John Kilduff Art
American
An artist, television show host and widely recognized online celebrity, California-based American painter John Kilduff is known for his distinctive style, which can be described as a merge of Impressionism and Pop art. His paintings offer a lighthearted and relatable look at contemporary life, and feature everything from beach hats and sneakers to soup cans and beer bottles.
In 1987, Kilduff earned his BFA from the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. He also studied comedy at The Groundlings Theatre & School and the Los Angeles City College, in addition to getting his MFA from UCLA in 2008.
Kilduff came into the spotlight in 2001 when he began hosting a cable-access television show called Let's Paint TV, calling himself "Mr. Let's Paint." The show's live episodes typically involve Kilduff painting while he performs other activities, like playing ping pong, running on a treadmill or cooking. In 2006, he began uploading clips of the show to YouTube, which garnered worldwide attention. The series is now broadcast online.
Kilduff has made numerous other television appearances over the years, including the Tyra Banks Show, where he painted Banks’s portrait live. In 2006, he painted David Hasselhoff on the red carpet of the VH1 Big Awards and also appeared on season two of America's Got Talent.
Ever the entertainer, Kilduff frequently holds in-person painting shows. In 2016, a show called "Bakery" at the Daniel Rolnik Gallery in Santa Monica was designed to mimic the look of a small pastry shop and, as Kilduff created paintings of a range of sweet treats for the event, it earned comparisons to the works of sculptor Claes Oldenburg and Wayne Thiebaud.
Kilduff lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Artist: John Kilduff
Sistine Chapel ceiling, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I painted the Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling. Acrylic and spray paint on canvas. Painting will be rolled up and shipped in a tube. :: Painting :: Italian & Tuscan :: This pie...
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2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
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Acrylic
Backyard at Sunset, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic and spray paint on yupo paper. I have been enjoying working on this synthetic paper lately. The colors tend to pop. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
Lake Michigan, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I kayaked to Lake Michigan from Ox-Bow (Saugatuck, MI) and painted this view of Lake Michigan. It was very windy. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official ce...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Watercolor
Venice Beach Hats, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
From memory of a Venice Beach boardwalk vendor selling hats. Acrylic and Spray paint used along with oil paints. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official cert...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Kilduff Art
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Oil
The big country, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I have been watching a lot of westerns on TV lately. Gunsmoke and The Rifleman. This painting is based on a scene from the movie The big country. :: Painting :: Americana :: This pie...
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2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Garden Center, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of the entrance to the Home Depot garden center in Van Nuys, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Box of Donuts, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of a box of donuts painted in my studio. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Han...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Cow Cat, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I did a Kickstarter project where I painted 100 cat portraits. This is one of those paintings. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authen...
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2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Peanuts, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of a bag of peanuts. Watercolor on Arches cold pressed 140 lb watercolor paper. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sig...
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2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
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Watercolor
San Francisco Bay from Skyline BLVD, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of the San Francisco Bay from Skyline Blvd in Oakland, California. I am not sure the exact date but I think it was around 1995. :: Painting :: Impressionist ::...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Kilduff App, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
In 2019, there was this fun app that people could see how they would look like being older by submitting their photos. Not sure if this was some kind of data mining operation but it ...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Palm Perspective number 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I always liked seeing the palm trees going into the horizon and thought it would be interesting to capture that feeling on a triangle shaped canvas. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This pi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Train engines, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of train engines. :: Painting :: Americana :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Black Cats, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I did a Kickstarter project where I painted 100 cat portraits. The end result was to paint three large paintings where I would paint only orange cats on one of them and on the other ...
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2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
My Japanese model railroad collection, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This is my collection of Japanese model railroad trains that I painted from the internet. :: Painting :: Fine Art :: This piece comes with an official c...
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2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Figs, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of figs from the backyard fig tree. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Lester the cat with the Hollyhocks, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a painting of Lester the cat. He is a feral cat that likes to hang out in the backyard. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Panapen Tree, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of a panapen tree in Caguas, Puerto Rico. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Leo Carrillo State Beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large acrylic painting done in the studio based on a plein air watercolor of Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
8th & Broadway, Los Angeles, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted on location at the corner of 8th & Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certific...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Fig Tree in Quarantine, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of the fig tree in the backyard. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Matador Beach, Malibu, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of Matador Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Colorado Street bridge, Pasadena, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of the Colorado Street bridge in Pasadena, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official ce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Surfing Mendocino Bay, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of Mendocino Bay. Painted during the Mendocino plein air festival. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Pinball Wizard, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large oil painting of a pinball wizard playing a Playboy pinball machine. :: Painting :: Fine Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of au...
