San Francisco - Paintings
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
Artist Comments
Apples on a branch glow in warm light, accentuated by the cool abstract backdrop. Sherri applied paint primarily with a palette knife. She says that because o...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
I love painting atmospheric skyscapes but then playing with the colors beyond what we ordinarily see when we look up!
About the Artist
Karen’s abst...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman says this tranquil landscape was inspired by a stay at these cabins at the edge of Clear Lake in northern California. While there, he com...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1930s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A cove near Teresa's home at sunset. The light hits the rocks at just the right angle and glows. Thick, lyrical brushstrokes in a rainbow of colors creates liveliness in the scene.
About the Artist
Teresa Smith captures the soul of the Canadian landscape in her contemplative oil paintings. Teresa gathers impressions of the land around her remote island home on horseback rides accompanied by her Irish wolfhound. Her works capture the light coming through the trees, a richness of color, and the interconnectedness of nature. Her subjects emerge through lyrical brushwork, sometimes with light streaming as if through a stained glass window. Her major influences are Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr, and the Canadian Group of Seven, the latter of whom pioneered a distinctive style defined by a direct connection with nature. In addition to painting, Teresa is a master gardener, and she grows food year-round in her garden and volunteers in the community to educate and diagnose plant problems. She works from her studio on the top floor of a barn overlooking the pond and trees, where deer walk by and ducks swim. According to Teresa, "much of today’s art is based on concept. That is, the artist has an idea, then uses their art to educate and inform. I do contemplative painting, which is different. For me, it is allowing the painting to unfold in a contemplative or meditative way."
Words that describe this painting: sunset, landscape, impressionistic, coast...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
18th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
Early 2000s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
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 San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Billowing white abstract flowers with bright red-orange centers and opaque layers of pink, green and blue. Ruth-Anne carefully balanced the forms so as to pla...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1960s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"This ghostly portrait of a man represents a transitory experience and movement between places," says Kristen. Rendered with soft light, the painting mimics t...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Broad strokes of blue and green merge with the strong lines of the figure to create a sense of lightness and buoyancy. "This painting was inspired by a holida...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Watercolor
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Artist Comments
A classic, soft focus view of a small stream flowing through the woods. "On a summer day, when the sun hits the golden leaves and a nice cool breeze moves abo...
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1980s American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Late 19th Century English School San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1960s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Every shade from violet through reds and pinks to orange explode in this painting offering a romantic take on this limited palette acrylic painting. You can a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Copper
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
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