Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
American, b. 1950
Contemporary American artist Peter Adams is esteemed for his beautiful Impressionist paintings. He uses oil paints to create vivid landscapes and figurative works that saturate the canvas with color. Adams is known for combining the Western artistic tradition with Eastern influences picked up from his extensive travels.
Adams was born and raised in California. He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California; the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles; the Instituto de Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; and the Lukits Academy of Fine Arts in Los Angeles.
Four of Adams’s seven years at the Luktis Academy were spent as an apprentice to Theodore Lukits, a renowned Impressionist painter. He was also introduced to Chinese porcelains and sculptures, which sparked an interest in Asian art that spurred him to travel. In 1981, he traveled and painted unescorted through the People’s Republic of China, becoming the first American artist to do so. He was also the only American artist to travel with the mujahideen rebels of Afghanistan in 1987.
Adams became the president of the California Art Club in 1993, a role he has served in ever since. Established in 1909, the organization only had 80 members at the time. Under his leadership, the membership has grown to around 3,000.
In 2007, he earned the John J. Geraghty Award for advancing traditional fine art as well as the gold medal for the best painting from his fellow members at the California Art Club. In 2009, Fine Art Connoisseur presented Adams with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Adams is represented by American Legacy Fine Arts in Pasadena. His works are in the collections of the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, California; the Haggin Museum in Stockton, California; the USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California; and Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.
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Artist: Peter Adams
Panorama; Looking East from Mt. Disappointment
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 17.5" x 21.75" x 2.125"
Exhibited
The Diverse Environments of the Arroyo Seco: Paintings from the Cali...
Category
2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Quiet Pool; Arroyo Seco
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 18.5" x 22.5" x 1.5"
Exhibited
The Diverse Environments of the Arroyo Seco: Paintings from the Californ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Summer Pool at Switzer's; Angeles Crest Forest
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallerydirectly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED : 18.5" x 22.5" x 1.5"
Exhibited
The Diverse Environments of the Arroyo Seco: Paintings from the Califor...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Evening Light over Brookside Gold Course; Pasadena
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 12" x 9" FRAMED: 18.5" x 15.5" x 1.5"
Exhibited
The Diverse Environments of the Arroyo Seco: Paintings from the Californ...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Summer Swimming Hole along the Ventura River; Ojai, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
UNFRAMED: 24" x 30" FRAMED: 33.25" x 39.25" x 1.75"
“As an artist, my work serves as a profound exploration of the deep connectio...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Golden Sunset, Matilija Valley, Ojai
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibited
"Ojai Mystique: Landscape Painting by 21 Nationally Renowned Artists", Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, California, October 20, 2...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Secret Cove; Afternoon Surge at Point Lobos State Reserve
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist; February 2023 submitted to Autry Museum of the American West for the "Masters of the American West" exhibition and sale.
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Category
2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Ethereal Lights, Electric Fountain; Beverly Hills
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
FRAMED: 50.375" x 40.375" x 1.625" UNFRAMED: 40" x 30"
Artist Statement
"As a young boy, my father o...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Crescendo; Saint Malo Beach, Oceanside
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
Artist Statement
“At the time of big surf in the late afternoon, it is wonderful to watch the co...
Category
2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Afternoon Glow, Cathedral Cove, Anacapa Island
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
This plein air oil painting depicts the uniqueness of Anacapa Island in the chain of Southern California’s Channel Islands archipelago. Anacapa was formed by volcanic eruptions. Its desolate landscape is dominated by a distinct geology of steep precipices and jagged rock formations. From this elevated viewpoint, Adams portrays the location known as Cathedral Cove with its outcropping spires and massive kelp beds that hug the shoreline. The peak of the middle island of Anacapa is visible in the distance, and further out to sea is Santa Cruz Island...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Peaceful Passage; Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Peter Adams' flare for combining real places with dreamlike visions is exemplified in this plein air oil pain...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Golden Cove Breakers; Rancho Palos Verdes
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
Artist Statement
“At the time of big surf in the late afternoon, it is wonderful to watch the color and the wave shadows...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Pastoral Morning; Redding
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist by the gallery
Description
While a guest on a private ranch in Redding, California artist Peter Adams took out his pastels on an early s...
