Matt Condron was born in 1967 in Simi Valley, California. Condron is trained to recognize the importance of a moment or the preciousness of a fleeting opportunity. He is captivated by the idea of emptiness, as both a suggestion of solitude and as a state rife with the possibility of change and fulfillment. As a painter, he seeks out familiar, evocative scenes and concentrates on capturing the stillness of an empty room or vacant chair. His paintings can be seen as solitary or as simply aberrant pauses between moments of frantic activity. The works are imbued with a quality of light that brings simple, content-rich objects into sharp focus. Condron attempts to establish not so much a connection to a chair or a room, but the feeling created by the wide embrace of emptiness. Ultimately, Condron creates scenes, a partial representation of real places and a part invention from deep in his mind. The openness of his works invites the viewer to share the moment of quiet with him. By choosing places that seem to have been abruptly vacated, he attempts to awaken a connection to the moment before or to the quietude, he preserves inside himself in the form of memories. He has exhibited in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Boston, New York. His work has been published in The Boston Globe Magazine in Critic's Pick, July 2010, The Artist's Magazine, Riviera Magazine, American Art Collector and New American Paintings. He currently lives and works in Portland.
90˚ In The Shade
By Matt Condron
Located in Fairfield, CT
Having spent many years as a photographer, Matt Condron is trained to recognize the importance of a moment or the preciousness of a fleeting opportunity. He is captivated by the ide...
Canvas, Oil
$14,200
H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Florida Sky - 2023 American Realist sunset on beach, en plein air oil painting
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a cloud filled sky at sunset. The foreground is set along a sandy beach, white sand meeting dunes, tire tracks in the sand lead our eye to a pair of figures, seate...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$4,000
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
"Winter River" 2018 contemporary realist plein air oil painting, snowy landscape
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a winter scene. White snow covers trees and rocks alongside a river. Soft short brushstrokes create a sense of movement in the icy water. White snow is painted thickly to accentuate the heavy snowfall. Painting dimensions: 24 x 18 inches Framed dimensions: 30.5 x 24.5 x 1 inches Framed in a traditional-style frame (see pictures). Artist Bio Rachel Personett was born in Hawaii, but raised in Colorado. Being the daughter of a pilot she has always traveled extensively. She has studied part time at the Savannah College of Art and Design, The Angel Academy of Art, and finally settled on the Florence Academy of Art, graduating in 2015. In January 2016 she apprenticed the painter Odd Nerdrum...
Canvas, Oil
Ocean Beach, 2023
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring figures enjoying a day at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contempora...
Canvas, Oil
Evening Beach, 2023
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring figures enjoying an evening at a beach. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today, has painted coas...
Canvas, Oil
'Beach at Crissy Field' (San Francisco, California)
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring the Golden Gate Bridge from Crissy Field in San Francisco. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today, has painted coastal landscapes for 35 years, capturing the undeniable beauty of the West with its grand and humble spirit. The painting, with its atmospheric light and calm palette is contemporary and serene. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and his work is collected Internationally. Artist signed and dated. A classic Dixon that will sure to bring those who view it a life time of pleasure. Beach at Crissy Field, painted in 2022. the canvas is 26 x 45 inches. Oil on canvas, and traditionally framed in contemporary, minimal hardwood floater frame.Condition is new and excellent. Artist signed and dated. Ready to ship. Proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Selected Collections The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Oakland Museum The Utah Museum of Fine Art San Francisco Art Commission Shaklee Corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA Kemper Insurance Company, Long Grove, Il Morrison and Foerester, San Francisco, CA SSI Container Corporation...
Canvas, Oil
$1,800
H 39.75 in W 45.75 in D 1.38 in
"Arnold's Wharf" Naturalistic Shore Side Ship Dock Coastal Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic coastal dock landscape depicting Arnold's Wharf in Massachusetts by New England native artist John Nesta. Signed in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a wood...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 17 in W 51 in D 2 in
Tamalas Bay Evening / Boats on the Bay at sunset - peaceful
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Boats at sunset depicted in this calm and peaceful oil painting — Tamales Bay Evening — from American Realist Willard Dixon. The canvas is 17 x 50 inches...
Canvas, Oil
$5,200
H 16 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
"Sun Breaking Through/Port Salerno" - 2023 American Realist seascape in Florida
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An Oil painting of boats in a marina. Above, the suns rays pierce through the clouds. American realist painter Carl Bretzke is particularly adept at nocturne scenes which ooze in d...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Grey Ocean
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Unique contemporary 'Grey Ocean' depicts a provocative grey sky with a blue, yellow and white sea. Choppy waters beneath a sky alive with filtered early eve...
Canvas, Oil
$3,550
H 12 in W 16 in
"1 E" American Realist oil painting of a parked vintage car outside cottage
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"1 E" is an American Realist painting of a parked vintage car at a motel in Florida. Framed. Signed at bottom left. Carl Bretzke is a representational painter who specializes in urban scenes, nocturnes, and plein-air landscapes. He is a member of the Plein Air Painters of America since 2021. Carl's work has been exhibited extensively in Minnesota and California, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Carl's work has been described in the Washington Post as "simultaneously intimate and detached…The artist's unadorned style recalls Edward Hopper and The Ashcan school." Carl holds an MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Colorado...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$4,200
H 22 in W 18 in D 1 in
"Norwegian Sunset" contemporary tonalist painting - sun sets beyond green trees
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a glowing sunset beyond a verdant patch of trees, painted en plein air, in Norway, while Personett was apprenticing at Odd Nerdrum's stu...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Sky Presence
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Willard Dixon, Sky Presence, painted in 2000 in oil on canvas. The etherial Bay Area cascading hillside painting displays a gentle warmth and tranqui...
Canvas, Oil