Gallery

This is a gallery of artwork from some of my favorite visual artists of all time. Below is also a list of some of my favorite contemporary artists and some of my own attempts.

The Ninth Wave — Ivan Aivazovsky — The Ninth WaveIvan Aivazovsky, 1850

The Black Sea — Ivan Aivazovsky — The Black SeaIvan Aivazovsky, 1881

Storm at Sea on a Moonlit Night — Ivan Aivazovsky — Storm at Sea on a Moonlit NightIvan Aivazovsky, 1849

Cotopaxi — Frederic Edwin Church — CotopaxiFrederic Edwin Church, 1855

Niagara — Frederic Edwin Church — NiagaraFrederic Edwin Church, 1857

Moonlit Night on the Dnieper — Arkhip Kuindzhi — Moonlit Night on the DnieperArkhip Kuindzhi, 1880

Red Sunset on the Dnieper — Arkhip Kuindzhi — Red Sunset on the DnieperArkhip Kuindzhi, c. 1905–08

After a Rain — Arkhip Kuindzhi — After a RainArkhip Kuindzhi, 1879

Daybreak — Maxfield Parrish — DaybreakMaxfield Parrish, 1922

Old White Birch — Maxfield Parrish — Old White BirchMaxfield Parrish, ~1937

Stars — Maxfield Parrish — StarsMaxfield Parrish, 1926

Ecstasy — Maxfield Parrish — EcstasyMaxfield Parrish, 1929

The Storm — Pierre-Auguste Cot — The StormPierre-Auguste Cot, 1880

Springtime — Pierre-Auguste Cot — SpringtimePierre-Auguste Cot, 1873

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog — Caspar David Friedrich — Wanderer above the Sea of FogCaspar David Friedrich, 1818

Reefs by the Seashore — Caspar David Friedrich — Reefs by the SeashoreCaspar David Friedrich, 1824

Ruins of the Oybin — Caspar David Friedrich — Ruins of the OybinCaspar David Friedrich, ~1835

Coastal Landscape with Cross and Statue — Caspar David Friedrich — Coastal Landscape with Cross and StatueCaspar David Friedrich

Among the Sierra Nevada, California — Albert Bierstadt — Among the Sierra Nevada, CaliforniaAlbert Bierstadt, 1868

A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie — Albert Bierstadt — A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. RosalieAlbert Bierstadt, 1866

The Storm in the Mountains — Albert Bierstadt — The Storm in the MountainsAlbert Bierstadt, c. 1870

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho — Thomas Moran — Shoshone Falls, Snake River, IdahoThomas Moran

Sunset at Sea — Thomas Moran — Sunset at SeaThomas Moran, c. 1906

Green River, Wyoming — Thomas Moran — Green River, WyomingThomas Moran, 1883

The Houses of Parliament, Sun Breaking Through the Fog — Claude Monet — The Houses of Parliament, Sun Breaking Through the FogClaude Monet, 1904

Meules — Claude Monet — MeulesClaude Monet, 1890

In the Wild North — Ivan Shishkin — In the Wild NorthIvan Shishkin, 1891

Rye — Ivan Shishkin — RyeIvan Shishkin, 1878

Ship Grove (Mast-Tree Grove) — Ivan Shishkin — Ship Grove (Mast-Tree Grove)Ivan Shishkin, 1898

Solitude — Louis Rémy Mignot — SolitudeLouis Rémy Mignot, 1855

Niagara — Louis Rémy Mignot — NiagaraLouis Rémy Mignot, 1866

Clearing Up—Coast of Sicily — Andreas Achenbach — Clearing Up—Coast of SicilyAndreas Achenbach, 1847

Interior with Woman at Piano, Strandgade 30 — Vilhelm Hammershøi — Interior with Woman at Piano, Strandgade 30Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1901

Interior with a Woman Seen from Behind — Vilhelm Hammershøi — Interior with a Woman Seen from BehindVilhelm Hammershøi, c. 1904

The Three Ages of Woman — Gustav Klimt — The Three Ages of WomanGustav Klimt, 1905

