Mandy Main is an art historian and landscape painter based in the Southern California desert. She has long been passionate about 19th-century American landscape paintings, which has been influential in her artistic practice. Main works in series, generally three paintings at a time. Her process begins with a vision of a place she has been, but she takes creative liberties with the aesthetic details. Main is captivated by light and shadow and strives to instill her work with moody drama through the representation of these elements. Using layers of paint and glazes, Main achieves mesmerizing atmospheric depth, encouraging the viewer to gaze and be still.
Wine Country XI, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vineyard stretches out with bold, loose brushwork and a dark underpainting that highlights form and color. The radiating rows of grapevines create a focused...
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Bucolic Valley, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant, loosely rendered landscape captures a serene and expansive rural scene. In the foreground, bright green fields with varied shading create depth and t...
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Drifting into Light, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Blurring the line between sea and sky, this realistic seascape painting evokes a suspended moment where perception gives way to reverie. Subtle gradations of bl...
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Samui Sunrise, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Golden skies glow above a tranquil tropical shoreline as gentle waves kiss a curving stretch of dark sand. The silhouettes of two small fishing boats rest quiet...
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Joshua Tree III, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A dramatic desert landscape from a low vantage point gives the iconic Joshua Tree boulders a powerful presence. A dark, twisting tree reaches upward with organi...
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Majestic Cascade, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Loose, lively brushwork depicts a cascading waterfall flowing over a rocky cliff. Water tumbles down into a pool below, its spray and movement creating a sense ...
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Dune Grass III, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Soft clouds drift across the sky in this serene coastal landscape. A narrow stretch of brown and green dune grasses extends diagonally into the distance. At the...
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Eucalyptus at the Marina, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This plein air painting captures a eucalyptus tree shimmering in the warm late afternoon light. Behind an embankment, only the masts of sailboats and the roofli...
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The Road Home II, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vast landscape unfolds beneath a sweeping, dynamic sky. Fields of green and yellow hint at lush grass and vegetation, while intersecting pathways guide the ey...
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Desert Sunset, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Palm trees and desert vegetation frame a road stretching into the distance. At the horizon, purple mountains rise under a sky filled with multicolored clouds. A...
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Oasis, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A close-up painting depicts the Palm Canyon stream nestling among rocks and desert vegetation. Clusters of grasses and desert plants grow along the banks, their...
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Cactus Apples, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A quiet desert vista in Joshua Tree National Park basks in cool afternoon light. In the foreground, a cluster of prickly pear cacti with soft blue-green pads, t...
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Cholla Cactus, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
As the sun sets behind the Joshua Tree Cholla Garden, the backlit plants glow with halos as their fine, bristling spines catch the light, both delicate and unto...
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Aerial Dramatics XXIV, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main presents an uplifting, light-filled landscape of vast green fields and limitless skies. The breathtaking vista combines old-world realism wi...
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Chasing Lancelot, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Traveling in England's Cotswolds region, I sought out a number of impressive gardens designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown," shares artist Mandy Main. "This estate, Croome Court, has a colorful history, including its 1979 purchase by John Lennon for use as a Hare Krishna...
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Red Field XXI, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Rows of vibrant green and earthy red plants sweep diagonally across the rolling landscape, creating a pattern that draws the eye in. The loose brushwork contras...
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Horizon X, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An atmospheric seascape captures a dynamic sunset through vivid gradients of orange and yellow stretching across the sky while the ocean glows in deep red. Brig...
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Enchanted Sanctuary, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main shows a peaceful inlet surrounded by lush vegetation. Deep shadows contrast with the bright sunlight, leading the eye into the composition a...
Oil
$2,750
H 30 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
'River Birch' by James Cobb, Framed 20" x 16" Oil on Canvas Painting, 2020
By Jim Cobb
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 19.875" x 16" oil painting on canvas by Oklahoma-based artist James Cobb depicts a strand of river birch trees in freshly fallen snow. at the he...
Canvas, Oil
$1,906
H 12 in W 16 in D 3 in
Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Oil of Tremezzo Monastery, Lake Como Italy.
By Rene Jerome Legrand
Located in ludlow, GB
Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Oil of Tremezzo Monastery, Lake Como Italy. Rene Jerome Legrand (British, Born 1953) Tremezzo Monastery, Lake Como i...
Oil
$2,400
H 14 in W 10 in D 0.5 in
"Old Cypresses by Chapelle Saint Marie" Plein-air painting from North France
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In this plein air painting, Orsolic Dalessio creates a composition reminiscent of The Hudson River School paintings, but with an impressionistic hand. Along with the studied composit...
Canvas, Oil
$2,400
H 4 in W 11 in
"Sea and Sky 09.26.22" contemporary impressionist seascape in custom frame NHW
By Nelson White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A serene plein air painting from Nelson White, featuring his recognizable impasto whitecaps. A deep blue sea meets a lilac-brown horizon, and ascends back into the blue sky, adorned ...
