San Francisco - Paintings
Artist Comments
An uplifting, light-filled landscape that combines old world realism with a modern aesthetic. Cumulus clouds gather at the horizon and sweep upward across the sky, enlivening the landscape. The cool blues of the sky contrast with the warm oranges and ochres of the hills. The long horizontal format gives a contemporary feel and a sense of calm.
About the Artist
Mandy Main is an art historian and landscape painter based in the Southern California desert. She has long been passionate about 19th Century American landscape paintings, which has been influential in her artistic practice. Mandy works in series, generally three paintings at a time. Her process begins with a vision of a place she has been, but she takes creative liberties with the aesthetic details. The artist is captivated by light and shadow, and strives to instill her work with moody drama through the representation of these elements. Using layers of paint and glazes, Mandy achieves mesmerizing atmospheric depth, encouraging the viewer to gaze and be still.
Words that describe this painting: landscape, realism, nature, clouds, sky, sunlight, countryside, panoramic, hills , landscape, realism, representational, oil painting, blue
Golden Hills...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Surrealist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Blue and white sheep orbit in a rich pink landscape. The fluffy animals all look to the viewer with a regal, knowing pose. Part of Lesli DeVito's long running...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
1970s American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Board
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Saltwater is a part of Laura Browning's current Water series, in which she strives to capture the feeling of being in water. I w...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Alana gracefully brings together a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns in this portrait of a peacock. The bird rests peacefully on an outstretched branch, a ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Early 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1970s San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Ink
Artist Comments
This piece was inspired by the desire to linger near or in warm tropical waters, watching the mesmerizing patterns of light refractions as they move with the currents.
About the Artist
Laura Browning...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1860s Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
This is another view of Campobello Island. I was inspired by the long shadows created in the late afternoon light and by the fact that it looks untouched by h...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Encaustic
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Board
1910s American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
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 San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
1930s Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A quiet, peaceful meadow near Lime Ridge on Mt. Diablo in California. Catherine explains that at one time, this area was bustling with mining activity. She fo...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Romantic San Francisco - 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 San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1970s Other Art Style San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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 San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Panel
1990s American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by Warren Keating's view from his balcony on St. Germain in Paris of an older couple in love, walking together arm-in-arm. He captu...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Impasto bouquet of roses, peonies and lilies. "I wanted to paint a vase of dreamy flowers with lots of whites," explains Judy Mackey. "The title stems from ha...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
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