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
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
Unavailable|$3,000
H 6.75 in W 8.75 in D 1 in
"Red Barn in Spring" Rural Landscape by American Impressionist
By Walter Emerson Baum
Located in Doylestown, PA
This early 19 Century charm of a painting is one of a series of intimate miniature oil paintings, painted on board, by Walter Emerson Baum. Baum's works are among the most sought-aft...
Oil, Board
$1,995
H 29.5 in W 35.5 in D 0.75 in
Harold Vincent Skene Western Mountain Bear Landscape Oil Painting, Colorado
By Harold Vincent Skene
Located in Denver, CO
An original 1959 oil painting by renowned Colorado artist Harold Vincent Skene (1883–1978), Little Bear is a striking Mid-Century Western landscape that ca...
Oil
$5,500
H 21.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.5 in
Ohlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene depiction of an Ohlone Mother and Child walking a forest path by Anton Dahl (Swedish-American). Ohlone Mother and child are walking through the North...
Oil, Linen
$1,250
H 27.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.25 in
Jon Blanchette Northern California Farmhouse Landscape Oil Painting Mid-Century
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
An original mid-century oil painting by acclaimed California artist Jon Blanchette (1908–1987), this tranquil Northern California landscape captures the timeless beauty of the state'...
Oil
$700
H 6 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
Sunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn
By Virginia Vaughan
Located in Houston, TX
Sunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn Framed 11" x 13". Is part of newly released small works from V....Vaughan's collect...
Oil, Panel
$4,500
H 29.5 in W 34 in
"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century
By Arthur Hoeber
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Hoeber Green Landscape, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Provenance Sal Sciarrino, New Jersey Born in New Jersey in 1854, Arthur Hoeber had a natu...
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Landscape California Mountain Lakeside
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic landscape of a scenic lake view with an evergreen forest and picturesque purple mountains in the background by an unknown artist. Unsigned. Displayed in a period rustic wood ...
Masonite, Oil
$2,500
H 13 in W 17 in D 1.25 in
San Gabriel Mountains in Autumn Landscape California School 1930s
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful California plein air painting of San Gabriel Mountains in autumn with iconic Sycamore tree in foreground. Circa 1960. Unsigned. Presented in vintage gilt-toned carved wood frame. Image size: 10"H x 14"W. The San Gabriel Mountains have inspired many famous plein air painters including Hanson Puthuff, Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, Maurice Braun...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$6,800
H 23 in W 27 in D 1.5 in
Alice R. Comins NH Winter Landscape Oil Painting, Mount Monadnock, 1907
Located in Milford, NH
A fine winter landscape with Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire by American artist Alice R. Comins (1861-1943). Comins was a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and began her study of...
Canvas, Oil
$10,000
H 10 in W 12 in D 1.25 in
"Washington Square Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures in NYC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
A stunning jewel and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City scenes. Here we find a Washington Square Park at night and the Manhattan buildings depicted in the far b...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$2,400
H 13.5 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in
"View of New Hope" Pennsylvania Pastoral Autumnal Landscape Oil Painting Framed
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist pastoral scene of a quaint autumnal view of the bridge heading into New Hope, Bucks County, PA. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feeling into this miniature work. It is almost as if we are there in the early morning, bringing a beautiful feeling of nostalgia. Christopher is known for capturing the beauty and simplicity of an earlier time of the 20th Century; old New York, families working together, villages and farms and friends taking walks together. Many are depicted in recognizable historical settings and this piece is an excellent example of this as he captures a snow-filled historic setting of Bucks County with the calm, endearing charm of a snowy morning. Christopher engages his audience with the quick use of brushwork and great attention to picking up the energy passionately of his subjects. The piece comes housed in a contemporary dark tone wood frame with a gold tone edge and it is ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso. Art measures 8 x 10 inches Frame measures 13.5 x 15.5 inches Christopher Willett...
Oil, Board
$1,000
H 16.5 in W 19.25 in D 1 in
"Aspens on the Lake" Plein Air Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Board Framed
By Karen Bonnie
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful American Impressionist autumn scene of a glistening lake in the countryside. Bonnie has portrayed this piece in a most intimate yet energetic way, packing much feeling in...
Oil, Board, Canvas
Carson Peak; Sierra Nevada
By Frank Serrano
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance 2024 Consigned to American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California; 2005 Private Collector Encino, California; 2005 Ota House, Mari...
Canvas, 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