Bay Area - Paintings
Artist Comments
An evening storm clears over a rural field, the setting sun casts soft yellow light across the scene. "This landscape depicts the sky and land after a spring rain...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Graphite, Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Pigment
Artist Comments
About the Artist
Painting is not merely an aesthetic endeavor for Shyun Song, but also an existential one. Her art matches aspects of geometric sh...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
1980s Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Shyun explains of her clean, minimalist oil paintings, "As an intense observer, I am interested in mythology and psychology. Whenever I come across a concept ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Shyun explains of her clean, minimalist oil paintings, "As an intense observer, I am interested in mythology and psychology. Whenever I come across a concept ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Paintings
Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
Patricia describes this painting as a "three color separation blended into one." She says she worked to create balance between the sections to impart a soothi...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
"Think of the surface of Voices like a crowd of people, all whispering conversations across a crowded room," says Patricia. "Lines, some very thin, others str...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Paintings
Wood, Mixed Media, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Gold Leaf
Artist Comments
"This painting was inspired by the idea that we are shaped by outside forces, but remain unchanged, we persist in the face of adversity," says Shao. "It is what makes us human." Shao's energetic paintings of stallions explore and illustrate movement through nature. This work represents an immigrant's journey, filled with strength and perseverance. Shao incorporates both contemporary watercolor and traditional ink calligraphy styles into this series of oil paintings.
About the Artist
Art has been with Shao Yuan Zhang for the majority of his extraordinary, and at times difficult, life journey. Raised in communist China...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Part of David Shepherd's latest series of hyperrealist paintings focusing on women's lips. A sensual portrait rendered in extremely precise painting. Among ot...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Shyun explains of her clean, minimalist oil paintings, "As an intense observer, I am interested in mythology and psychology. Whenever I come across a concept ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Fabric, Textile, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Patricia enthusiastically explains that "the lower half of this painting suggests the dark of night, while various strokes refer to energy created from rockets flying up and exploding into the night sky full of thunder and lightening explosions." Using palette knives, she rapidly applied yellow, orange and black in this boisterous modern painting.
About the Artist
As a child in the 1950s, Patricia Oblack sat in front of the television and learned to draw with Jon...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Part of Patricia's signature series of modern abstract paintings, in which she blends colors and builds texture directly on the surface of the piece. "While I...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Graphite, Pigment
Artist Comments
This painting was done from life in the alla prima style, meaning all in one sitting before the paint begins to dry. The artist chose the subject and color pa...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A small coastal farmhouse tucked into a spring landscape, nasturtiums in the foreground give way to old eucalyptus and Cypress trees in the distance. Inspired from a scene in northern California that Kip sketched in one of his notebooks nearly 25 years ago. Part of his signature series of impressionist landscapes. He captures forest scenes, marshes and prairies throughout the year, playing up the changing color palette of the seasons and the specific lighting conditions. He focuses less on specific places than the overall feeling of the scene.
About the Artist
Kip Decker boasts more than 40 years of experience with acrylic paint. His images come from places he has lived - everywhere from Arizona to Oregon to Colorado. He finds inspiration in nature and admires the work of Post Impressionist artists. He likes to think of his artwork as "lyrical expressionism." Kip currently lives across the street from a small lake where he enjoys watching the birds.
Words that describe this painting: barn, California, flowers, field, pasture, trees, impressionism, landscape, representational, acrylic painting, blue
Near Half Moon Bay...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A view of the tide coming in near the artist's home. "When the tide is out, there is a lot more beach and a lot less water," Teresa says. "A calm painting wit...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Building up many layers of color in oil paint and cold wax medium, Valerie then used scrapers to reveal the tree trunks in an abstract landscape. Warm orange and yellow trees standing in front of a cool blue and green background. Heavy texture complements the expressionist palette. The piece is part of a series of three works. Although Valerie did not create them as triptych, the three hang well close together.
About the Artist
Valerie Berkely...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
2010s Bay Area - Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Metal, Gold Leaf
2010s Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Shyun explains of her clean, minimalist oil paintings, "As an intense observer, I am interested in mythology and psychology. Whenever I come across a concept ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Linen, Oil
Artist Comments
The setting is the Corner Deli on Kenmare Street in Soho, New York, across the street from Lt. Petrosino Square. I was interested i...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"I always love to paint challenging yet simple still lifes as this," says Jose. "I was inspired by this vintage 'Our Dairy Best' canister which I bought online to use as a model. The most colorful details are painted on the canister; the other subjects are variations of black, white and grays."
About the Artist
Jose’s soft still life paintings are like visual puns. He creates relationships between objects that evoke both amusement and contemplation in the viewer. By devising a clever dialogue between objects, Jose turns a still life into a story. Jose utilizes a classical realist style with a gentle nod to surrealism through his unique subject selections. He is inspired by everyday objects, particularly those with a quality of nostalgia, memory, or humor. Jose paints out of his Los Angeles area apartment, where he also enjoys playing the keyboard and reading art books.
Words that describe this painting: classical, realism, still life, cows...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Natasha Tayles describes this painting as an abstract expression of the flower shops she passes on the street. I am filled with wonderment of how different al...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Part of a series inspired by Colette's journey through the french countryside. Patterns and blocky brushwork reveal a garden and rustic cottage. "A joyful rhy...
21st Century and Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Wax, Oil, Graphite, Pigment
Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Colorful autumn grasses light up this mountain hillside. Part of Nancy's signature series of nature scenes. She spends a lot of tim...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Canvas
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