William McCarthy is an American artist born in 1951. In every one of McCarthy's works, we can find these luminous and mysterious images of trees against a sky, field or river, which evoke a subtle variation of light and atmosphere. For McCarthy, the arrangement of the trees, whether standing in solitude or pairs or large groupings seem at once surprising, or accidental. Yet all of his paintings are composed from memory, imagination and thumbnail sketches from his basement studio in his home in Connecticut. He works on wood board, paper and canvas using several layers of gesso before priming the surface with cadmium red base. Then a quick sketch using charcoal is used to lay out the design then the oil paint is applied. He works in layers using thinned down oil paint, building the layers with glazing techniques. Upon completion, a final coat of varnish is applied. For McCarthy, light has come to play an important role, and as he describes when he looks back to his body of work, "I feel it speaks about spiritual places, places that contain a quiet inner light, radiating an ethereal whisper, the places we see everyday."
William McCarthy, "Everything's New" Blue Atmospheric Landscape Oil Painting
By William McCarthy
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This dreamy landscape, "Everything's New" is a 36x36 oil painting on canvas by artist William McCarthy featuring an expansive view over a patchwork of fields marked and bound by tree...
Canvas, Oil
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
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Antique American Female Impressionist Wild Flower Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist flower landscape painting by Lila Caroline McGillivray Knowles (1886 - 1979). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 10 by 12 inches.
Canvas, Oil
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in
Antique American School Impressionist Landscape Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period impressionist giltwood frame. Excellent condition.
Canvas, Oil
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 17 in D 2 in
Arthur Best Impressionist Signed Flower Garden Landscape Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist flower landscape painting by Arthur William Best (1859 - 1935). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 32 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Coastal Sunset Beach Scene Pointillist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted sunset coastal beach scene. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20"H by 24"L.
Canvas, Oil
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 13 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 9H by 11L.
Canvas, Oil
$1,820Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 31 in D 2 in
Tropical Blue Water Lush Beach Scene Nicely Framed Seascape Summer Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition...
Oil, Canvas
$620Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 25 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Fall Hills Landscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 23 in D 2 in
Antique American School Summer Beach Scene Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 18L x 14H.
Canvas, Oil
$975
H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in
Antique French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Giltwood Framed Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist paris cityscape street scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Canvas, Oil
$540Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 30 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Fishing Harbor Sailboat Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist coastal seascape painting. Oil on board. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready ...
Canvas, Oil
$620Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in
Antique American Summer Impressionist Gold Giltwood Framed Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Excellent ready to hang condition.
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
Antique American School Large Panoramic Seascape Coastal Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 30L x 24H.
Canvas, Oil
From the Distance
By William McCarthy
Located in New York, NY
A simply luminous landscape depicting 3 trees against a sunset sky. The colors are rich with thick use of paint and beautiful brushwork. The way the landscape is contrasted against t...
Canvas, Oil