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South Rim View / Grand Canyon 2025

As with the painting below, this one came out of a wonderful trip to Zion and the Grand Canyon a few years ago. To say it was inspirational, well, those that have been there know what I’m talking about. I very much enjoyed painting the great colors and contrasts. Accomplishing the atmospheric effect of distance is a fun aspect and challenge for any artist. I have several more large canvases planned to start soon.

This painting is for sale, and I'll have it reproduced as same size, and as a reduction. Framing can be arranged. I’ll be happy to hear from you about this. The frame in this photo is a virtual frame.

Oil on fine linen, 36 by 48 inches.

Yellow Lesser Goldfinch, Grand Canyon / South Rim

After a fall trip to Zion and the north rim and south rims of the Grand Canyon, I was very inspired after such a spectacular tour. This painting is a view found close to the South Rim Lodge, and naming it seems irrelevant to me (and irreverent), so I’ve decided to name it after the pretty yellow Lesser Goldfinch, which is one of the inhabitants of the canyon rim. Just one living creature can be seen in the vast space and variety of material represented besides the many forms of plant life in the desert, a tiny bird included at the bottom left.

I’ve enjoyed making this painting and loved the range of color in the many details I noticed from the painting process. Painting it with an eye to being faithful to the reality of the place offers a sort of respect, a reckoning of every layer and rock that I can see, and honoring the time and natural processes that occurred in the making of this amazing canyon--if you will.

What more can be said? My painting will provide a patron the ongoing thrill of reckoning our lives as incredible and lucky timing to get to see such things and to somewhat comprehend the scale of time and geology of this amazing planet. Every time this painting is seen a new thing will be understood and appreciated.

This painting is for sale and available framed or unframed, and I can assist with any framing requirement. The frame seen is merely a virtual creation, and for example.

Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches

Chloe Enjoying The Park by Jack Anglin

A fanciful scene on the grounds of the wonderful Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches Available!

The painting featured above is one of my most recent oils, Chloe Enjoying the Park, a fictional view of the very real place at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. There are some fascinating aspects about the place which I’ll comment on.

CIRCE INVIDIOSA after Waterhouse

A recent nocturne after the famous Waterhouse painting of Circe Invidiosa. This is a small oil, 12”x24”, and a piece I made for my deceased buddy Paul, a former housemate. Paul mentioned this painting as a favorite and I considered copying it accurately, but I much prefer my nocturne. Paul liked it, too, and got to enjoy my painting for a short while before his death. I wish we had much more time together, we would have done a lot of hiking and exploring. Too bad!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe_Invidiosa

Castle Hill Lighthouse

Here's my latest underway, a 12x24 inch oil of the Castle Hill Lighthouse. There's more to do, some foreground work and the fishing boat, some fussing here and there. I'm happy with it. What do you think?

Beach at Oceanwind

This is a private beach in Newport, Rhode Island, a place I get to visit frequently. It's different every time, beautiful to observe as the sea and sky change. The beach is all stones, each polished and rounded from eons of washing and movement. It's not for sale, but a gift for a friend, and I just wanted to show it to you.

Beach at Oceanwind
acrylic on canvas, 12x24 inches

The Wreck at Beaver Tail Lighthouse

My painting of The Wreck at Beaver Tail Lighthouse

This lighthouse is a fun place to visit, especially on a day with high surf. It's at the south end of Jamestown, RI, at the west edge of the Newport Harbor entrance. Here I've imagined a small craft that got loose or wrecked somehow on the jagged rocks A shipwreck must have happened several times?

12x24 acrylic SOLD

Sachuest Point Park

Here is a finished view of Sachuest Point Park in Newport, RI. I'm very happy with it! There's a bench near the southern tip of the park and trail, on the east side, so this view is as one would be looking to the northeast.

It's a lovely place to walk, and the rocky coast offers many interesting vistas.

24" x 12", oil on canvas. SOLD

A Private Beach View

A fine start of a 12" by 24" oil of a private beach view, on the east side of Newport, RI. There's more to do once it dries, but I'm happy with this image.

NFS

To describe myself and my art is to span a range of media, subjects, and techniques. I've used and enjoyed everything from pastels to oils, and created many illustrations, fine portraits, plein air day paintings, large studio paintings, and a lot of portrait commissions.

I'm one of those artists who has quite a bit of experience making art in public, where people can witness my paintings take shape. One of the joys of making art is sharing art, and while working in environments where people can see and speak with me, people often inquire about my materials, techniques, or intentions, and they want to share stories of art and artists that have meant something to them--such as telling me about their grandmother who never had a lesson. I usually love it and have no problem painting while chatting and hearing from interested and interesting people.

I like sharing what I've learned, and occasionally I teach classes, and always enjoy mentoring serious students. In fact, I'm completing a book about art, with practical tips and things most people never hear about nor consider.

ABOUT MY MONET CRITIQUE

I grew up with a decent reproduction of this famous Monet painting above. One hundred years after the French artist made it, it was hanging right over the TV console in our living room. Anytime we spent looking at the TV, this painting by Monet was in view, and so it was subconsciously ingrained into my psyche.

From an early age I was influenced by Monet. We share the same birthday, November 14, as does King Charles, something my mother was fond of telling me. I saw some other pictures by Monet, even was appointed to a committee at school to purchase a framed reproduction as a class gift, and we chose one of Monet's sailboat paintings, The Bridge at Argenteuil.

I was a prolific little artist, always drawing something, eagerly involved in any art activity at school or elsewhere. In fact, in the second grade I won a city wide poster contest sponsored by The Humane Society. My creation was crude, of course, and typical for a child, but empathetic and a sad illustration of abuse and neglect of a poor dog. I can still see the picture in my mind's eye, but I don't believe it was ever returned to me or my parents--I wish I had it!

After that minor victory (but it was a blue ribbon and certificate for my grade in all of Pittsburgh) I quickly became the class artist as well as the family artist. My theory about artistic development in children will come out later in my critiques, I don't want to get too far off track. Just please try to get the idea that I'm a grateful person and glad I got to develop my artistic talents and still get to paint, and Monet has always been a part of that!

Below and elsewhere are links to video chats I'll provide while examining Monet's paintings. Transcripts will be below the videos in YouTube. I'm just getting started with this project--stand by and check in often. Thanks! --JHA

A fanciful scene on the grounds of the wonderful Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches Available!

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