Dwayne Wolff Still-life Paintings

Reverse Mylar Painting, 'Blue Composition (1),' 2017 by Catherine Howe. Molding paste, oil and acrylic mediums on polyester sheeting, 40 x 30 in. / White Frame: 46 x 40.25 in. Howe's...

Hawaiian water scene by American Realist nature scene oil painter Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color rich scenes through shadow and light through his oil on canvas paintings that breathe life while reflecting natural western environments. Loftus's subject matter includes oceans, mountains, babbling brooks, mountain ridges and vistas, as well as people and figures. This beautiful oil painting glows with cool deep sea blue and the warm browns the sunlit shore. Peter Loftus was born in 1948, in Washington DC. He received a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, in 1971. In 1974, Loftus earned an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Drawn by the glorious California light, Loftus moved to Santa Cruz in 1975. He has lived and painted there ever since. Loftus taught at both University of California at Santa Cruz and Cabrillo Community College between 1975, through the present (at UCSC). He taught Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Drawing, and Painting, in both oil and aqueous media. During that time, he also sustained a rigorous exhibition schedule, showing regularly on the East and West coasts; in New York at Fischbach Gallery, and San Francisco at William Sawyer Gallery and later Hackett-Freedman Gallery. In addition, Loftus has participated in a number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th Century Drawings and Watercolors (and accompanying book), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, New Horizons in American Realism: Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Loftus is also included in several publications, including: "The Artist as Native: Reinventing Regionalism" by Alan Gussow...

'A Warm Disparity' still life painting of a simple pair of women's heels by California artist Kim Frohsin, who employs mixed media, acrylic, Stabilo pencil, Prismacolour, watercolor,...

In "Still Life with Feather," a trompe-l'œil oil painting, Willard Dixon realistically recreates images of everyday objects taped to a colored wall, creating a minimalistic impressi...

‘Waterfall Study’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on canv...

Yellow rose (for friendship) in a glass vase - still life is featured in this small scale mixed media oil painting that is 12 x 12 inches. Oil on canvas framed in solid maple wood wi...

'Two Pools ' still life painting of a pair of women's heels on stripes by California artist Kim Frohsin, who employs mixed media, acrylic, Stabilo pencil, Prismacolour, watercolor, w...

Sumptuous still life landscape with blue, green and gold features a rain storm over a field in daylight from artist David Shevlino, whose masterful application of paint through the u...

Floating transparent summer beach ball in abstract red and blue from Diana Tremaine, whose large-scale, dynamic oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning through the human...

In the painting 'On The Edge', we watch a family or group of friends gather to sit on the very edge of the Grand Canyon as they take in the breathtaking view. A wonderful and unique ...

Fly With Me is a trompe loeil painting with the appearance of chalk and masking tape, but is in truth a painting, painstakingly created with oil ...

Peace "traffic" Cones inspired by the 1068 Peace Talks: Gore Vidal vs William F. Buckley Jr. Cautionary Tales series, which considers the true price of progress in the name of technological advancement. Created from mixed media with mainly acrylic paint o...