Nelson White Abstract Paintings

Framed Dimensions: 17 x 20 inches 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 his earliest art instruction from his grandfather, Henry Cooke White (1861-1952) and his father Nelson Cooke White (1900-1989), both important American artists. The family lived in Waterford, Connecticut and the elder White had been an early member of the art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Known for his paintings of the Connecticut landscape and shoreline, Henry Cooke White became a teacher to his son, Nelson Cooke White. Living with his parents at the Florence Griswold house in Old Lyme, he met some of the most important and influential artists of the day, Childe Hassam, Will Howe Foote and Harry Hoffman. Later, Nelson White's father began to take his family to summer on Shelter Island and became friendly with many of the artists of the Peconic colony...

Painted en plein air, a warm colorful sunset over the sea. Bright oranges and pinks take over the composition, acccentuated by a central blue-purple horizon line. Framed under glass, in an Italian custom-made wood frame. Traditional style with distressed details, gold leaf inner lip. Frame Dimensions 10 x 17 inches Painting dimensions: 4 x 11 inches 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 his earliest art instruction from his grandfather, Henry Cooke White (1861-1952) and his father Nelson Cooke White (1900-1989), both important American artists. The family lived in Waterford, Connecticut and the elder White had been an early member of the art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Known for his paintings of the Connecticut landscape and shoreline, Henry Cooke White became a teacher to his son, Nelson Cooke White. Living with his parents at the Florence Griswold house in Old Lyme, he met some of the most important and influential artists of the day, Childe Hassam, Will Howe Foote and Harry Hoffman. Later, Nelson White's father began to take his family to summer on Shelter Island and became friendly with many of the artists of the Peconic colony...

A plein-air oil painting of the Apuan Alps, mountains in Northern Tuscany, Italy by third-generation American Impressionist, Nelson Holbrook White. Painted with thickly applied oil p...

A poppy field with hazy mountains in the background and a textural sky which White creates with a palette knife. framed in a traditional gold Italian frame

An oil painting of a dramatic sunset on the water. The pink and orange brushstrokes in the sky are reflected and amplified on the waves beneath. A hazy purple stripe separates the se...

Oil Painting of a rose bush, on a bright sunny day. Crisp blues make up the sky above, the horizon meets distant land across a body of water. bright greens and yellows make up a verd...