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Item Ships From: Philadelphia
"Elegy", Figurative Oil Painting, Woman, Tree, Grey, Blue, Brown, Beige
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative, blue and grey oil painting"Elegy" is an original oil painting by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame measuring 46.75”h x 48.5”w, as pictured. This piece is par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled 190705
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Untitled 190705" is an original acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas artwork by Ryan Beck measuring 18"h x 15"w.
Ryan Beck works in an abstract style that aims to link contempora...
Category
2010s Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Loyal One
By James Oliver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Loyal One" is an original painting on canvas by James Oliver measuring 48in x 48in.
James Oliver is a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Acrylic, Graphite
"Pure Pith", Colorful Acrylic Painting, Text, Comic, Illustration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Pure Pith" is an original artwork by Christian "Patch" Patchell made of acrylic paint on wood and masonite. This piece measures approximately 12"h x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
The Shipwrecked Heart
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Shipwrecked Heart" is an original oil painting by American artist Katherine Fraser. The piece ship in the pictured wooden frame and measures 64”h x 50”w.
"I think a lot about ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"What You See", Blue and Yellow Portrait Oil Painting
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original oil on canvas painting by Katherine Fraser. The piece ships in the pictured frame measuring 18.25”h x 16.5”w.
PRESS RELEASE // Paradigm Gallery is pleased to pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 45
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Making Space" Lauren Rinaldi, oil painting, figurative, nude
By Lauren Rinaldi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lauren Rinaldi works using unbiased portraits of women’s bodies as a vehicle to explore ideas about body image, sexuality and self-identity and is often informed by her own personal ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The LA Port
By Brooks Salzwedel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The LA Port" is an original 4”h x 6”w x 1.5”d drawing, painting, and mixed media process piece of artwork created in a vintage tin. Magnets may be used to display this piece on a wall instead of on a shelf or similar surface. Please note in your order that you would like to receive the magnets if you wish to display the piece on the wall.
This piece was originally displayed as part of "Deemed a Canvas" at Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Philadelphia in 2018.
Brooks Salzwedel’s work focuses on natural and unnatural landscapes disconnected from their usual surroundings or places in time. Using a self-created process involving materials such as graphite, mylar and resin, tape, colored pencil, and ink, his work evokes feelings of desolation through haunted, dreamlike visions of otherworldly terrains. Ancient trees, decaying flora, and icy mountains obscure long forgotten places and objects, at once familiar and unrecognizable, creating a space for rumination that challenges the relationship to their meaning.
Salzwedel received his B.F.A. from the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, in 2004. Salzwedel graduated with honors and distinction quickly landing a solo show with NewSpace Gallery, Los Angeles. The same year Salzwedel also procured a high-end line of handmade belt buckles in the same process winning him the Best Belt Designer in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine as well as one of LA’s top five accessories designers by Los Angeles Times Magazine West.
He has been chosen as the Artist-in-Residence of the most visited National Forest in the U.S., White River National Forest, Summer 2017. In 2015, Salzwedel was Denali National Park’s visual Artist-in-Residence. He also won Los Angeles Metro poster...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"His Own Self", Figurative Painting, Gouache and Watercolor, Still Life, Skull
By Michael Reedy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "His Own Self" is an original artwork by Michael Reedy made of gouache and watercolor. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Brilliance
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Brilliance" is an original oil painting by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame measuring 29.75”h x 17.75”w, as pictured. This piece was originally on display at Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Katherine Fraser's solo exhibition "Far from the Tree."
Bio // Katherine Fraser's artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and of the University of Pennsylvania. As a student she received the Thomas Eakins Painting prize, the Cecelia Beaux Portrait prize, and the William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shuffle 6: geometric abstract Op Art painting: pink, magenta, orange, gray, blue
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Samskaras" Figurative, Nude, Oil painting
By Lauren Rinaldi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Samskaras" is an original oil painting by Lauren Rinaldi, debuted at the artist's solo exhibition, "At Arms Length". Lauren Rinaldi works using unbiased portraits of women’s bodies ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
INWARD
By Jasjyot Singh Hans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative black and white painting titled "INWARD" is an original acrylic on canvas painting by Jasjyot Singh Hans measuring 60"h x 48"w.
Jasjyot Singh Hans is an illustrator ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"A FLATNESS IN THE EYES", Assemblage Wall-Hanging, Found Objects, Threat, Paint
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork "A FLATNESS IN THE EYES" is an original assemblage artwork by Jim Houser. Incorporating various dimensional elements and techniques, such as painting and found objects, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Thread, Found Objects, Acrylic
Imua: abstract painting w/ blue green yellow orange pink lines on white
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Paula Cahill's linear abstract compositions are often comprised of a single, luminous line that meanders, changes color, and seamlessly connects back to itself. "Iteration II" combin...
Category
2010s Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
SCHEMING
By Jasjyot Singh Hans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative black and white painting titled "SCHEMING" is an original acrylic on canvas painting by Jasjyot Singh Hans measuring 60"h x 48"w.
Jasjyot Singh Hans is an illustrato...
