Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington State provided the inspiration for this semi-abstract landscape painting. A rug...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
I used my finger tips to apply many layers of translucent cool colors in oil and wax. There is a softly calm feeling to the quiet distance of the winter trees in the background while one sturdy pine comes forth. Hints of apricot and lavender glow from beneath misty layers. My choice in this color palette lends itself to any season's decor, inspired by Wolf Kahn. The edges of this piece are natural wood. This piece is wired to hang.
About the Artist
Valerie Berkely uses her finger tips as brushes to create her abstract paintings. For Valerie, the art is all about the process, the paint, her mood, and the moment. She admires the artist Wolf Kahn, who once said, “the picture is the conclusion of an experiment in which the hint of an image becomes actuality." Like Kahn, Valerie’s paintings combine pictorial landscapes with painterly abstraction. The vibrant primary colors capture the hues of the sun rising and setting, and the texture of her fingers across the surface divides sea, land, and sky. There is something very dreamy about these works, exemplified by their color, texture, and atmospheric quality. Valerie’s first “art epiphany” was seeing Seurat's La Grande Jatte at the Art Institute of Chicago. “Bowled me over! I actually fell down. And I knew I was to become a painter.”
Words that describe this painting: Impressionism, Wolf Kahn, transparent, translucent, layers, abstract landscape, oil, wax, finger painting, impressionism, landscape, representational, oil painting, purple
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape 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 Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
As waves break on shore, a sailboat heads out to sea under the early morning sky. A series of oil glazes were used to ...
21st Century and Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
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 Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Pastel
Artist Comments
A misty dawn over a western prairie, the yellow grasses and dark foliage contrast suggesting a sunny day to come. Part of Nancy's si...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
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 Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Modern Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Canvas, 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 Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Jay Jensen explains of this lush scene, "I visited the Gettysburg battlefield in April and the timing was perfect. In that part of the country, there are lots of flowering trees, particularly dogwood and a pink flower producing variety called redbud, and they were peaking on Little Round Top...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
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 Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Suren travels extensively, seeking out unique compositions in the neighborhoods, architecture and nature he encounters. For Suren, it is important for him to ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
In Sunrise at Malibu, I wanted to capture the rich plum silhouettes of the Santa Monica mountains just after dawn. On clear days after the sun rises, the cap...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Paper, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Realist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
19th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
1980s Realist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1940s Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Academic Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s American Realist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Gouache
1970s Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil
1990s Expressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil, Encaustic, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Paintings
Oil




