San Francisco - Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist San Francisco - 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 San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
An abstract garden of brilliant pink and yellow flowers, dripping with rain. Joyanna says the painting is a nod to Barbara Streisand's song Don't Rain on My P...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Surrealist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"This sweet spot can be found around the base of Shannon Falls in British Columbia, the third highest falls in the province," explains Jo. "There you'll also ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Part of Jay Jensen's ongoing series of Maine landscapes. "There is this spectacular park near Lubec, which is the eastern most town in the US, and it's also f...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
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
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
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
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
20th Century Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Mixed Media
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
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 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 19th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, 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
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
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
1980s Abstract 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
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1980s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1990s American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, 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
1860s Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Abstract 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
Late 20th Century Romantic San Francisco - Paintings
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
1960s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist 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
2010s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Panel
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