The Kiss — Gustav Klimt — The KissGustav Klimt, 1907–08

Death and Life — Gustav Klimt — Death and LifeGustav Klimt, 1908–1915

The Course of Empire — The Savage State — The Course of EmpireThomas Cole, 1833–36

The Course of Empire — The Arcadian or Pastoral State — The Course of EmpireThomas Cole, 1833–36

The Voyage of Life — Childhood — The Voyage of LifeThomas Cole, 1842

The Voyage of Life — Youth — The Voyage of LifeThomas Cole, 1842

The Kiss — Auguste Rodin — The KissAuguste Rodin, 1882

The Gates of Hell — Auguste Rodin — The Gates of HellAuguste Rodin, 1880–1917

The Persistence of Memory — Salvador Dalí — The Persistence of MemorySalvador Dalí, 1931

Swans Reflecting Elephants — Salvador Dalí — Swans Reflecting ElephantsSalvador Dalí, 1937

Waterfall — M.C. Escher — WaterfallM.C. Escher, 1961

Relativity — M.C. Escher — RelativityM.C. Escher, 1953

Reptiles — M.C. Escher — ReptilesM.C. Escher, 1943

Apollo and Daphne — Gian Lorenzo Bernini — Apollo and DaphneGian Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–25

The Rape of Proserpina — Gian Lorenzo Bernini — The Rape of ProserpinaGian Lorenzo Bernini, 1621–22

The Lovers — René Magritte — The LoversRené Magritte, 1928

The Great Day of His Wrath — John Martin — The Great Day of His WrathJohn Martin, 1851–53

The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum — John Martin — The Destruction of Pompeii and HerculaneumJohn Martin, 1822

Isle of the Dead — Arnold Böcklin — Isle of the DeadArnold Böcklin, 1883

Judith Beheading Holofernes — Caravaggio — Judith Beheading HolofernesCaravaggio, c. 1598–1602

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas — Caravaggio — The Incredulity of Saint ThomasCaravaggio, 1601–02

David with the Head of Goliath — Caravaggio — David with the Head of GoliathCaravaggio, 1609–10

Dante and Virgil in Hell — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — Dante and Virgil in HellWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1850

Les Murmures de l'Amour — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — Les Murmures de l'AmourWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889

Le Fardeau Agréable — William-Adolphe Bouguereau — Le Fardeau AgréableWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1895

Untitled — great tree over a red plain — Zdzisław Beksiński — Untitled — great tree over a red plainZdzisław Beksiński

Untitled — two shrouded figures in an ochre void — Zdzisław Beksiński — Untitled — two shrouded figures in an ochre voidZdzisław Beksiński

Untitled — archway — Zdzisław Beksiński — Untitled — archwayZdzisław Beksiński

Untitled — crouching figure — Zdzisław Beksiński — Untitled — crouching figureZdzisław Beksiński

Untitled — rainbow — Zdzisław Beksiński — Untitled — rainbowZdzisław Beksiński

The Seasons — Spring — The SeasonsAlphonse Mucha, 1896

The Seasons — Summer — The SeasonsAlphonse Mucha, 1896

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner — The Rime of the Ancient MarinerGustave Doré, 1876

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner — The Rime of the Ancient MarinerGustave Doré, 1876

Contemporary artists I love

Ken Salaz · Micah Ofstedahl · Tomás Sánchez · WP Storck · Devin Michael Roberts · Renato Muccillo · Ksenya Verse · Sara Linda Poly · Jenny Kiehn · Sofia Sharbat · Dot Walker · Annie Stegg · Ella Baudinet · Luke Leal · Michael Albrechtsen · Erik Koeppel · Thomas Kegler · D. Eleinne Basa · Chris Bacon · Justin T. Worrell · Odd Nerdrum · Mark Maggiori · Jef Bourgeau · Erin Hanson · Hallie Packard

Some of my own attempts

Oil painting of a misty river winding toward a low moon, soft trees along the banks — Dream I, 2026

Oil painting of a grove of trees beside still water under a soft pink sunset — Dream II, 2026

Painting of a still blue bog lake dotted with small pine-covered islands — Estonia, 2022

Painting of waves breaking on coastal rocks below a bluff, birds over the sea — Half Moon Bay, 2020