Grenning Gallery
Color: Brown
Church Window
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air study of a church window. Even with such few brushstrokes, Dalessio manages to bring a romantic feeling to the panel painting.
Artist Bio
M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Sunday Sunrise
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air in Tuscany, an early morning landscape painted at sunrise. The sky turns from a deep lilac on top, to a soft pink and bright pale yellow towards the horizon. A b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Long Beach Study
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air in Sag Harbor, NY. A favorite local beach to watch the sunset over Noyac Bay. Painted on wood panel with loose brushstrokes, an impressionist painting that is ne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Bar Scene" small impressionist oil painting - study
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A small sketch by American Impressionist, Ben Fenske. Painted on site at a local pub, Ben Fenske sketches out an incoherent bar scene. Perhaps the obscurity of forms is a nod to the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Banks of the Arno
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of trees along the Arno River in Italy. Bright greens make up the foreground, and a cloudless blue sky makes up the background. One tree stands bare, without leaves. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beach Scene
By Angel Ramiro Sanchez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Beach Scene" is an impressionist painting of exactly what it sounds like, a beach scene with umprellas, pop up tents and sun bathers across the horizon, g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Anemones in Red" contemporary oil painting floral still life interior, framed
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A still life painting of red anemones in a glass vessel, situated on a small round wooden table. A butter knife rests upon neutral toned fabric. A green drape with red fringe trim hangs in the background.
Framed in a white wood frame.
Framed dimensions: 30 x 26 inches
Painting dimensions: 24 x 20 inches
Kelly Carmody has exhibited at venues including the Portrait Society of America and the Art Students League. Most recently, she was selected for the 2015 BP Portrait Award Show at the National Portrait Gallery in London and the 2016 Outwin Boochever Award at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. In addition, the historic Guild of Boston Artists elected her to become a member in 2015, she won the Edmund C. Tarbell Award in her first juried members show. The winning portrait is on the cover of July/August edition of Fine Art Connoisseur. In June of 2015 she received the Blanche E. Colman Award. She was invited to exhibit in the 2016 American Masters show at the Salmagundi Club.
She currently has work at the Sloane Merrill Gallery in Boston, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the Ann Long Gallery in Charleston, SC. Publications that have featured her work include American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Today, Southwest Art, Studio Visit Magazine, Boston Magazine, and The Boston Globe. Carmody has won grants from the Ludwig Foundation, Turkey Land Cove Foundation, and Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as receiving an Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant and the Walter Feldman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Pear Blossom" Impressionist still life by female artist
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A still life oil painting of branches of pear blossoms, freshly cut and arranged in a glass pitcher of water. These spring blossoms flourish in small white petals, against curved brown branches. The flowers are set atop a wooden table, and in front of a painted canvas, depicting a landscape. The artist is thinking in abstract compositions, yet creating a naturalistic painting.
Painting Dimensions: 31.5 in x 25.6 in
Framed Dimensions: 35.5 x 29.5 in
Framed in a handmade Italian gold leaf frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Winter Still Life" drinks and clementines on rustic wooden table, Italy
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Winter Still Life" is an oil painting of drinks and clementines on rustic wooden table, Italy. A box of clementines, a silver espresso maker, a sack...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"September Still Life" impressionist composition of rustic Tuscan spread
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"September Still Life" is an impressionist composition of rustic Tuscan spread. A blue teapot is placed as the focal point; it stands out in color but also in shape. A motley of gree...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Canvas
Mirror Summer Light
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil on canvas painting of a woman sitting in front of a mirror, tending to her hair. Window open behind her admits natural light.
Ben Fenske (b. 1978) although a native of Minnes...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Where Worlds Meet
By Melissa Franklin Sanchez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Franklin-Sanchez leads the viewer into the imaginative world of the children sitting on the floor of a cozy room. An idyllic view of the Italian countryside is visible through the wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
"Transformation" Contemporary oil female nude metamorphosis, Venus allegorical
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A contemporary female nude hovering a hairs breath over a lily pond, blue butterflies swirling around her, possibly lifting her into the twilight sky with them. Her arms are extende...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Magalie
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This impressionistic painting done in plein air depicts a woman in a summer dress seated in the shade. Rays of sun peak through, revealing that it is a sunny day. She is a beautiful ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Last Day on the Beach
By Melissa Franklin Sanchez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A nostalgic image of the last day on the beach, signaling the end of summer. However, the bright sky ahead that the three figures walk toward reminds them that there are more summers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Brass
Winter Scene, Pleasure Beach Landing 02.03.2021
By Nelson White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An impressionistic landscape of a beach and ocean in the winter. Even with barren landscapes of winter, Nelson is able to create a lively scene.
