalrymen, accompanied by figures on foot, advancing through an open landscape beneath a dramatic, cloud-filled sky. The dynamic arrangement of figures, the expressive postures, and the detailed rendering of horses demonstrate the artist’s keen observational skills and narrative clarity—hallmarks of Swebach’s work. The color palette is composed of warm browns, earthy ochres, and muted blue-grey tones, creating a balanced yet animated atmosphere. The handling of paint is fluid and confident, with careful modeling of the figures and a sensitive treatment of light, particularly in the sky. The composition reflects the strong influence of 17th-century Flemish and Dutch painting, which played a significant role in Swebach’s artistic formation. Executed in oil on wooden panel, a support frequently used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries for such subjects, this attributed work displays strong decorative appeal and solid pictorial quality. It is well suited for collectors of Old Master paintings, military art, and European historical scenes from the Napoleonic era. Oil on panel Oil on wood painting Attributed to Jacques Swebach Swebach Desfontaines French Old Master painting 18th century French painting Early 19th century painting Antique military painting...
Oil, Wood Panel
Mirage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$7,000
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
"Where the Wild Things Are" - Colorful Happy Mixed Media Abstract Dog Artwork
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Where the Wild Things Are" 2025 Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Paper, Glue, Wood Panel The artist signed the bottom middle and the ...
Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$4,208
H 5.12 in W 7.88 in D 2.76 in
The Neighbourhood Cat- 21st Century Contemporary Animal Portrait painting
By Adriana van Zoest
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Adriana van Zoest Neighbourhoodcat 13 x 20 cm Framed in a black wooden frame: 22 x 30 cm Oil paint on wood panel Dutch artist, painter, Adriana van Zoest, lives and works in Warmen...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,751
H 7.88 in W 11.46 in D 1.19 in
Robin -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting of a Bird
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Robin 20 x 29,1 cm (Framed included in price 20,4 x 29,5) Oil paint on wood panel We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly c...
Wood Panel, Oil
$3,094
H 9.5 in W 13.5 in D 2 in
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of figure before sunset
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by George Boyle, "the Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Nestled In
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
Finding the Sun
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$2,544
H 10 in W 14 in D 2 in
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by George Boyle, "the Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,800Sale Price|30% Off
H 18 in W 14 in D 1.5 in
"Buster" by L. A. Spowart - Bright Playful Abstract Animal Dog Painting on Wood
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Buster" 2023 Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wire The artist signed the bottom left and back of the painting. "Buster"...
Wire
$6,950
H 15 in W 25 in
Portrait of Wire Fox Terrier or Westie, English in a landscape in three images
By Florence Mabel Hollams
Located in Woodbury, CT
Francis Mabel Hollams (British, 1877–1963) Three Portraits of “Scrap,” a Wire-Haired Terrier Oil on wood panel, monogrammed lower left “FMH” Circa 1940–1950 A delightful and charac...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,800
H 4.88 in W 7.25 in
"Nesting, " French 19th c Realist, Louvre Museum, Charming Small Oil of Chickens
By Charles-Emile Jacque
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in 1813 in Paris, Charles Emile Jacque began his training in etching as an apprentice to a map engraver. By 1833 he was painting and debuted at the Paris Salon and contributed r...
Oil, Wood Panel