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John Kilduff Paintings

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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.

On 1stDibs, find original John Kilduff oil paintings, watercolor works and more.

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Artist: John Kilduff
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Planes landing into Burbank 4-4-22, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
On April 4, 2022 I painted the airplanes landing into Burbank airport from my backyard. 25 canvas panels mounted on a wood frame. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Oil

99 bottles of beer on the wall, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer... you take one down, pass it around.... 98 bottles of beer on the wall.... 98 bottles of beer on the wall, etc, etc, etc. :: Pai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

30 planes landing into Burbank Airport, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
For a little over 3 hours on March 22, 2019, I painted all of the planes as they flew over my backyard. 30 paintings in all, each painting is 8" x 10". Oil on canvas panels. Panels m...
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2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Rush hour on the westside, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Rush hour on the westside of Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of osculating fan while on treadmill, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life portrait of an osculating fan while running on a treadmill. Streamed live on my Youtube channel: letspainttv :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an off...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Oil

Laguna Canyon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting from the park just off of Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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 ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

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 Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Oil

Still life of a jar of pickles #3, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I painted this jar of pickles live during my livestreaming show Let's Paint TV :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Fig tree in quarantine, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting (with some spray paint) of the Fig tree in the backyard during quarantine. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an off...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

China Cabinett
By John Kilduff
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Cow Cats
By John Kilduff
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From a series of cats painted by the artist includes one of his own cats.
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21st Century and Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Still life of a jar of pickles #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I painted this jar of pickles live during my livestreaming show Let's Paint TV. Spray paint, acrylic and oils on Canvas :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official ce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Hollyhock, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I have been experimenting the last few years using spray paint, acrylic and oils on the canvas. I painted this en plein air in my backyard. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Acrylic

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Oil

Hollyhocks on blue, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Spray paint, acrylic and oil on canvas. Painted in my backyard. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

The Sunbathers, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted on location (plein air) at Zuma Beach in Malibu, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

9th & Broadway, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted on location (plein air) in Downtown Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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 ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Newsstand, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting of a newsstand on Broadway Street in Downtown Los Angeles. I painted this during the Los Angeles Plein Air Festival 2016. I received 1st place in Oils. :: Pai...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Cow 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 two paintings, only black cats and cow cats...
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2010s Contemporary John Kilduff Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Oil

Downtown Los Angeles Rooftop View, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air oil painting from a rooftop overlooking Downtown Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certific...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Hollyhock Plein Air #2, 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 #1) at the same time and made a video of the process. Here's the vide...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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Early 2000s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Escalator No.2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I did this painting while running on a treadmill in my studio. I have found it resembles what it's like to paint on location (plein air). The image is of a person taking their bicycl...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Farmers and Merchants Bank, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air painting of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Downtown Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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 Paintings

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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...
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2010s Pop Art John Kilduff Paintings

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Acrylic

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 Paintings

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Oil

3rd and Traction, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted on location (plein air) from a building in the Los Angeles Arts District, overlooking 3rd and Traction Streets. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece ...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Orphium Theater, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was painted on location (p[lein air) in front of the Orphium theater in Downtown Los Angeles. :: Painting :: Impressionist...
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Early 2000s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Riding subway in NYC, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I did a series of paintings in the studio based on sketches I did while riding the New York subways this summer (2016). :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an offic...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

Cheesebro Oak, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Plein air painting (painted on location) of an oak tree at Cheesebro Park in Agoura Hills, California. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate o...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

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...
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2010s Impressionist John Kilduff Paintings

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Oil

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 Paintings

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Oil

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