Framed Dimensions: 9.5 x 16.5in
Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Set for Service
By Maryann Lucas
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, a still life of glassware, tea cups, and greenery, set for service on a white tablecloth against a wooden backdrop. Artist's studio can be seen in the reflections i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Meat" contemporary realist oil painting by American artist, raw, uncooked, chef
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Meat" is an oil painting of two raw cuts of meat resting on a wooden cutting board, atop a rickety wooden tabletop. A perfect painting for the kitchen or pantry. Painted from life, using classical techniques.
Painting dimensions: 12 x 16 inches
Framed dimensions: 14.5 x 18.5 inches
Framed in a black frame with silver trim.
Matthew Weigle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Panel
Golden
By Melissa Franklin Sanchez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An impressionistic self-portrait. Franklin Sanchez leaves the edges of her brass "canvas" exposed as a golden background to her portrait.
Frame Dimensions: 21.45 x 12.82 inches
Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
Bay Haven Views
By Viktor Butko
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Two Adirondack chairs look out onto the picturesque bay from their secluded position. One chair is tilted towards the other as if their owners are in conversation. A sailboat sits on the horizon.
Framed dimensions: 32 x 37 inches
Artist Bio:
Viktor Butko was born in 1978 in Moscow, into a family of artists. He often visited the studio of his grandfather, the famous artist Victor Chulovich, and watched the creation of paintings. As you may imagine, this has inspired him to start painting. Viktor’s first steps in art were directed by his grandfather and his parents, artists Nickolay Butko and Marina Chulovich, he then studied at the Moscow Art School, which is known for a high level of training. After completing his training at the art school, Butko painted at the Academic Dacha of Artists, created by the great Russian artist Ilya Repin for students of the Academy of Fine Arts. There he worked under the guidance of famous artists Alexey Gritsay and Tkachev brothers, which had a big impact on his creativity.
Viktor’s first solo show was held in the United States, in 2002 at the McCarthey Gallery, one of the foremost dealers in the United States for Russian Impressionist art. This marked the beginning of a long cooperation with the gallery. Later, in 2016, He took part in an international plein air event, which was organized by American painter Ben Fenske and art dealer Laura Grenning. As a result of this Russian-American Painting Alliance a large exhibition was held in the Grenning Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Leaving Sag Harbor by Boat
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by American Painter Carl Bretzke. This waterscape was painted en plein air in Sag Harbor, NY. A boat heads away from the viewer, toward the tree-lined horizon at twi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Branching out
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a tomato still life. On a neutral background sits a larger tomato and 6 smaller tomatoes still attached to a vine. The two groups are divided by a diagonal slash of branch.
Painting dimensions: 6 x 13 inches
Framed dimensions: 12 x 19 inches
John Morfis was born in Bayville, Long Island in 1976. His humble beginnings made pursuing a career in art difficult and paradoxically necessary. Fixated on making things aesthetically pleasing, John made an extreme departure from his family life when he chose to base his life on art. Surrounded by mechanics, welders, and otherwise trade workers John had a tough time expressing his interest in a world much more utilitarian and much less expressive and impractical.
With an extraordinary desire to be an artist and a grant awarded, John was able to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from the University of Hartford in 1998. While there John studied oil painting under American realist Stephen Brown...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Palo Carona
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting of a California landscape.
Artist Bio:
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest years, it was evident that his passion w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Landscape Painter
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting of a landscape painter at work in Tuscany.
Framed dimensions: 13 x 17
Artist Bio:
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Hollywood and Vine, Stoplight
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting of a Hollywood intersection at a quiet moment.
Framed dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 inches
Artist Bio:
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Ev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Chinthe of Lawkananda Paya
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting of Chinthe (lions) at the Stupa of Lawkananda Paya in Burma.
Artist Bio
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest years, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"View from the Garden, Casa De Insua" Oil painting, Portugal, Castle gardens
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Orsolic Dalessio displays two forms of nature in this plein air painting. Cultivated nature is situated in the foreground, with bright colors and sharp lines. Rugged nature is seen i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Winter Vineyard, Zagorje" Contemporary Oil Painting Plein Air, Northern Croatia
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of vineyard in winter done en plein air.