Oil, Panel
$2,200Sale Price|61% Off
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.875 in
"Being There" Original Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
Located in Encino, CA
“Being There,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of browns and reds project from the painting, immediately capturing the viewer's attention and highlighting the artist's keen ability to capture emotion and life - all in a brushstroke. White's talent for depicting light and shadow provides the foundation for him to deliver subjects and scenes to the viewer's eye. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for cityscapes, theater, and architecture. In the artist’s own words, “I don’t paint what is inside of me; I paint what I see outside of me. I’m an observer. If I see something and I feel an affinity for it, something just clicks in my head. I’ll make the decision right then and there to paint that particular subject during that particular moment. It’s a perfect moment. Once something has caught my eye and I’ve heard the “perfect” click, it’s like a photograph has been taken in my mind’s eye. I only have a few days of clarity with that image. I have to start the painting quickly or else it will be gone and I will lose that image forever.” Artist: ROBERT KENNETH WHITE...
Oil, Canvas
$4,347
H 24.61 in W 20.95 in D 0.4 in
India Oil on Board Modern 1967 Signed H Lall Impressionist Bombay Progressives
Located in Norfolk, GB
Harkrishan Lall (1921 - 2000) Untitled Oil on board, 1967 Board size: 51 x 40.5 cm Frame Size: 62.5 x 53.2 cm Signed bottom right and dated 67 In original frame Provenance: Priva...
Oil, Board
$5,000
H 24.25 in W 30.25 in D 3.5 in
"Historic Sailing Ship" by Unknown Artist; Oil on Linen, c. 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 24.25" x 30.25" x 3.5" oil on linen painting by an unknown artist depicts a sailing ship on open water. The 19th century-style ship has large, billowing waves that catch the sea...
Linen, Oil
$2,451
H 10.04 in W 10.04 in D 1.97 in
Green Bartlett & Black Grapes Still Life Painting, Signed, 25.5 cm
By Blair Atherholt
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Oil, Board
Long Beach, Sag Harbor
By Nelson White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air. Artist Bio: Nelson H. White was born in New London, Connecticut in 1932. White has been surrounded by art and artists from the time he was born. He received h...
Oil
$1,800
H 22 in W 20.5 in D 1.25 in
'River Landscape' by Ludwig Knaus; Framed 22" x 20.5" Oil on Board, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 20.5" x 22" river landscape by German artist Ludwig Knaus features a mature tree stretching out over a calm body of water on a clear day. Knaus portrays sunlight and shad...
Oil, Board
Sunset, Rockport Harbor
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful Cape Ann, Massachusetts marine harbor scene with boats docked by American artist Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978). Gruppé was born in Rochester, NY, and is renowned for his New England landscapes and vigorous portrayals of the harbors and houses of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The son of landscape artist Charles P. Gruppé (1860-1940), Emile enjoyed a long and successful career that spanned over six decades.In 1925, Gruppé began spending summers in Gloucester. He established a studio on Rocky Neck in East Gloucester where he taught plein-air classes. In 1942 —along with Bridgman, Carlson, Miller and Chapman—he established the Gruppé Summer School, which he continued to operate until 1970.Gruppé’s works hang in many colleges and museums: Smith College, Silberman College in Montreal, the University of Idaho, the Los Angeles Museum, the San Antonio Museum and the de Cordova Museum. His paintings are also at the White House in Washington, D.C. and the Gruppe Summer School in Gloucester. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, title inscribed on verso stretcher “Sunset, Rockport Harbor...
Canvas, Oil
River View. 1992. Cardboard/oil. 40x49 cm
By Edgars Vinters
Located in Riga, LV
Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seasons and flowers. In 1970 the significant place...
Oil, Cardboard
Afterglow XII, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A dark shoreline seemingly stretches into the horizon, setting a moody tone for this seascape. Thick, greenish-gray clouds fill the sky, sharply divided from th...
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Awakening II, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The sun breaks through the morning haze, painting the sky yellow. In the distance, low hills emerge to the left while silhouettes of dark trees stand on the rig...
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Twilight III, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main presents a light-filled atmospheric landscape that combines old-world realism with a modern aesthetic. Uplifting radiant light, created by bui...
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Golden Light III, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"The unfolding landscape moves through fields and trees which appear realistic but are really only suggested with loose brushstrokes, giving a fresh, dynamic ...
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Luminous Field IX, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A big sky view of a glowing sunset over vineyards. "Radiating crop lines point toward the very low horizon and the uplifting burst of light piercing a fiery sky...
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Vineyard XI, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Contemporary impressionist landscape of vineyards at sunset. The radiating lines of the fields lead the eye toward trees and mountains at the horizon and a bu...
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Sanctuary XII, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main says she worked to capture the essence of a summer day at a bird sanctuary on the Columbia River, accessible only by boat. Dramatic clouds a...
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