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
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
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
$1,300
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.19 in
Landscape 18 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 18 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Quiet Harbor"
By Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a quiet Croatian coastal harbor, where snow-white yachts bob at a wooden pier. Their masts are reflected in the calm water, broken only by gentle ripples. Beyond...
Canvas, Oil
"Flamingo Pond"
By Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a quiet dawn over a spacious pond, the water shimmering with shades of azure and silver. The delicate silhouettes of flamingos emerge on this mirror-like surface...
Canvas, Oil
$2,608
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 1.32 in
A New Morning, original painting, landscape, contemporary art, coastal
By Barry Wilson
Located in Deddington, GB
A New Morning captures the stillness just as the sun rises for the new day. The simplicity and beauty of walking out to witness the new morning. The depth is created throughout the p...
Canvas, Acrylic
Limitless Triptych
By Alyson Kinkade
Located in Loveland, CO
Limitless Triptych by Alyson Kinkade Each canvas is 20x15", oil on linen on thick stretcher bars. 22x51x1.5" overall dimensions. Framed in black wood - floater frames as pictured "W...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen
"Yachts at the pier"
By Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a calm marina on a warm, sunny day. At the center of the composition are moored sailboats with tall masts, rising in vertical lines into the blue sky. These slen...
Canvas, Oil
Sunflowers, Contemporary Acrylic Landscape Painting
By Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A joyful sunflower field comes to life in this 11x14" acrylic painting on wood panel. Bold yellow blooms rise against a vivid blue sky, their dark centers and expressive brushstrokes...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,800
H 16 in W 12 in D 1 in
Hello Sunshine - Yellow Navy Blue Pink Aqua Abstract Pattern Landscape, 2023
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light blue, lime green, indigo, pink and aqua on a luminous golden yellow background in this contemporary painting ...
Linen, Oil, Panel
Tulips - Contemporary Painting
By Liliya Nikolova
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This contemporary tulips painting radiates a lively, optimistic spirit through its vibrant use of color and bold, intuitive style. The artist’s distinct approach combines an intuitiv...
Canvas, Acrylic
$300
H 5 in W 7 in D 0.07 in
Wild And Free - Artwork On Paper, Landscape, Green Garden, Purple Flowers, 5"x7"
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
WILD AND FREE - This original artwork on paper captures delicate scattered flowers in a field of grass. The blending of acrylic, oil pastel and colour pencil, make up loose and intui...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Color Pencil
$7,270
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Grandiose - Realist purple & lavender Olive Tree, golden background, nature
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Grandiose", Purple Olive Tree with Golden Background. Oil and gold leaf on canvas, black and gold silhouette frame 150h × 100w × 4d cm 59.06h × 39.37w × 1.57d inches Anastasia Gkl...
Gold Leaf
$2,200
H 16 in W 16 in
Carol Young, "Violet Barn", 16x16 Colorful Barn Landscape Oil on Board
By Carol Young
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting presents a quiet rural building transformed through an expressive, contemporary use of color. A simple white-roofed barn stands centered in the composition, its broad p...
Acrylic, Board
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