Category
2010s Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Challenger
By James Oliver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Challenger" is an original painting on canvas by James Oliver measuring 40in x 60in.
James Oliver is a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth century abstraction into a contemporary context. Oliver is a conceptually driven formalist whose work is inspired by his dreams and emotional states, which he abstracts into an undetermined and subjective viewing experience by emphasizing line, color, and form. Even as Oliver turns to a figurative practice in recent series, rendering cultural icons like chopper bikes, Pontiac Firebirds, and his childhood poodle in detailed line drawings, these representations similarly evoke broadly accessible affects abstracted from his mental landscape.
Born in Upstate New York, raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, son of an advertising executive, Oliver was exposed from a young age to visual art from its most commercial applications to more visceral exponential lives.
"The Challenger is a classic muscle car. Knowing that I have been working on a series of muscle car paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
FEVER
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "FEVER" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic on panel. This piece measures 5.5"h x 5.5"w.
Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Heavyweight
By James Oliver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Heavyweight" is an original painting on canvas by James Oliver measuring 48in x 48in.
James Oliver is a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Graphite
"SHALLOWS I" Blue, Red, and White Acrylic Collage on Canvas
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This blue, red, and white wall-hanging artwork titled "SHALLOWS I" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic collage on canvas. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w.
Jim Houser ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
"The Mark of Eibon", Figurative Painting, Acrylic, Watercolor, Ink, Hand, Arm
By Jeremy Hush
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "The Mark of Eibon" is an original artwork by Jeremy Hush made of ink, acrylic, and watercolor. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Horsethief", Mixed Media, Assemblage, Acrylic Painting, Abstract, Pen Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beige, black, pink, and grey abstract assemblage artwork titled "Horsethief" is an original artwork by Lindsay Jones made of acrylic paint, pen, and collage on paper. The artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pen
"Time", Snowy, Mountain, Landscape, Blue and Grey Tones, Snowscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This blue, grey, and white landscape painting titled "Time" is an original artwork by Jessie Pitt made of acrylic on canvas. Jessie Pitt depicts a snowy mountain scene, with various ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Sunday Night", Acrylic Paint on Cotton, Figurative Painting, Interior, Cat
By Kay Healy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "Sunday Night" is an original artwork by Kay Healy made of acrylic paint on cotton with polyester batting. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w x 1.5"d.
Through her drawn, screen printed, and stuffed fabric installations, Kay Healy investigates themes of home, displacement, and loss. Healy is an artist and educator originally from Staten Island, NY and received a BA from Oberlin College, and a MFA from the University of the Arts in Book Arts and Printmaking. Her 350 square foot screen printed installation Coming Home, was purchased by the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2016. She completed Lost and Found, a 1,000 square foot digital and screen printed fiber installation...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Polyester, Acrylic
Conversion
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Conversion" is an original 20in x 20in painting by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three photos show images of the full "Tiny Particles Connecting th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
Unspoken Mind, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork evolved gradually through a lengthy process, employing oil on canvas along with affixed sections of canvas. The painting incorporates fragments from earlier smaller work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jimmy Jawn's
By Kid Hazo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Jimmy Jawn's" is an original archival pigment on wood panel artwork by Kid Hazo measuring 24"h x 24"w.
kid hazo (pronounced has•ohh) is a Philadelphia-based street artist out to ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Archival Pigment
Great American Remembered
By Brin Levinson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Great American Remembered" is an original oil on panel painting by Brin Levinson measuring 17”h x 24”w framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Interlude
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Interlude" is an original 20in x 20in painting by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three photos show images of the full "Tiny Particles Connecting the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
Hot Spot
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Hot Spot" is an original 20in x 20in painting on stretched canvas by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements.
Image 1 shows the full piece.
Images 2-7 are close-up images of the d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 18
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Right Behind" Abstract painting, Latex paint
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Right Behind" is an original 13in x 13in painting by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three photos show images of the full "Tiny Particles Connecting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 02
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 47
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 26
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Two Paths Diverged", Large Portrait Woman in Garden with Roses Oil Painting
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large oil painting on canvas of a woman in a garden with roses titled "Two Paths Diverged" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Revelation", Large winter landscape with woman oil painting
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Revelation" is a 48in x 62in original oil painting by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame.
Artist Statement // Life often strikes me as a string of moments, like a series of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vessel", Abstract Painting, White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Yellow
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Vessel" is an original 13in x 13in painting on stretched canvas by Kelly Kozma.
Image 1 shows the full piece.
Images 2-7 are close-up images of the details of the artwork.
Images 8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex
DROPS
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"DROPS" is an original acrylic on canvas by Jim Houser measuring 8in x 8in.
ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he currentl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hemp, Acrylic
A SET OF KEYS
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"A SET OF KEYS" is an original painting and assemblage work by Jim Houser measuring 9in x 9in.
ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Hemp, Wood, Paper, Acrylic
BUT WHEN
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"BUT WHEN" is an original acrylic on panel work by Jim Houser measuring 12in x 12in.
ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Lead The River to the Sun
By Jason Andrew Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Lead The River to the Sun" is an original painting by Jason Andrew Turner on canvas measuring 28in x 28in.
