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Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

American, b. 1950

Contemporary American artist Peter Adams is esteemed for his beautiful Impressionist paintings. He uses oil paints to create vivid landscapes and figurative works that saturate the canvas with color. Adams is known for combining the Western artistic tradition with Eastern influences picked up from his extensive travels.

Adams was born and raised in California. He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California; the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles; the Instituto de Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; and the Lukits Academy of Fine Arts in Los Angeles. 

Four of Adams’s seven years at the Luktis Academy were spent as an apprentice to Theodore Lukits, a renowned Impressionist painter. He was also introduced to Chinese porcelains and sculptures, which sparked an interest in Asian art that spurred him to travel. In 1981, he traveled and painted unescorted through the People’s Republic of China, becoming the first American artist to do so. He was also the only American artist to travel with the mujahideen rebels of Afghanistan in 1987.

Adams became the president of the California Art Club in 1993, a role he has served in ever since. Established in 1909, the organization only had 80 members at the time. Under his leadership, the membership has grown to around 3,000.

In 2007, he earned the John J. Geraghty Award for advancing traditional fine art as well as the gold medal for the best painting from his fellow members at the California Art Club. In 2009, Fine Art Connoisseur presented Adams with a Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Adams is represented by American Legacy Fine Arts in Pasadena. His works are in the collections of the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, California; the Haggin Museum in Stockton, California; the USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California; and Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.

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Artist: Peter Adams
Windy Afternoon at Leo Carrillo Beach
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 25.5" x 29.5" x 1.75" Exhibited A Journey Along the California Coast, at the California Art Club Galle...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Afternoon Glow, Cathedral Cove, Anacapa Island
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description This plein air oil painting depicts the uniqueness of Anacapa Island in the chain of Southern California’s Channel Islands archipelago. Anacapa was formed by volcanic eruptions. Its desolate landscape is dominated by a distinct geology of steep precipices and jagged rock formations. From this elevated viewpoint, Adams portrays the location known as Cathedral Cove with its outcropping spires and massive kelp beds that hug the shoreline. The peak of the middle island of Anacapa is visible in the distance, and further out to sea is Santa Cruz Island...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Linen

Morning Clouds Hovering Below Mount Blanca; Trinchera Ranch, Colorado
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Statement "While staying at the Forbes' Trinchera Ranch in southern Colorado, I was intrigued by seeing this heavy cloud layer every morning hovering below Mt. Blanca's impressive peak of 14,351 feet. The cloud layer created an atmospheric division between the cool shadows below and the bright, warm light above." ―Peter Adams Description The artist's particular bold, broad brushwork magnifies a sense of epic in this pristine scene. The painting exemplifies the American West as an expansive land of free spirit and boundless possibilities. The colors are opulent and there is an intriguing sense of mystery about the subject, a Shangri-la feeling. The presentation of the painting makes a grand entrance statement. Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Gallery Note The artist began the painting in 2006 and completed it in November of 2017. Exhibited Maxwell House...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Brilliant Reflections; Rocky Point, Carmel, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "While on a recent painting trip along the 101 Highway to Carmel I stopped twice to paint at one of my favorite spots, Rocky...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Towering Cumulus at Day’s End, Oceanside, CA
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist; January 2024 submitted to Autry Museum of the American West for the "Masters of the American West" exhibition and sale. UNFRAMED: 2...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Towering Cumulus at Day’s End, Oceanside, CA
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist; January 2024 submitted to Autry Museum of the American West for the "Masters of the American West" exhibition and sale. UNFRAMED: 2...
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2010s Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Quiet Pools above Sturtevant Falls; Angeles Crest Forest
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 20" x 16" FRAMED: 27" x 23" x 3" Exhibited The Diverse Environments of the Arroyo Seco: Paintings from the California Ar...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Commerce along the Pearl River
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibited China's Crown Jewel; Recent Paintings by American Artists, American Legacy Fine Arts, June 21 – July 28, 2019 ...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Breaking Storm over the Wind Farm; Tehachapi, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 16" x 30" FRAMED: 24.75" x 38.75" x 1.75" Artist Statement "In this painting, I contrast the foreboding winter sky at su...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Going Home; Tehachapi, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 20" x 24" FRAMED: 26.75" x 30.75" x 1.75" Artist Statement "The last rays of the sun illuminate the western sky over Teh...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Neptune's Fountain at Sunset, Huntington Gardens, San Marino
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 24.5" x 28.5" x 2" Exhibited "San Marino League: Art Matters"...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Pools of Hahamongna; Arroyo Seco
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. UNFRAMED: 30" x 40" FRAMED: 39" x 48.5" x 3" Artist Statement “For this large painting I did a number of preparatory ...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Fallen Trees; Strawberry Peak
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 20" x 16" FRAMED: 27" x 23" x 2.5" Exhibited "The Diverse Environments of the Arroyo Seco" organized by California Art C...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Afternoon Glow; Kern River
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 12" x 9" FRAMED: 18.875" x 15.875" x 1.75" Exhibited Spring into Art 2024, presented by the San Marino League at The Hun...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Afternoon at Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibited Fleeting Moments 2nd Biennale: Works en Plein Air, American Legacy Fine Arts, November 22 – December 15, 2019 ...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Peaceful Passage; Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Peter Adams' flare for combining real places with dreamlike visions is exemplified in this plein air oil pain...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Parting Mist; Kalalau Lookout, Kauai
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Statement "Painting in Hawaii is always a challenge because the weather and atmospheric conditions are constantly changing. This scene of the Kalalau Lookout had it been paint...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Faithful; St. Malo Beach, Oceanside
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement “I am particularly interested in unique lighting effects and how these effects reflect, refract, diffuse...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Secret Cove; Afternoon Surge at Point Lobos State Reserve
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist; February 2023 submitted to Autry Museum of the American West for the "Masters of the American West" exhibition and sale. ...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Ethereal Lights, Electric Fountain; Beverly Hills
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. FRAMED: 50.375" x 40.375" x 1.625" UNFRAMED: 40" x 30" Artist Statement "As a young boy, my father o...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Golden Cove Breakers; Rancho Palos Verdes
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Artist Statement “At the time of big surf in the late afternoon, it is wonderful to watch the color and the wave shadows...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Pastoral Morning; Redding
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired directly from the Artist by the gallery Description While a guest on a private ranch in Redding, California artist Peter Adams took out his pastels on an early s...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Pastel

Quiet Pool; Arroyo Seco
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 18.5" x 22.5" x 1.5" Exhibited The Diverse Environments of the Arroyo Seco: Paintings from the Californ...
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2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Philosophers' Wall; Shasta Caves
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Statement "As I am fascinated with lighting, I often carry colored lights with me when I paint in order to illuminate scenes. This work was pain...
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2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Sierra Grandeur; 5th Lake View of Mt. Robinson and Palisade Glacier
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by a Private Collector, Encino, California from American Legacy Fine Arts in 2005 American Legacy Fine Arts acquired the work directly from the artist in 2004 De...
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Early 2000s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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