2024
Contemporary American artist Peter Adams is esteemed for his beautiful Impressionist paintings. He uses oil paints to create vivid landscapes and figurative works that saturate the canvas with color. Adams is known for combining the Western artistic tradition with Eastern influences picked up from his extensive travels.
Adams was born and raised in California. He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California; the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles; the Instituto de Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; and the Lukits Academy of Fine Arts in Los Angeles.
Four of Adams’s seven years at the Luktis Academy were spent as an apprentice to Theodore Lukits, a renowned Impressionist painter. He was also introduced to Chinese porcelains and sculptures, which sparked an interest in Asian art that spurred him to travel. In 1981, he traveled and painted unescorted through the People’s Republic of China, becoming the first American artist to do so. He was also the only American artist to travel with the mujahideen rebels of Afghanistan in 1987.
Adams became the president of the California Art Club in 1993, a role he has served in ever since. Established in 1909, the organization only had 80 members at the time. Under his leadership, the membership has grown to around 3,000.
In 2007, he earned the John J. Geraghty Award for advancing traditional fine art as well as the gold medal for the best painting from his fellow members at the California Art Club. In 2009, Fine Art Connoisseur presented Adams with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Adams is represented by American Legacy Fine Arts in Pasadena. His works are in the collections of the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, California; the Haggin Museum in Stockton, California; the USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California; and Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Peter Adams’s paintings.
Faithful; St. Malo Beach, Oceanside
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Peter Adams" on lower left. UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 21" x 25" x 1.5" Artist Statement “I am particularly i...
Pastel
October Twilight; Royal Palms State Beach
By Stephen Mirich
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 23" x 26.5" x 2" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "October twilight reflects the shorter, cooler d...
Oil, Panel
Leo Carrillo Sunset, End of a Perfect Day
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "Peter Adams" on lower right UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 20" x 24" x 1.75" Exhibited Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University in California Art Club's "On Location in Malibu 2024" May 11...
Pastel
Afternoon Foam and Surf; El Matador Beach, Malibu
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "Peter Adams" on lower right UNFRAMED: 24" x 30" FRAMED: 32.5" x 38.5" x 2" Artist Statement “I am always excited to paint at Malibu when the surf is large and pounding. The sounds of the waves crashing, the exhilarating patterns of foam and spray, the stark contrast of light and shadows excite and enliven my imagination. I am able to totally lose myself in what I am looking at and somehow the painting seems to paint itself.” — Peter Adams Exhibited Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University in California Art Club's "On Location in Malibu 2024" May 11...
Oil, Panel
Weather Front, Point Fermin
By Stephen Mirich
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed Mirich" on lower left Artist Statement "When there is a 90 percent chance of rain moving in, most people want to ...
Canvas, Oil
Incoming Tide in San Diego Bay
By Calvin Liang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. UNFRAMED: 18" x 24" FRAMED: 24" x 30" x 2" Signed "Calvin Liang" on lower left Artist Statement "As much as I love co...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
SunSational 7 x 10 unframed, 10.63 x 13.63 x 1.256 x 18 x 1.5 framed signed LL SunSational is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden th...
Oil
French Impressionist Seascape at Sunset Waves Rolling onto a Sunlit Shoreline
By Georges Bordonove
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil Seascape at Sunset by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 24 x 28.5inches board: 18 x 22 inches condition: very good provena...
Oil
Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Last Light Beach II
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Last Light Beach II oil/canvas 26 x 26 image unframed, 31.25 x 31.25 framed signed LL Last Light Bech II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Bud...
Oil
Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Beach Sunrise
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Morning Drama oil/panel image 8 x 10 unframed, 14.5 x 16.5 framed signed LL Morning Drama is an oil painting on panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showca...
Oil
Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Sunrise Spectacle
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Spectacle 10 x 12 unframed, 16 x 18 x 1.5 framed signed LR Sunrise Spectacle is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showc...
Oil
Evening Surf
By Bill Shaddix
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Evening Surf" c.1980, is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Bill Shaddix, b.1930. It is signed at the lower right corner. The canvas size is 12...
Oil
