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.
Imac computer with Catalina Island on the screen, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Kilduff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life oil painting of an iMac computer with Catalina Island on the screen. For the price on a new iMac...You can buy a painting of an iMac instead. Also, the painting will m...
Oil
Still Life with Roses
By Georges d'Espagnat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Georges D’Espagnat French, 1870-1950 Still Life with Roses Oil on canvas 25 ¾ by 32 in, w/ frame 33 ¾ by 40 in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01547 Born at Melun on 14th Aug...
Canvas, Oil
$1,250
H 23.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.8 in
Still Life, Fruits, Handmade Artwork Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Anatoly Tarabanov
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2011 Style: Contemporary Art Title: Still Life Size: 2...
Canvas, Oil
$1,500
H 23 in W 43 in D 1 in
Piece of Garden, Original Oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Subject: Piece of Garden SIZE: 23" x 43" x 1''inch Unframed, Stretched on the wooden...
Canvas, Oil
The Yellow Rose
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted by Nelson H. White, in his studio. A single yellow rose stands as the focal point in a small 6 x 4 inch panel. Poking out of a glass bottle, against a dark background, shades...
Oil, Panel
Yellow, Red and Blue
By Jim McVicker
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts directly from the artist Signed "McVicker" on the right Artist Statement "The gladiolus were clipped from our garden, brought into ...
Linen, Oil, Panel
$3,250
H 16 in W 12 in
Joyce Norwood, "Coastal Arrangement" 16x12 Floral Bouquet Oil Painting on Canvas
By Joyce Norwood
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting "Coastal Arrangement" is a 24x20 oil painting on canvas by artist Joyce Norwood. Featured is a lovely springy bouquet still life of two vases full of white, red, and pink flowers. Set against a background of bright blue skies and tan brown sands of a coastal landscape. Thick impressionistic brush strokes and color gives the overall painting a liveliness. About the Artist: A native of North Carolina and one of ten girls, Joyce always loved to draw especially from the human figure. Her education began at the New York Art Student’s League, studying under Robert Brackman and William Draper...
Canvas, Oil
$1,350
H 23.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.8 in
Apples, Fruits Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Anatoly Tarabanov
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Contemporary Art Title: Apples Size: 23.5"...
Canvas, Oil
$800
H 15.5 in W 23.5 in D 0.8 in
Still Life, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Anatoly Tarabanov
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2017 Style: Impressionism Title: Still Life Size: 15.5...
Canvas, Oil
Glowing Lime Original Oil Painting
By Elena Khokhryakova
Located in Zofingen, AG
A glowing sliced lime is the focal point of this contemporary realist citrus still life painting. Light passing through its translucent flesh reveals its crystal-like texture, creat...
Canvas, Oil
Tonal Floral, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The floral still life painting features a bouquet of magnolias arranged in a tall glass vase. Artist Mary Pratt uses layers of soft green and silvery grey impas...
Oil
$700
H 19.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.8 in
Still Life, Handmade artwork Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Anatoly Tarabanov
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Style: Classic Art Title: Still Life Size: 19.5" ...
Canvas, Oil
$614
H 1.19 in W 16.93 in D 1.97 in
Winifred Humphrey 20s Colourful still life Oil Painting flowers St Ives Cornwall
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Winifred O. Humphrey STISA (early/mid 20th Century British TITLE: "Marigolds" SIGNED: labelled verso MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 53cm x 43cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: ver...
Oil