Framed dimensions: 13.5 x 15.5 inches
Tina Orsolic Dalessio is a figurative painter ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Magic Carpet
By Melissa Franklin Sanchez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A whimsical depiction of fall. The bright orange leaves from the tree line the ground outside a home. The leaves seem to enter the doorway on the left.
Framed dimensions: 29.25 x 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Metal
Beach Wildflowers
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A deeply impressionistic plein air painting of the beach and its flora. Clouds along the horizon, waves crashing on the beach.
Framed dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 inches
Artist Bio:
Mar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
"In the Gardens Collegiale Notre Dame des Andelys" - Oil painting, French Garden
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein-air painting of bright flowers growing in a garden. Orsolic Dalessio frames a very close-up composition to fully show the richness of the flowers in this impressionistic pane...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Under the Arches, Vic Fezensac" Plein air painting, one of a kind, oil, France
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In this plein air painting, Orsolic Dalessio masterfully displays her ability to transmit the glowing light of Southern France onto canvas. The cinematic composition whisks us away t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Moonrise above Marinid Tombs
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Orsolic Dalessio paints a romantic scene of a couple in the distance taking in the view of ruins atop steep cliffs. The setting sun reflects a golden hue on the tombs and cliff side ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sailboat, Louse Point
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted done en plein air.
Framed Dimensions: 16.5 x 19.5 inches
Signed by the artist in the bottom left corner
Artist Bio:
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Lo...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hay Bales
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted from a sketch done en plein air, a field half shaded by a large tree on the right side of the canvas.
Framed Dimensions: 33 .5 x 41.25 inches
Signed by t...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Sketch
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A portrait of a male head, in profile by BenFenske. The artist uses a variety of colors to convey a naturalist impression.
Artist Bio
Ben Fenske (b. 1978) although a native of Minn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper, Conté
Calla Lilies on Crooked Pond
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An abstract oil painting, showing the edge of a blue tied table, porch or pool overlooking an abstract landscape. On the sharp edge of the foreground object sits a thickly painted va...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Road, Vermont
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An impressionistic painting of a wintery Vermont.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Sketch for Reclining Nude, June
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A loose sketch for a larger painting with the same name and composition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Lilacs, Pecorino, Wine" contemporary impressionist earthy tone still life
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Lilacs, Pecorino, Wine" is a contemporary impressionist earthy tone still life. A moka pot, jug of olive oil, and pecorino make this still life uniquely Italian. The hard cheese lay...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Wildflowers, Storm
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An impressionistic painting of the rolling Tuscan Hills where the artist lives.
Ben Fenske (b. 1978) although a native of Minnesota, and has been working and living in Sag Harbor, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Pool Hall
By Steven J. Levin
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A realist painting of people in a pool hall. The red pool table is the centerpiece of the painting, seemingly illuminating the space, and particularly t...
Category
2010s American Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Poppy Field 07.2021" contemporary impressionist oil paint red wildflowers
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Poppy Field 07.2021 is an abstract pallette knife landscape painting by third generation American Impressionist painter Nelson Holbrook White.
Frame Dimensions: 19 x 27 inches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
"Roses 1" Contemporary Impressionist still life from Florence, Italy
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An elegant still-life painting of pink roses in a round glass pitcher atop a table. Placed atop a natural wood tabletop and against a pale grey wall, the flowers pop out with color and light.