Category
2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Afternoon at Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibited
Fleeting Moments 2nd Biennale: Works en Plein Air, American Legacy Fine Arts, November 22 – December 15, 2019
...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Brilliant Reflections; Rocky Point, Carmel, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
"While on a recent painting trip along the 101 Highway to Carmel I stopped twice to paint at one of my favorite spots, Rocky...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Trappist Monastery in Latrun; Overlooking the Road to Jerusalem
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Description
"Latrun is on a hilltop in the Ayalon Valley, about fifteen miles west of Jerusalem. The Ayalon Valley is the site of the battle in which Joshua led the Israelites in their victory over the Amorites (Joshua 10:1-11). One theory as to the origin of the name Latrun suggests that it was named after the Repentant Thief who was crucified alongside Jesus."
—Sara Campbell...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Commerce along the Pearl River
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibited
China's Crown Jewel; Recent Paintings by American Artists, American Legacy Fine Arts, June 21 – July 28, 2019
...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Morning Clouds Hovering Below Mount Blanca; Trinchera Ranch, Colorado
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Statement
"While staying at the Forbes' Trinchera Ranch in southern Colorado, I was intrigued by seeing this heavy cloud layer every morning hovering below Mt. Blanca's impressive peak of 14,351 feet. The cloud layer created an atmospheric division between the cool shadows below and the bright, warm light above."
―Peter Adams
Description
The artist's particular bold, broad brushwork magnifies a sense of epic in this pristine scene. The painting exemplifies the American West as an expansive land of free spirit and boundless possibilities. The colors are opulent and there is an intriguing sense of mystery about the subject, a Shangri-la feeling. The presentation of the painting makes a grand entrance statement.
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Gallery Note
The artist began the painting in 2006 and completed it in November of 2017.
Exhibited
Maxwell House...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Garden of Latrun Monastery Looking West
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Description
In December 1890, the Latrun Monastery was established by Trappist monks. This view overlooks the fertile Ayalon Valley. It is dedicated to Notre Dame de Sept Douleurs (Our Lady of the...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Parting Mist; Kalalau Lookout, Kauai
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Statement
"Painting in Hawaii is always a challenge because the weather and atmospheric conditions are constantly changing. This scene of the Kalalau Lookout had it been paint...
Category
2010s Impressionist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Nabi Musa (Prophet Moses) at Ramadan; Judean Desert
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Description
"The mosque of Nabi Musa (Prophet Moses) in the Judean Desert is an important Muslim pilgrimage site in Palestine. According to Islamic tradition, the many-domed building marks the burial site of Moses."
— Sara Campbell...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Jerusalem International YMCA Tower and Concert Hall
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Description
The YMCA building, across from the King David Hotel, was designed in the late 1920’s by Arthur Loomis Harmon, whose architectural form des...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Philosophers' Wall; Shasta Caves
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Statement
"As I am fascinated with lighting, I often carry colored lights with me when I paint in order to illuminate scenes. This work was pain...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
View of Mount Zion from our Balcony at the King David Hotel, Jerusalem
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Description
Adams painted the view from his hotel balcony. Mt. Zion and The Church of the Dormition can be seen in the background in the left.
Watch the video on “Peter Adams: Inspirations for the Fourteen Stations of the Cross and Sacred Themes” on YouTube.
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibited
"Inspirations From the Fourteen Stations of the Cross and Sacred Themes" - USC Caruso Catholic Center, Los Angeles, March 26 - June 16, 2018
"Jerusalem Journey - Walking the Sacred Path" - Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
View of the Church of the Visitation from the Church of St. John the Baptist in
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Description
"Saint Luke (1:39-41) relates that, “Mary set out at that time and went quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.”
The Church of the Visitation is said to be built over the home of St. John the Baptist’s parents and commemorates this meeting between the Virgin Mary and Elizabeth, the mother of St. John."
—Sara Campbell...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Study for the 6th Station; Veronica
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Description
As Veronica wipes the face of Jesus she receives from the impression the image of Christ’s face on a cloth. The scene reminds us of the sixth Beatitude: “Blessed are the ...
Category
2010s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Faithful; St. Malo Beach, Oceanside
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
“I am particularly interested in unique lighting effects and how these effects reflect, refract, diffuse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Sierra Grandeur; 5th Lake View of Mt. Robinson and Palisade Glacier
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by a Private Collector, Encino, California from American Legacy Fine Arts in 2005
American Legacy Fine Arts acquired the work directly from the artist in 2004
De...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Peter Adams Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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