Tag:oil

Claire Kendrick’s Artistic Journey: Bridging Realism and Impressionism

This painting was part of the 2023 Oil Painters of America Spring Online Showcase. “One Day” 36×36 Oil on Canvas | Available via Atlantic Contemporary Gallery, Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach. FL OPA strives to maintain the highest ethical practices and levels of integrity in oil painting. Our intent is to be true to the history of oil painting and the traditions that have been upheld for centuries. Claire Kendrick, an affiliated member of Oil Painters of America (OPA), showcased her

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Small Impasto Botanical Paintings

Artist Notes These Little Gems are all 8″x6″ paintings on board – using lots of paint and a fully loaded brush and palette knife.   For purchase and pricing please contact me at claire@cjk-studio.com  

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Contemporary New Seascape Painting – “Aqua”

Available at Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples Aqua | 36×36 | Oil on Linen | CJK Artist Notes This painting is about having the bravery to paint that one heavy impasto wave in a confident stroke. The foreground fragmenting was inspired very loosely from a painting by Henri-Edmond Cross – the Golden Isles, 1891/92 Although the subject of the canvas is indeed the islands, Cross has eliminated all picturesque elements and concentrated on the effects of light on colour. The various elements in

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Selection of Paintings from Figure, Landscape, Still Life and Seascape Series

Its an ongoing process to develop each series featured. Figure | “Confused” | 12″x12″ | Available via Modern Villa Gallery, OR Landscape | “Intercoastal Symphony” | 52″x 66″ | Available via CJK-Studio, FL Still Life | “Peaceful Posy” | 24″x24″ | Available via CJK-Studio, FL Seascape | “Aqua” | 36″x36″ | Available via Gardner Colby Galleries, FL

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Seascape Exhibition | Gardner Colby Gallery, FL

March 4 – March 16, 2015 “Water Works” A group show with a coastal theme. Featuring the work of Claire Kendrick, Doug Foltz, James Lewis and Ken Otsuka “Living on the east coast of the United States I look out on the Atlantic Ocean and I’m challenged as an artist to capture its vastness. The high seas and big storm fronts remind me of my native home, Ireland, the North West Outpost of Europe. Those memories combined with the ferociousness

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Figure Exhibition | Cultural Center Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

March 6th – April 17th, 2015“Figuratively Speaking” The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach will open a unique exhibition featuring artist Claire Kendrick, March 6 – April 17th. “Figuratively Speaking” is a series of oil paintings and sketches which studies the human figure. Each year the curatorial committee select artists to exhibit and as study of the nude figure has long been at the heart of traditional education in the arts, it is an important exhibition and shows a real

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Mini Seascape Oil Paintings

Is a mini seascape painting on your wish list this Christmas? Check out this holiday shopping guide – small CJK paintings are featured in the “Buy local” Shopping Guide — paintings are beautifully framed by Fairfax Gallery and Framing Establishment, Jacksonville. Check out the link for more gift giving ideas…….! http://arbus.com/  Artist Notes These paintings are often plein air studies, done on location. They sometimes act as memory notes for larger paintings, there is a spontaneity about the brush strokes.

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Mini Botanical Paintings

  Botanical paintings using Palette Knife Using a palette knife here are a few mini’s – inspired by all the beautiful floral arrangements that arrived from friends congratulating my husband and I, on the arrival of our beautiful daughter Annika Lauren Kendrick, born Oct 1st, 2014. Thank you so much for all the wonderful cards and messages….. we are full of gratitude. Artist Notes With the mini paintings its easy to play with scale and placement…try a few oil sketches

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Installation | Private Residence

Installation at a private residence – I love the white wash wood framing on these oil paintings. Thanks to the owner of these little gems for sending me photographs.

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