San Francisco - Paintings
Artist Comments
Pamela Blaies was inspired by a little slice of light shining into her studio late one afternoon while she was cleaning up for the day. The illuminated stash ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1940s Art Deco San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Vibrant yellow-orange sunflowers on verdant stems, rustically arranged in a small glass jar. Soft light accentuates the curling, pointed ends of the blossoms. Painted on Arches heavyweight oil primed paper, which can be framed with our without glass.
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: sunflowers, floral, bouquet, flowers, still life, still life, flora, representational, oil painting, green
Little Jar...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Watercolor
1960s San Francisco - Paintings
Masonite, Paint, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Yellow victorian on a quiet street in Cary, North Carolina. Bright spring light shines from the right, illuminating the new growth in the yard and casting an ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
Although I live in Texas, I am well acquainted with the gorgeous mussels harvested along the Eastern Seaboard in the US and Canada. The exquisite deep purple ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Sunset along the coast. Dark crimson clouds float over the glowing blue water. In the foreground, the landscape radiates with yellow and red. Benjamin explain...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - 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 San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
20th Century Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Watercolor
Early 20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
As the sun sets behind the distant ridge, the fork in the river floods with warm hues from overhead. "I loved the way the light bounced on this southern river...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1960s Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
An expressionist portrait of relationships as a dance. Dominant blue palette with hints of red, purple and pink that offers both cal...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This piece was completed on several cozy nights during the ;polar vortex; in Chicago. This mood of being trapped a bit and feeling at peace with that gave th...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Enjoying live music at the MakeOut Room in San Francisco, I found this view of the dancers' legs, mirror ball beams on the floor, and candles on the tables cl...
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
From my series called Lessons from Winter, inspired by my process of discovering and embracing the beauty, mystery, and warmth of the coldest and darkest seas...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1990s Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
This painting is a contemporary interpretation of a rural country farmhouse. The surface is heavily textured with acrylic paints and texture mediums. Orange and gold dominate the scene with touches of aqua peaking through. The edges of the painting are black.
About the Artist
Nancy Merkle;s process begins with a glimpse of color, a flicker of light, a pattern, or a texture. Elements swirl in her mind for hours, sometimes days, sometimes weeks before a design clicks and is transferred to canvas. With the canvas in front of her, she works intuitively -- a mark here, a mark there, a little touch of color, a bit of texture -- until she is satisfied and declares the work finished. Currently Nancy;s work leans toward abstraction; she doesn't paint the world as it is, but as she wishes it were. Bold colors and loose brush strokes are her goal. When she;s not making art, Nancy travels the Pacific Coast with a bicycle strapped to the car and curiosity in my back pocket. Fun Fact: Nancy lived in Alaska until she was five. She had bison in the backyard, bears at the landfill, and a moose who stopped by once in a while to look for sweet grass...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Masonite, Oil
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 San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Surrealist San Francisco - Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Every summer, Jo goes down to the Coquitlam River near her home in British Columbia to enjoy the beautiful green surroundings glowing in the summer heat. "I couldn't resist how inviting this scenery was," she says. "Where I live, summer only lasts about three months, so I put this scene on canvas to enjoy it the whole year through."
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: nature, water, trees, rocks, river, sunlight, woods, summer, forest, stream, riverbank, nature, realism, representational, oil painting, green
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
This painting is part of Tatiana Iliina's latest series, Abstract Landscapes. One may recognize distant skyscrapers, dense forests, or even other worldly vist...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
18th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1930s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Spring mornings often begin with gray overcast skies that give way to bright blue sunshine mid day. This painting depicts Texas Hill Country as the sun begins...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
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