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.
Eaton Canyon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This is an old plein air oil paining I did of Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, California. I am not sure of the date but I think it's around 1995. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece...
Oil
Lemon tree in the backyard, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
I have been painting this lemon tree in the backyard a lot during the quarantine. Spray paint, acrylic and oil on Canvas. If you look at the left window, you can see my portrait. :: ...
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...
Acrylic
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 ::...
Oil
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 ::...
Oil
Saint Sulpice, Paris
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Beautiful Paris Market scene by American Impressionist master Frederick Usher de Voll. Painted in 1907 and passed down through his family since...
Oil
Sold|$15,000
H 14 in Dm 19 in
Study of Figures Resting By the Rivers Edge
By Charles Sprague Pearce
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This evocative oil study by Charles Sprague Pearce captures a rare moment of stillness in the lives of two working women. Seated along a golden riverbank, their figures are bathed in...
Canvas, Oil
Martigues, France
Located in Sheffield, MA
Paul Savigny French, 1858-1916 Martigues, France Oil on canvas 25 ½ by 36 ½ in, w/ frame 31 ½ by 42 ½ in Signed lower right
Oil
$8,746Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 32 in D 2 in
Galloway Hills Landscape - Scottish Edwardian Impressionist art oil painting
By John Campbell Mitchell
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Scottish Edwardian exhibited landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish artist John Campbell Mitchell RSA. The location is the Galloway hills and it was painted in 190...
Oil
$5,247Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 32 in D 2 in
Glimpse of the Sea - Scottish 1915 art Impressionist landscape oil painting
By Sir Charles James Lawton Wingate
Located in Hagley, England
A superb landscape oil painting on canvas by Sir James Lawton Wingate, President of The Royal Scottish Academy. This painting shows a windswept Scottish landscape and a "glimpse of t...
Oil
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 37 in D 1 in
Vintage Coastal Seascape in Oil on Canvas
By Jac Falcraft
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Coastal Seascape in Oil on Canvas Vintage seascape of the California coast by California artist Jac Falcraft (American, 20th century). Wonderfully detailed coastal scene of ...
Canvas, Oil
$13,119Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 37 in D 2 in
River Lune nr Lancaster - British 19thC Impressionist art landscape oil painting
By Samuel John Lamorna Birch
Located in Hagley, England
A delightful oil painting on canvas by Newlyn listed artist Samuel Lamorna Birch. Painted circa 1895 it depicts The River Lune and a fisherman near Lancaster and it is a stunning example of early British Impressionism. One of the best early works by this artist, the colours are just beautiful, very vibrant and in gallery condition. Signed lower right. Provenance. Midlands collection. Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 20 inches unframed and in excellent condition. Housed in a fine period gallery frame which enhances the colours in the picture, 37 by 27 inches framed. In excellent condition. Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869-1955) the leading figure of the second flowering of the Newlyn School, Samuel John Birch was so smitten with the Lamorna valley...
Oil
$1,098
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 0.12 in
Hot Midday - original summer landscape, painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A summer landscape with wildflowers, a forest lake and a clear sky is a beautiful decoration for any interior. The painting is created en plein-air in one of favourite artist's place...
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Morning Warmth" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Original Oil Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Morning Warmth" (2022) is an original handmade oil painting depicting a peaceful landscape in the light of early morning. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer...
Oil
$14,000
H 36 in W 48 in D 1 in
"Tall Eucalytus, Sonoma" Large California Landscape Painting by Jacobus Baas
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Tall Eucalyptus, Sonoma" is a beautiful large oil painted by noted California artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air style painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that ...
Oil
Mushroom. Lacco Ameno
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this painting, I sought to capture the serene juxtaposition of nature's enduring splendor with human innovation. Leveraging the soft, fluid strokes characteristic of impr...
Canvas, Oil
Above The Hollywood Bowl, Acrylic Painting On Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a beautiful one-of-a-kind original plein air painting above the Hollywoord Bowl. It is ready to hang.
Acrylic