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2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Lazy Susan spice rack, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of my spice rack. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes ::...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Hydrangeas #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I painted this painting a number of years ago as part of a series I did on this Hydrangea plant I picked up at the local supermarket. The painting is full of big, bold, colorful, th...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Helicopters and Palm Trees, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is part of my ongoing series of looking up at palm trees here in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California. Helicopters flying overhead is very common here in Los Angel...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
8th and Broadway, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted on location (plein air) on 8th and Broadway in Downtown Los ANgeles,California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificat...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Mulholland View, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting from Mulholland Drive overlooking Hollywood and Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sign...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Indian Alley, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein are painting of Indian alley in Downtown Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authe...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted in my studio based off of a plein air oil painting I did of this location ( Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California). Spray paint, Acrylic and Oils on Canvas. :: Painting ::...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
California Incline, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Studio painting based on my plein air paintings of the same view. Oil on canvas mounted onto wood. They call this road the California Incline as it goes down from Ocean ave to the Pa...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Trees #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air painting (painted on location) of a grove a trees in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certifi...
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Early 2000s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Matador Beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of Matador Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenti...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Manhattan Island, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of an aerial view of Manhattan Island. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Han...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Downtown Los Angeles at night, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large painting of Downtown Los Angeles from above. Started this painting using spray paint than painted in oils while walking on a treadmill. Finished it up later on off the treadmil...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
On Broadway #3, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted entirely on location (en plein air) on Broadway Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The painting is full of bold brushstrokes! Signed on the lower right. I did ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
On Zuma Beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of Zuma Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Read...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Soup Section, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of the soup section at Jons supermarket in Van Nuys, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Corral Canyon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large painting of Corral Canyon in Malibu done in my studio while running on a treadmill and playing Midi pianos at the same time during my internet streaming show Let's Paint TV. Oi...
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2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Chips, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of the chips isle at Jons Supermarket here in Van Nuys, California. :: Painting :: Americana :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by t...
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2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Pinball Wizard #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large oil painting of a pinball wizard. Oil sticks and oil on canvas. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Driving in LA, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil, acrylic and spray paint on canvas. The painting I started in 2019 but recently reworked it. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authe...
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2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Hollyhocks, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large oil painting painted on location (plein air) in my backyard. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
St John's Cathedral, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is based on a sketch of the inside of St John's Cathedral in Den Bosch in the Netherlands. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Magazine rack, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting of the magazine rack at Walgreens in Van Nuys, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ar...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
The Lemon Squares, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I was thinking of making some lemons squares since I had a bunch of lemons and decided to make lemon squares. Then I thought of the TV show The Hollywood squares and decided to have ...
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2010s Folk Art John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Big Sur on Yupo Paper, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic and spray paint on yupo paper. I have been enjoying working on this synthetic paper lately. The colors tend to pop. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an of...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at night, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large painting of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at night from Treasure Island. Oil, oil sticks, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. :: Painting :: Americana :: This piece comes wi...
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2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Garbage Day, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is an aerial view of a Los Angeles street during garbage day. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by th...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
My train collection, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large oil painting of a train collection. :: Painting :: Fine Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed...
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2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
30 planes landing into Burbank 4-11-22, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
On April 11, 2022, I painted the airplanes landing into Burbank airport from my backyard. I live streamed the event on my YouTube channel Letspainttv. 30 canvas panels mounted onto a...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Zuma Beach Malibu, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of Zuma Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Read...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Oil
Big Sur, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting of the Big Sur coastline in Carmel, California. Acrylic and Spray paint on canvas. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
Self Portrait Wearing Blue Shirt, Blue Gloves, and Drinking a Blue Bud
By John Kilduff
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
China Cabinett
By John Kilduff
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Andy Ice Cream
By John Kilduff
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Portrait of Andy Warhol as an Ice Cream Cone.
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Airplanes at Sunset, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was created by looking at google images on my computer. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Backyard sunset, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large acrylic painting on Yupo paper of my backyard plants at sunset. I used long paint brushes and had the painting on the ground while painting. I liked the process and plan to do ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Acrylic
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