John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Mayer Productions as a children’s book illustrator. It was a job where he used his artistic abilities although it was not an outlet for a serious painting career. (He has written and illustrated a book of his own that is awaiting a publisher). Schieffer then worked in the field of graphics at Leslie Roy Designs where he became production manager.
Until recently Schieffer has been a full-time conservator for Yost Conservation. Working primarily on 19th-century American art, he has been recreating what is missing due to damage from tears, punctures, flaking and aging. Schieffer uses his painting and sculpting skills to erase the marks of time. As a new resident of Arizona, these pieces now travel to him for his expert handling.
All through these differing art-related jobs, Schieffer has always been painting. He paints in many different sizes from murals to miniatures using both acrylic and oil paints. His experience as a restorer has honed a variety of techniques in realism, Impressionism, Surrealism, abstraction and portraiture. All of Schieffer’s own paintings explore texture, space and color.
Schieffer’s current works are contemporary still lifes. These pieces focus on the object while at the same time exploring the color and value of the object by keeping backgrounds subdued or shadowed. With trompe l'oeil precision, common and under-appreciated objects take on a fresh and unexpected persona.
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(Biography provided by Bonner David Galleries)
"Magenta Gummy in Awe"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Psychedelic Marbles"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Trio of Gummy Bears"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Childhood Totem"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Glass Giants"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Da Robit"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Electric Green"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Magenta Jack"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Deep and Passionate Red"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Mayer Productions as a children’s book illustrator. It was a job where he used his artistic abilities although it was not an outlet for a serious painting career. (He has a written and illustrated a book of his own that is awaiting a publisher). John then worked in the field of graphics at Leslie Roy...
Oil
"Sapphire"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
Spring Tulips
By Carole Garland
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Tulips and daffodils are the harbingers of spring and welcoming warm weather is just around the corner. In this painting by fine artist Carole Garland, the blushing rose petals of th...
Oil, Wood Panel
Message in a Bottle
By Elena Zolotnitsky
Located in Burlingame, CA
Sublime yellow roses in a water filled vase, from Elena Zolotnitsky who is Inspired by the concepts of beauty, adolescence, and time passing, Zolotnotsky’s personal and intimate oi...
Gold Leaf
Upward Thrust
By John Fox Haag
Located in Burlingame, CA
The urban series of oil on panel paintings take their inspiration from architecture and the energy of the inner city, its vertical nature, and its humanly propelled intensity. 'Upwa...
Oil, Wood Panel
Pretty Pink
By Elena Zolotnitsky
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elena Zolotnitsky is a Russian American painter whose work explores beauty, adolescence, and the passage of time. Her paintings emphasize the tactile physicality of paint, creating s...
Oil, Wood Panel
Yellow Bulb
By Sarah Olson
Located in New York, NY
oil on wood panel, 12 x 16 inches signed on reverse Sarah Olson explores the beginning of life and the creation of the world through the lens of religion and science. She has exhibi...
Oil, Wood Panel
Here and Now
By Elena Zolotnitsky
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elena Zolotnitsky is a Russian American painter whose work explores beauty, adolescence, and the passage of time. Her paintings emphasize the tactile physicality of paint, creating s...
Mylar, Oil, Wood Panel
$2,565
H 8 in W 8 in
Persephone - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood Panel, Framed
By Jennifer Hornyak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This small contemporary abstract painting has a floral theme featuring blues, magenta and coral colours. This elegant oil painting is by one of Canada’s finest contemporary artists,...
Oil, Wood Panel
SHIFT
By Elena Zolotnitsky
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elena Zolotnitsky is a Russian American painter whose work explores beauty, adolescence, and the passage of time. Her paintings emphasize the tactile physicality of paint, creating s...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mylar
American Rust
By Elena Zolotnitsky
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elena Zolotnitsky is a Russian American painter whose work explores beauty, adolescence, and the passage of time. Her paintings emphasize the tactile physicality of paint, creating s...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mylar
$3,510
H 10 in W 12 in
Petit Vase Blanc - Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary Floral Art
By Jennifer Hornyak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This abstract contemporary colourful oil painting has a floral theme. A master painter whose celebrated work has spanned four decades, Jennifer Hornyak continues to create new and e...
Oil, Wood Panel
Mondrian-Ish: Extinct Series
By Elena Zolotnitsky
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elena Zolotnitsky is a Russian American painter whose work explores beauty, adolescence, and the passage of time. Her paintings emphasize the tactile physicality of paint, creating s...
Mylar, Oil, Wood Panel
$630
H 4 in W 12 in D 1 in
Fresh from Floral Stand Still-life Floral Contemporary Texan Artist Sunflowers
By Max Guarnaccia
Located in Houston, TX
Max Guarnaccia paints from live floral arrangements that he sets up in his studio in Houston, Texas. "Fresh from Floral Stand" is 4" x 11" and has a custom made frame which makes i...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Dark Shadows"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Contemporary artist John Schieffer’s latest exhibit, Beautiful Things, highlights the importance of the relationship between color and design.
Canvas, Oil
"Purple Alien"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Panel
"Beckoning Love"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Panel
"Green Toucan"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Panel
"Snow Bat"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Panel
"U.F.O"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Panel
"The Swiss Option"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Panel
"Reach for More"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Schieffer's thoughts on his work: I often paint shiny objects like glass, metal, and water. I am kind of like a crow collecting sparkling things. Transl...
Oil, Panel
"Typeface/Clockworks"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil
"Dangerous Love"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil
"Clear Focus"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil
"The Wavelength of Jacks"
By John Schieffer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil