Bend in the River – Emile A Gruppe

  Bend in the River by Emile Gruppe Emile Albert Gruppe was born in Rochester, New York in 1896.  The son of Charles Paul Gruppe who was recognized by the Dutch as being one of America’s most gifted painters of the late 19th Century.  Emile was trained by his father and studied at the National […]

Hart, William – Grand Manan Island

Grand Manan Island – William Hart (1823-1894) William Hart was born in Paisley, Scotland, and gained recognition for his serene and romantic landscapes characterized by finely executed brushwork. His signature style often featured cattle and realistic figures integrated into expansive landscapes, a motif he developed starting in the late 1880s after being inspired by the […]

Boggs, Mary – Evening Twilight

Oil painting on canvas in a frame of a tropical scene, by Mary Boggs

Evening Twilight by Mary Boggs Paradise is the setting for the works of Mary Boggs, a Key Largo artist, who has captured the true essence of nature in the Florida Keys in many true to life (watercolor or oil) renderings. A collection of her works has been shown at numerous art shows throughout south Florida. […]

Daly, Thomas Aquinas – Blue Gills

image of a painting by Thomas Aquinas Daly of a catch of three small blue gills hanging from a stringer.

Blue Gills by Thomas Aquinas Daly Thomas Aquinas Daly is an American contemporary landscape and still life painter, graphic artist and magazine illustrator of hunting and fishing genre.  Using nuances of light and atmospheriecs, Daly strives for a poetic tone in his oil and watercolor painting,s reflecting his reverence for land and nature and his […]

Inglis, John – Spring Blossoms

Painting by John Inglis of several large trees in full bloom in the springtime.

Spring Blossoms by John Inglis John Inglis, originally from Dublin, Ireland (born in 1867), studied at the Dublin Academy then at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jean-Léon Gérôme.  At the Académie Colorossi his teachers were Raphaël Collin and Gustave Courtois. Inglis settled in Rochester, New York, where he was active in the Rochester Art Club, […]

Van Zandt, Thomas Kirby – Christmas Time

Painting by Thomas Kirby Van Zandt of a horse and sleigh waiting for passengers by a building.

Christmas Time by Thomas Kirby Van Zandt Thomas Kirby Van Zandt, born in New Scotland, Albany County, New York in 1814, was a well-known painter of the horses of wealthy New Yorkers, including Leland Stanford.  The Stanford Museum has a half dozen of T.K. Van Zandt’s work in its collection. In 1859 he was awarded […]

Gruppe, Emile – Autumn in Vermont

Painting by Emile Gruppe titled "Autumn in Vermont.

Autumn in Vermont by Emile Gruppe Emile Albert Gruppe was born in Rochester, New York in 1896.  The son of Charles Paul Gruppe who was recognized by the Dutch as being one of America’s most gifted painters of the late 19th Century.  Emile was trained by his father and studied at the National Academy in […]

Leighton, Scott – Fox Hunter

Framed painting of a fox hunter in his top hat and bright red coat astride a fine horse with his hound at the ready beside the horse.

Fox Hunter by Scott Leighton Scott Leighton, was born Thomas Leighton in Dover, N.H. and was the fourth child among five born to Nicholas and Deborah M. (Whitney) Leighton on August 28, 1847.  He was 50 years of age when he passed away in Waverly, MA, on January 8th 1898. He married Sadie L. Wyman […]

Enns, Arlene – The River

Painting by Arlene Enns of a frozen river on an overcast wintery day.

The River by Arlene Enns The River was painted on a grey day (physically and mentally) shortly before Christmas several weeks before the artist’s mother passed away.  (she died Dec 23, 2018 ) — in the artist’s words; “I was playing the Christmas song “ the River “ as I was truly wishing for a […]

Nemethy, George – Side Wheeler

20th century painting by George Nemethy of a steam powered side wheeler out on the water.

Side Wheeler by George Nemethy George Nemethy was born in 1952 in New York City. The Nemethy family immigrated from Hungary and consisted of six artists, all pupils of their late father Albert Sz. Nemethy. The children Julien, Albert Jr., George, Veronica, and the twins Kristina and Georgina. All of them were taught and inspired […]