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
Under curfew in Puerto rico #3, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor painted while under curfew in Caguas, Puerto Rico in March 2020. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Downtown Los Angeles, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted this while running on a treadmill and playing music during my internet streaming show Let's Paint TV. Painting was also painted upside-down. You can watch the video on Youtub...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Sepulveda Pass, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of the Sepulveda Pass in Los Angeles, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the a...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Cactus plants #2, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of the cactus plants in the backyard. I did two watercolors at the same time. The other one is listed too. It's titled "Cactus plants...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Palm Perspective #5, 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 :: Impressionist ::...
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2010s Impressionist 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Mulholland Drive #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted entirely on location (en plein air) on Mulholland Drive in Malibu, California. The painting is full of bold brushstrokes! Si...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Under curfew in Puerto Rico #1, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of some ginger plants while under curfew in Puerto Rico, March 2020. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticit...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Under curfew in Puerto Rico #2, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor painted while under curfew in Caguas, Puerto Rico in March 2020. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Liquor Store, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air (painted on location) oil painting of an abandoned liquor store in Panorama City (Los Angeles). :: Painting :: Americana :: This piece comes wit...
Category
2010s Other Art Style John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Palm perspective number 4, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Based on the rows of palm trees that are all over Los Angeles. Oil, spray paint and acrylic on Canvas. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
Birds of Paradise, Painting, Acrylic on Other
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air acrylic painting on cardboard of the bird of paradise in the backyard. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed ...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
Mendocino Coast, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of the Mendocino Coast in Mendocino, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate o...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Beverly Drive Rush Hour, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was done in the studio. Based on a plein air painting of the same view. I started the painting off using spray paint and acrylic paints and ended up using oils over mos...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Tulips in a vase, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of tulips in a vase. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Under the Olive tree number 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting of the olive tree in the backyard. Spray paint, acrylic and oil on canvas. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Hills Bros Coffee, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of an old can of coffee. Watercolor on Arches cold pressed 140 lb watercolor paper. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Laguna Beach View, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I painted this for the Laguna Beach Plein air Invitational back years ago ( Think it was 2009 or 2010). :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This pie...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Fall landscape, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I painted this during my Reddit show I do online where I run on a treadmill and paint. This painting started off as an abstraction but I than saw the mountains and clouds in the abst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Broadway & Leavenworth San Francisco, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air painting (painted on location) of the corner of Broadway and Leavenworth in San Francisco, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official ce...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
On Broadway, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted on location (plein air) on Broadway Street in Downtown los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Spring Street, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted on location (plein air) on Spring Street in Downtown Los Angeles. THe building is just south of 7th Street on Spring St. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: T...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Downtown LA view from 12th and San Pedro
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted on on the rooftop parking lot (12th and San Pedro) overlooking Downtown Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece ...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Mount Diablo, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This large painting was painted in plein air (painted on location) in Oakland,California. The view is of Mount Diablo, which is the largest mountain in th...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Zuma Beach #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of beachgoers on Zuma Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Goya's Nude Maja on a can of beans, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting of a famous Goya painting on a can of Goya beans. Oil and spray paint on can. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
7-up bottle, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of an old 7-up bottle. Watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity s...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Miracle Whip, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of a jar of Miracle Whip. Watercolor on Arches cold pressed 140 lb watercolor paper. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticit...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Olive tree in the backyard, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air acrylic painting of the olive tree in the backyard. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
San Fransisco Victorians, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted this in the studio, based on a photo I took of some Victorians just a block away from Haight Street in San Francisco. This is part of a new series of paintings where I spray ...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
Under the olive tree, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I was taking photos of this hawk flying overhead and when I went to look at the photos, I saw this lovely image and thought I should paint it. Spray paint with acrylic and oil paints...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Hollyhok Plein Air #1, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air painting of a hollyhock flower in my backyard. I did another painting of the same hollyhock (Hollyhock #2) at the same time and made a video of the process. Here's the vide...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Tulips in a vase, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted these tulips that where in the dining room. I used spray paint, acrylic and oils on the painting. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificat...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Rush Hour, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted on location (plein air) in downtown Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
17 mile drive #2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Large painting of the beautiful coast near Carmel, California. Spray paint, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate o...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
5th and Broadway, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air (painted on location) painting of 5th and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. This painting won the grand prize at the Los Angeles Plein Air Festival 2018. :: Painting :: Im...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
5th and Broadway, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This large painting was painted in plein air (painted on location) on 5th and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Painting is full of thick, bold, colorful brushstrokes. ...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Coke Bottle, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of an old Coke bottle. Watercolor on Arches cold pressed 140 lb watercolor paper. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an offici...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Crossing the street, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I did this painting in the studio while running on a treadmill. I have used the treadmill over the years in my performances and also in my studio paintings. What I like about running...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Sari's Cactus Garden, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air (painted on location) painting of Sari's cactus garden. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authen...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Miracle Whip, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of a jar of Miracle Whip. Watercolor on Arches cold pressed 140 lb watercolor paper. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticit...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Engine No.3025, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted on location (plein air) at Travel Town in Griffith Park,Los Angeles, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece com...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Crazy LA Helicopter Car Chase, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting of a car chase in Los Angeles with a little MC Esher influence. Oil, spray paint and acrylic on canvas. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece com...
Category
2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
5th and Broadway, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of 5th and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. The painting is full of large bold colorful brushstrokes. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with a...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
San Fransisco Cable Car, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted this in the studio, based on a photo I took of a Cable Car in San Francisco. This is part of a new series of paintings where I spray paint the outline and than use watered-do...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Acrylic
7-up bottle, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of an old 7-up bottle. Watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity s...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Beef Stew, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of a can of beef stew. Watercolor on Arches cold pressed 140 lb watercolor paper. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity s...
Category
2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
Jet Stream Liquors, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air (painted on location) oil painting of Jet Stream Liquors in North Hollywood, which is about a mile away from the Burbank Airport. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piec...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
City within a City, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting based on a cardboard sculpture I made. :: Painting :: Folk Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No...
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2010s Folk Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Last day before curfew, La Playuela Cabo Rojo PR, Painting, Watercolor on Waterc
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor from La Playuela beach in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. It was the last day of freedom before the curfew. March 15, 2020. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece co...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
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Watercolor
Beverly Hillbillies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is of a street scene in Beverly Hills, California. Spray Paint, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of au...
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2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
Carolina Beach, San Juan, P.R., Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of Carolina Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authen...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
El Escambron Beach, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air watercolor of El Escambron Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Watercolor
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
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...
Category
2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Art
Materials
Oil
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