Contemporary Plein Air artist Frank M. Serrano was born in Los Angeles on November 29, 1967. He developed an early interest in art and nature, studying throughout his school days, but is largely self-taught. His natural talent eventually gained him a lucrative career as a freelance commercial artist. After his success in the commercial sector, in the early 1990s Serrano decided to pursue his passion for traditional oil painting and has since developed a strong following of admirers, both nationally and internationally.
Serrano, an avid outdoorsman, is recognized for his keen sense of atmospheric observation and ability to spontaneously interpret his personal connection with nature onto canvas. In 2003 he completed writing and illustrating the book, Plein Air Painting in Oil, published by the Walter Foster Company, which serves as a handbook to budding plein air artists and collectors of this genre of landscape painting. Starting from August 2006 Serrano serves as plein air painting consultant for Walt Disney Studios.
Serrano travels widely throughout North America painting scenes from the desert southwest to the beautiful high country vistas of the Canadian Rockies. A hallmark of Serrano’s work is his unique talent for capturing the hazy atmosphere characteristic of the west. Serrano credits early landscape artist Sam Hyde Harris as a major influence in his work. Although the majority of Serrano’s painting is done on location a la prima, he also works in his studio creating larger paintings from his outdoor sketches. He believes the only way to learn to paint is from life.
Frank M. Serrano is an Artist Member of the California Art Club and a former Chairman of the Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
Carson Peak; Sierra Nevada
By Frank Serrano
Located in Pasadena, CA
2024 Consigned to American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California; 2005 Private Collector Encino, California; 2005 Ota House, Marina Del Rey;...
Canvas, Oil
Plein Air Painter Frank Serrano Landscape Painting
By Frank Serrano
Located in Rockport, MA
This painting by Frank Serrano shows a peaceful Western scene with a wagon and a horse grazing in a golden field. The sky is filled with soft clouds, giving the painting a calm and o...
Oil
$1,250
H 17.5 in W 20 in D 2.5 in
Brian Blood 'Monterey Bay' Plein Air California Impressionist Seascape Painting
By Brian Blood
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brian Blood (American, b. 1962) Monterey Bay, 2000 Oil on canvas board Signed lower right: BB signed, dated, and titled verso: Brian Blood, 2000 Monterey Bay 9in H x 12in L In a silvered gilt frame with linen mat and moulding: 17 1/4in H x 20in L Brian Blood is a resident of Pebble Beach, California. He began his professional life as a graphic artist and art director in Boston, Massachusetts. He then came to California to attend the Academy of Art College in San Francisco for both undergraduate and graduate studies. In 2003, Blood and his artist wife, Laurie Kersey...
Oil, Canvas
$3,000
H 18.38 in W 22.38 in D 1 in
Impressionistic Seascape Venice Painting Michael Budden Moonlight on the Canal
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonlight on the Canal, Venice oil/panel 12 x 16 unframed, 18.38 x 22.38 framed Signed LR Moonlight on the Canal is a beautiful oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contempo...
Oil
$4,500
H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
By Francis Stillwell Dixon
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967). One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 25 in W 31 in D 2 in
Horse at the Golden Hills, California , Impressionist California landscaper.
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Lynn Gertenbach's "Ride at Golden Hills" is a remarkable oil painting that captures a serene moment of a lady riding a horse under a tree, surrounded by lush grass and vibrant scener...
Oil
$26,000
H 22 in W 28 in
Bridge Nocturne oil painting by Johann Berthelsen
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Hudson, NY
One of Johann Berthelsen's iconic nocturne views of New York City across the Hudson River. Bridge Nocturne (c.1945) Oil on canvas, 22" x 28" 29 ½" x 36" x 2" framed Signed "Johann ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
H 13 in W 15 in D 2 in
Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Morning Abstraction
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morning Abstraction oil/panel 8 x 10 unframed, 13 x 15 x 2 framed Signed LR Morning Abstraction is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden...
Oil
Mt. Greylock - Holder Wenzel Jensen
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Exhibited, well painted,fall impressionist scene of Mt Greylock, Massachusetts painted by Holger Wenzel Jensen. Exhibition label attached verso. Exhibited, Chicago Galleries Associ...
Oil
$850
H 12.25 in W 14.25 in D 0.5 in
Impressionistic Realistic Landscape Painting Michael Budden Sheep Autumn
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Early Autumn Light, Sheep oil/panel 6x8 image unframed, 12.25 x 14.25 x .50 framed signed LR Early Autumn Light, Sheep is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporar...
Oil
$3,500
H 23.5 in W 27.25 in D 1.5 in
American Impressionist painting of the Monterey, California Hills
By John O'Shea
Located in Colfax, CA
A bright and cheerful depiction of the hills near Monterey, CA by American artist John O'Shea. Born in Ireland in 1913, O'Shea moved to Pasadena, California and began his career as ...
Oil
$3,200
H 20.125 in W 29.875 in D 0.875 in
Robert Kenneth White "Peaceful Reflection II" Signed 2017 Oil of Villa Garden
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "PEACEFUL REFLECTION II" ⚜ Oil on canvas ⚜ Hand signed lower right ⚜ Frameless display CLASSICAL GARDEN INTERIOR WITH MEDITERRANEAN LIGHT In Peaceful Reflecti...
Canvas, Oil
A farmstead on Long Island
By Frank Waller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frank Waller (American, 1842-1923) Farmstead, Long Island Oil on canvas, 13 x 21 inches FRAMED: 18 x 26 inches (approx.) Note: while this work is unsigned, it relates to a number o...
Canvas, Oil
Twighlight Meadow
Located in North Clarendon, VT
A beautiful Boston School painting, Twilight Meadow by Nathaniel Leander Berry. Oil on artist board, signed lower right. 8" x 10" sight, 12" x 14" framed. Nathaniel Leander Berry (...
Oil
Coastal Rocks; Laguna Beach, California
By Frank Serrano
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description: Created en plein air in Laguna Beach January 6, 2005, American Legacy Fine Arts (ALFA) acquired the paintin...
Linen, Oil, Panel