Stephen Bauman

Peonies

2017

"Artichokes" is a contemporary realist oil painting still life, with its green and purple hues dominating the neutral surroundings. A rustic wooden bowl holds two whole artichokes, a...

"Meat" is an oil painting of two raw cuts of meat resting on a wooden cutting board, atop a rickety wooden tabletop. A perfect painting for the kitchen or pantry. Painted from life, using classical techniques. Painting dimensions: 12 x 16 inches Framed dimensions: 14.5 x 18.5 inches Framed in a black frame with silver trim. Matthew Weigle...

A life size trompe l'oeil oil painting of a dried horseshoe crab. The background is painted with large textured brushstrokes, the light teal blue reflecting in the eye of the crab. Framed in a black wooden frame with a silvery inner edge. Framed Dimensions 26 x 21 inches BIOGRAPHY John Morfis was born in Glen Cove, Long Island in 1976. His humble beginnings made pursuing a career in art difficult and paradoxically necessary. Fixated on making things aesthetically pleasing, John made an extreme departure from his family life when he chose to base his life on art. Surrounded by mechanics, welders, and otherwise trade workers John had a tough time expressing his interest in a world much more utilitarian and much less expressive and impractical. With an extraordinary desire to be an artist and a grant awarded, John was able to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from the University of Hartford in 1998. While there John studied oil painting under American realist Stephen Brown. John’s first solo show took place in 2007 at the Ellen Traut Collection Gallery in Hartford, CT and was a near sell out. Since then John has had success up and down the northeastern coast of the United States working with various galleries and collectors. His work has also appeared in various group shows at the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut. ARTIST STATEMENT Each painting, although a portrait of a tired hand...

American realist painter Carl Bretzke is particularly adept at nocturne scenes which ooze in darkness, reminiscent of Edward Hopper. Bretzke remarks: “What most people don’t notice i...

An oil painting of a glowing sunset beyond a verdant patch of trees, painted en plein air, in Norway, while Personett was apprenticing at Odd Nerdrum's stu...

Two Cardinal birds sit on colorful flowers in this American Realist painting. An abstracted blue background allows the viewer to focus on the still life. Lucas is masterful at distil...

Acrylic painting of white, red, and pink "Swingtime" varietal of fuchsia flowers, hanging from a vine on grey art board by Barbara Gibson (20th Century). Signed by the artist in the ...

My paintings begin with a serious sense of play, both in the staging and the creating of the compositions. It is at this beginning stage that I operate under the Dadaist dictate that...

Flora in Vase, with red interior

Gregory Block's (US based) "Porcupine" is an oil painting that depicts a Porcupine skull and wooden shelf floating among clouds and a bright blue sky. Gregory was born in Kansas Ci...

William Hubacek (American 1871-1958) Cactus Plants Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left: 'Wm. Hubacek 1946' 18.75in H x 15.5in L With a gilt frame: ...

An American Still Life of an Apple, Pear and Grapes Oil on canvas on board Signed illegibly circa late 1800s 9 3/4 x 5 7/8 (16 x 12 3/4 frame) inches This is an example of late 19...