Painting Dimensions: 23.62 in x 19.68 in
Framed Dimensions: 28.62 in x 24.68 in
Framed in a custom italian gold leaf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Looking south
By Joe Altwer
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting on the cliffs off of Moss Beach, California. Painted en plein air, Altwer embraces the elements of wind, sunlight, at heat as he 'sight-size...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"3 Ladies" contemporary figurative painting, traditional interior with patterns
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A painting showing three women around a coffee table. The painting is done primarily in neutral tones, cream, ocher, and dusty brick reds, with heavy black lines. Right in the center of the composition, on the table, is a pure white vase with three roses, two white coffee mugs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Illustrated Man
By Paton Miller
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A mixed media painting showing a seated man with tattoos. In “Illustrated Man” we see a single figure, covered in tattoos; portraits, designs, and patterns coat the man's skin from torso to fingertips. His face remains pure, unscathed from any ink marks; clear-headed and gazing forward. Behind him, Miller presents an obscure tapestry of civilization, an empire of sandy structures under a lapis lazuli night sky. Winding roads lead to city walls, while shadows and foundation-lines melt into creatures; a toothy alligator appears out of a stone façade...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel, Pins
"Winter Sunset" - 2022 contemporary oil landscape snow scene with colorful sky
By Viktor Butko
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An impressionist painting of trees silhouetted against a bright sunset. The contrast between the subtle colors in the trees and the warm glowing colors of the sky. The trees in the d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Poppies and Daisies" impressionist oil painting of bright bouquet still life
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Poppies and Daisies" is an impressionist oil painting of bright bouquet still life, hand picked from the hills of Tuscany, and arranged in the artist's kitchen. A solid, rich brown,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Single Rose" impressionist oil painting of rustic still life
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Single Rose" is an impressionist oil painting of rustic still life . A glass pitcher holding a single peach-toned rose, situated on a wooden surface, beside a rustic mirror. A canva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Daydream" contemporary impressionist painting, reclining nude at rest, colorful
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a nude woman, sleeping cozily in the daytime. A nude figure sleeps curled up on a bed adorned with printed textiles. The open window beams light from a bright and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Artichokes" contemporary realist oil painting still life, green and purple hues
By Sarah Lamb
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Artichokes" is a contemporary realist oil painting still life, with its green and purple hues dominating the neutral surroundings. A rustic wooden bowl holds two whole artichokes, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
English Garden in the Rosenborg Castle Gardens
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted en plein air in the Rosenborg Castle Gardens, the oldest and most visited park in central Copenhagen, Denmark. A beautiful, florescent flower bed is seen in ...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Concert
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted en plein air of a live concert performance. Musicians are seen on stage playing various instruments in front of a sizable audience. A wall and tower like str...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Tranquility 04.05.2008
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Tranquility 04.05.2008", is an oil seascape painting. Overall it consists of a neutral palette with warm undertones, and smooth brushstrokes.
Frame Dimensions: 22.5 x 30.5in
20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Shelter Island, Long Island, NY 01.01.2000" American Impressionist landscape
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Shelter Island, Long Island, NY 01.01.2000" is an American Impressionist landscape oil painting of a Hamptons beach, the shore line of Shelter Island NY. This work exhibits gorgeous...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Waterlilies
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Waterlilies is a painting on linen, created with layers of oil paint, acrylic paint, and resin. The natural color of the raw linen makes up the base of the painting. Swaths of oil an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Oil, Acrylic
Triumph
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a verdant, wooded area, painted en-plein air in Arkansas. An old, rusted, abandoned race-car, a BMW Triumph, is the focal point behind a time-honored stone wall. D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Tuscany Hillside
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a landscape in Tuscany. Rolling hills, a winding dirt-road, Cyprus trees, and a small farm-house cottage, underneath a pale blue sky.
Carl Bretzke is a represent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Panel
Morning Light
By Maryann Lucas
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
“Morning Light” epitomizes the abundance of Spring with its bustling bouquet of white lilies, yellow roses, and a sliced open, ready to be eaten pink grapefruit. Despite the levity of the scene, Lucas has challenged herself with space, making a clear contrast between subject and background. She is consciously rejecting the “ironed on” effect of a subject onto a canvas, a trap to which lesser artists might succumb.
Artist Bio
Maryann Lucas lives and works in Sag Harbor. She is primarily self-taught but has also received instruction and support from wonderful and generous members of the East End artistic community. Working exclusively in oils, Lucas sets out almost daily to create plein aire landscapes and seascapes. In her studio, she works directly from life and captures the beauty of natural light as it transforms ordinary objects into visual delights.
Lucas wants her work to celebrate all that is well with this world and brilliant in this life, despite its pockets of darkness.
For me, she says, I know I am in the Presence of something beautiful, when it steals my breath, silences my mind, pushes out everything else and draws me in. I trust That. I use That to guide my hands as I arrange a still life or scan a landscape to determine where to set down my easel. Ultimately, That is what drives me to paint.
Becoming evermore skilled as an oil painter is another of Lucas goals. To that end she remains teachable, finding it refreshing and vital for her own growth to paint with others. She has studied with favorite artists including Michael Klein...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
