San Francisco - Paintings
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - 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 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: woods, forest, trees, nature, expressionism, nature, non-representational, oil painting, blue
Bare Trees...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Oil, Board
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
This painting was done from life in the alla prima style, meaning all in one sitting before the paint begins to dry. The artist chose the subject and color pa...
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
1990s Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
This piece is the first in Pat's new "Moon" series. The paintings explore the wonder of the moon in its ever changing aspects. "The full moon that occurs clos...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Painting from vintage photos, I created this figure surrounded by soft muted color in a textured white skirt.
About the Artist
Mary Pratt, a Georgi...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Surrealist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Cynthia says this painting was inspired by the enticing yet subtle colors that appear in the early winter landscape. A block of pale yellow worked over with b...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
2010s San Francisco - Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century English School San Francisco - Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
When the Dawn Will Come was inspired by glowing clouds rising at dusk. The underpainting process I use lends itself to creating organic forms, which I then t...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
This painting is part of a series of highly textured works. It has many layers which keep the viewer's eye and mind wandering.
About the Artist
Gar...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1960s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
1990s Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Linen, Oil
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
1880s San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
In this hyperrealistic painting, David depicts a model holding plastic to her face. The work is meant as a commentary on global warming and a need to plan fo...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Artist Comments
Part of Onelio's ongoing series centered around people occupied in various simple tasks. This painting depicts a butcher at work in his shop - it could be a s...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
This was one of 16 paintings I did showing the beauty of San Francisco at night. The painting is on gallery wrapped canvas with matte black edges. It comes va...
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Artist Comments
I love the rich transparent tones of that rusty brown pigment called iron oxide, says Karen Hansen. And that;s where I started, adding other earth tones as I ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Barbizon School San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Part of Natasha's signature circles series. Loose, geometric abstraction of land and sky. Suggestion of the sun shining on a field of flowers. Warm yellow and...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Acrylic
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