BP Station  by Peter Van Dyck  40×40″  Oil

Peter Van Dyck. What fabulous paintings. So fresh and different! Peter can even make a BP Station look good enough to paint! Many of his paintings are interiors which are my absolute favorite. I don’t know what it is. They fascinate me.

Studio Still Life

Peter’s interiors blow me away. Many of are his studio space throughout time. Each one is stunning. This painting is absolutely brilliant! Just look at the textures, shadows, etc. etc.!!!

There was a great piece written by Larry Groff (owner of PaintingPerceptions.com) – be sure to check it out HERE.

Read a bit about Peter, from the JohnPence.com (Gallery):

Peter Van Dyck (b. 1978) was drawn to painting as a craft and a profession as a young man. But his urge to immerse himself into painting was strong; compelling him to leave college life and sojourn to Florence, Italy. There he became a standout student and, eventually, an Instructor at the renowned Florence Academy of Art, under the astute direction of Daniel Graves. He studied personally under Graves and Ramiro Sanchez.

Van Dyck was recommended to the gallery by a coterie of his painting peers. All parties are drawn to his haunting, personal paintings of the house he lives in, the studio he paints in, the tools he works with and the simple everyday things surround him. His current body of work is a diary of a year in this young artist’s life. His palette is oriented to the interior, his light and shadows are important to his portrayals, his choices of subjects are modern adaptations of Old Masters’ sophistication, and he handles paint textures with a mastery for an artist so young. Till now, he has shown in Philadelphia and Long Island.

Images via PeterVanDyckArt.com, used with permission…

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Every Moment by Ober-Rae  36×48″  Acrylic

What a stunning sky! It looks like some of the October sunsets that are so brilliant and just take your breath away! I love the darkness of the horizon and the wonderful warm fluffy clouds. How does he do it? Beautiful painting by Ober-Rae Starr Livingstone!

Be sure to check out more from Ober-Rae’s website:

Working Method: I work with acrylics. The intensity of color is due to working with anywhere from 6 to 20 layers of color on most parts of the canvas .Sometimes I start with a photograph, sometimes from plein air sketches and sometimes with just an idea. The painting becomes more abstract as it evolves. My main concern is the balance of shapes and colors – their relationships to one another and the feelings that they evoke within the viewer. It is the feeling, the flow of Energy that I really love about the painting process– the intensity and joy that comes when the painting seems to take on a life of its own. It is at this point in the work that changes are made through the heart and not the mind, and the artist feels that he/she is a part of higher creative processes.

Image via Ober-Rae.com, used with permission…

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Jetty by Hank Buffington   8×10″   Acrylic

Hank Buffington. A great artist, and a fabulous one to be friends with on Facebook. This man should be a comedian, or at least write a book about his daily life, he is hilarious. I don’t think he always means to be, but he is. His paintings are wonderful. I love the abstractness, along with the wonderful painterly quality that they have. Those dark rocks, with the green, and the light ocean waves and then that fabulous sky. Very nice painting!

Surf by Hank Buffington   6×8″   Acrylic

Hank paints all kinds of things, but these two grabbed me. Just look at this painting. Look at the wonderful sky reflections in the wet sand. The crashing waves, WOW. Nice one!

Read a bit about Hank, from his website:

I was born in Pennsylvania but did most of my growing up in a somewhat rural part of New Jersey close to the Delaware River. I didn’t appreciate the bucolic charm of the area when I was a kid and a lot of my drawings were fantasies to take me away from it to a more exciting life. Those drawings eventually took me to art school and after graduating I returned home to begin a career as a graphic designer and digital illustrator.

The past several years I’ve taken time off from being a professional artist to be a full-time dad to our FIVE kids. The forced break from the computer has given me the opportunity to resume painting after years of pushing a mouse. In the summer of 2009 I began painting plein air landscapes to broaden my abilities, loosen up, abandon minutia, and gain a better understanding of light and color through the forced discipline of painting outdoors in the constantly changing weather and light.

I live in Lancaster, PA but paint everywhere I go.

So hard to pick just a few… be sure to check out Hank’s blog – I love the Fourth of July Lightning Bugs… fabulous!

All images via HankBuffington.com, used with permission…

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Autumn Harvest with China by Brent Jensen    24 x 30″    Oil

Brent Jensen. Amazing artist. Love his work! I know I’ve said this before, but there were truly so many wonderful paintings to choose from it was difficult. I chose Autumn Harvest with China because it’s perfect for this time of year, the sunflowers are stunning, the background is wonderful and compliments everything perfectly. The highlights and shadows make this painting sing!

Be sure to check out Brent’s website! Read a blip about Brent, from his website (and read more HERE):

Brent Jensen received his B.A. in Art from the University of Utah and owned a successful architectural illustration company for 12 years. He has been a full-time plein air and studio oil painter since 2007. As a life-learner, he attends life drawing classes and workshops with well-known fine art painters. Brent also maintains a large library of classical art books to gain greater insights.

Also be sure to check out Brent’s Blog! (Including the latest post which is about this very painting!)

Image via BrentJensenArt.com, used with permission…

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