Biography // Jason Andrew Turner was born in 1982 in Birmingham, AL. He p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Spray Paint
Cubes Divided Equally into Three #15: abstract geometric painting w/ pinks
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This painting would make a lovely Valentine's Day gift, order today in time for holiday delivery! This geometric abstract acrylic on canvas Op Art painting is part of Weaver's "Cubes...
Category
2010s Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Demolition Day", Photorealistic oil painting, Graffiti Landscape
By Jessica Hess
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original oil painting on canvas by Jessica Hess measuring 36in x 26in.
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Jessica Hess now lives and works in San Francisco, California...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harley 45!
By James Oliver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Harley 45!" is an original painting on canvas by James Oliver measuring 60in x 60in.
James Oliver is a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth centu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Concussion
By Emily Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Concussion" is an original watercolor painting with a floral fabric overlay/background by Emily Smith measuring 23"h x 16"w. The piece is shipped in the pictured fabric-covered cus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Fabric, Watercolor
Jessica Hess, "D.I.E.", oil painting, hyper-realistic, graffiti landscape
By Jessica Hess
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original oil painting on canvas by Jessica Hess measuring 13in x 24in.
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Jessica Hess now lives and works in San Francisco, California...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"SISTERS", Abstract, Figurative Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Women, Blue Water
By Libby Rosa
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The painting "SISTERS" by Libby Rosa blurs the distinction between abstraction and representation. And that rational/irrational alignment is only part of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green Pepper - Late Modernist Still Life
By Arthur Meltzer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Meltzer (American, 1893-1989)
Green Pepper
Oil on canvas, 12 x 22 inches; Framed: 19 x 29 inches
Signed at lower left: “Arthur Meltzer”
Frame is original and also by Arthur Meltzer
Arthur Meltzer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and studied at the Minneapolis School of Art before enrolling in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Meltzer achieved fame for his Pennsylvania landscapes of Bucks and Berks Counties. He taught for many years at the Moore College of Art and Design, where he met his wife, the impressionist painter Paulette Van Roekens. He was a member of many art organizations, including the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Graphic Sketch Club, the Philadelphia Art...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Island in the Sky) - Figurative landscape oil painting
By Cobi Moules
Located in East Quogue, NY
Landscape oil painting, "(Island in the Sky)," by Cobi Moules
Oil on canvas. 8 x 10 inches
Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules embraces the beauty of natu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scorched, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Scorched shows and intensely heated landscape with the sun hovering overhead. Plant life struggles to stay alive in this hot climate and the plants he...
Category
2010s Contemporary Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Vinyl
Stacking #4: geometric abstract Op Art painting in blue, green, turquoise & gray
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Centerline #9: geometric abstract Op Art painting; green, blue squares on yellow
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Shuffle 5: geometric abstract Op Art painting in pink, magenta, yellow, orange
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
This is a Real Place! 2: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge
By Brooke Lanier
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In the series “This is a real place!” I was fascinated by how the underside of the pier at Saint Simons Island, GA was like a readymade collage. The way the pilings and rails divide and frame the spaces between them looks artificially imposed on the scene until you notice the way the waves bounce off the pilings and the railings cast shadows on the water. In some iterations, I chose to simplify the structures of the pier and lighten the values so that it would emphasize the detail in the water. Likewise, I omitted a family of starlings and their droppings in favor of highlighting the geometry of the architecture and the colors and patterns of the water.
Making paintings in a series allows me to investigate the results of making different decisions about an image. How I crop or stylize it, the manner in which I apply the paint, what gets included or excluded all add shades of meaning to each piece. Additionally, depictions of the same subject in different weather, seasons, times of day, and tides allows me a deeper understanding. I notice more relationships, colors, and details every time I paint the subject.
Every painting is a pile of decisions. Playing with removing more and more details to see what is truly important sometimes improves the painting. The fewer elements you include in an image, the more each one means, and the more important it is to get each thing perfect.
At times I like to paint every single detail I can find in a scene, and other times I feel like the unadorned components are sufficient to hold each other in a satisfying composition. I often add simplified shapes to my paintings to highlight the presence of absence or to heighten the importance of each area by creating stark visual contrasts. The physicality of the paint also plays a role. I used highly textured, thickly applied paint to construct the solid structural elements, and luminous layers of thinly glazed paint for the delicate linework and subtle blending of the water." - Brooke Lanier...
Category
2010s Realist Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
View of Mount Vernon Estate, the historic home of George and Martha Washington
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
(American, nineteenth century)
Mount Vernon Estate
Oil on canvas, 12 x 17 inches
Framed: 20 x 25 inches (approx.)
Mount Vernon Estate, located in Virginia, is the historic p...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tempest in a Teapot" a charming painting of a baby playing with a bowl of water
By Timoleon Marie Lobrichon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Timoleon Lobrichon (1831-1914) French
Tempest in a Teapot
Oil on canvas, 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
FRAMED: 16 1/2 x 15 inches
Signed at lower left: [indistinct]
This work is a related to...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Philadelphia - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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