William Winthrop Ward Art

This oil painting on linen is a fine example of an American impressionist landscape by a masterful painter. The painting provides a scene of green and many-hued trees that give an em...

This is a 'Plein Air" landscape Painting by Jane Chapin as seen in the viewing room exhibition on Silas VON MORISSE GALLERY. “Plein-Air” is the French expression to describe the act of painting in situ within the landscape, capturing the ever changing weather and light with tonal qualities, colour, loose brushwork and softness of form... The practice of “Plein Air Painting” goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir who were advocating of plein air painting. Much of their work was done outdoors in the diffuse light of a large white umbrella. Another major proponent of Plein Air was Jean Baptiste Camille Corot whom Claude Monet considered as “The only One Master here”. Corot provides a transition from the sharp academic style that ruled in his day with focus on the natural world and the lyrical expressiveness of one's work. With her "Plein Air Paintings", Jane Chapin is part of one of the largest art movements in history. Her paintings carry human emotions. We can read her moods and feelings with places that carry deep remembrances for the artist that go beyond the descriptive. "My paintings grow from observing and interpretating light as it emerges from, surrounds and reflects on everyday people and scenes. They seek to remind us of the beauty of our common surroundings, regardless of where we are." - Jane Chapin Jane Chapin Painting the Land of the Free...

This vibrant landscape shows some of the bright colors that can be seen in the Adirondacks. Bright oranges and yellows stand out from the green landscape, and deep purples add a rich...

A beautiful oil painting on linen panel by master artist Donald Jurney. Please watch the video as it gives more accurate color than photos. This piece is framed in a handmade, close...

Achieved through plein air, this wonderful painting of an Adirondack landscape shows dynamic blue waters in movement around a small island. The vibrant blue of the sky is mirrored be...

This oil painting on linen shows the entrance and porch of an older house in Upstate New York's Albany, It underscores the masterful handling of light by the artist. Sunshine is dap...

Also shown below are other available paintings by Judy Crowe. A Dream to Soar is commonly seen in Texas and painted in the Impressionistic style by Texas artist Judy Crowe. It is o...

This wonderful scene depicts a bright blue river flowing through a rich forested area. Achieved through plein air, the vibrant blues, teals and whites of the water allow it to stand ...

An oil painting of high tide at Spooners Cove, California. Artist Bio Joseph Paquet, while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York, had the good fortune of finding mentors in artists James McMullan and John Foote who opened his eyes to the joys of drawing the human figure. After graduating, Paquet met another major influence in his life, John Osborne, who was uniquely gifted artist and teacher. Osborne believed that a landscape painting should begin on location, but that its poetic essence should be completed in the solitude of the artist's studio. Paquet experienced a demanding and rewarding apprenticeship, in which he learned to fuse field studies with the image he could see in his mind's eye. Increasingly however, Paquet is creating most of his work from life, believing that the direct correspondence with nature increases the potential for greater feeling. "Intellect, he says, doesn't keep one warm at night." He has been featured in the Washington Post Sunday Magazine, The Artist's Magazine, American Artist, Southwest Art and Plein Air Magazine. Paquet's awards include both Artist's Choice and Collector's Choice from The 2007 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational as well as the 2008 Alden Bryan...

This oil on linen painting of a group of three colorful row houses provides a unique slice of the urban landscape in Albany, NY. The highly detailed houses show open porches, startli...

This oil on linen painting portrays one of the charms of summer with an outdoor table and attached umbrella. The scene is depicted in an affectionate way with much greenery around th...

Painted en plein air on the coast of Italy, in Viareggio. A beach landscape with orange umbrellas, a sailboat catches wind along the horizon. Painted with thick oil paint in the styl...