Mountain Lake after Albert Bierstadt by George Porter, acrylic on canvas, 24" X 36". Created for the artist's wife at her request, this study after Albert Bierstadt's original, depicts a beautiful turquoise lake, living and dead trees along the shore, and a majestic mountain partially obscured by misty clouds in the background. To create this masterpiece, George Porter used just four tubes of paint - Grumbacher Academy: Cadmium Yellow Light Hue, Cadmium Red Light Hue, Cerulean Blue Hue and Titanium White. His version varies from the Bierstadt original with the addition of a stunning fish eagle in the foreground, depicted after it departs with its most recent catch. To commission a new master landscape painting by George Porter, please contact the artist.
Buffalo Thunder, 12" X 12", acrylic on American Easel cradle board was recently completed by Lake Oswego fine artist George Porter following a summer trip to our nation's national parks. Both awed and disturbed by the majestic Grand Tetons, the artist could not help but notice the lack of buffalo roaming wild on the plains. He painted this beautiful landscape to call on memories of an earlier time when the buffalo roamed wild and free, and the Native Americans were one with the land and the majestic mountains in Grand Teton National Park.
Buffalo Thunder is available for purchase. Priced at $200.00, this painting can be purchased in the artist's online store. For more information or to commission a new painting, please contact George Porter.
Hopi Village-Arizona, acrylic on canvas, 30" X 48", by George Porter after Thomas Moran features a breathtaking view of the desert cliffs and rocks of the Hopi Mesa in Arizona, painted in the luminist style of the Hudson River School. Using a desert palette of Chroma Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylics, George Porter captures the glowing light in the desert sky, in the rocks in the cliff face, and in the mesa in bright warm colors. His use of contrasting blues, greens and purples in the foreground and river elevates this stunning landscape to a masterpiece in color composition. Hidden in the shapes of rocks are symbolic images of a bird with prey, a coyote, a dog, and an eel. This painting is available for purchase in the online Shop. Contact George Porter for more information.
Dazzle, 12" X 12", acrylic on American Easel birch cradle board, recently appeared in the For the Love of Red (Something Red) Exhibit at Oregon Society of Artists, February 7-26, 2016. This little gem of a painting was created by fine artist George Porter over the Christmas holidays and was inspired by Christmas ornaments from the artist's family Christmas tree. This bright still life painting captures the holiday spirit in glittering jewel tones that sparkle and shine. Especially beautiful are the details on the translucent glass bird ornament, and the reflected colored light on the diamond-shaped ornament. You can purchase Dazzle in artist's online shop. For more information or to commission a new painting please contact the artist.
Evening on the Seashore by George Porter after J Hamilton, a beautiful 30" X 48" landscape painting in Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylic was painted by Lake Oswego fine artist George Porter after the renowned master painter J. Hamilton of the Hudson River School. It appeared in two fine art exhibits at local galleries in Portland, OR in 2015: The Gallery at Stone Center, Inc. (May & June 2015) and The Gallery at Oregon Society of Artists (August 2015).
Evening on the Seashore is available for purchase directly from the artist in his Online Shop. For more information please contact George Porter.
A study of the original oil painting by Frederic Edwin Church of the Hudson River School, this is one of fine artist George Porter's most inspiring works. In it the artist has captured the glowing light, gorgeous colors and awesome energy of crashing ocean waves in a luminist style using Chroma Atelier Interactive Artists' Acrylics.
Coast Scene, Mount Desert, study by George Porter after Frederic Edwin Church is in the artist's private collection and is not for sale; however, a fine art giclée of Coast Scene, Mount Desert is available for purchase. For giclée pricing, or to commission a new painting by George Porter in his signature style, a blend of renaissance, impressionist and luminist techniques, please contact the artist.
The masterful tapestry of light and color in Sunrise Coast of Maine, a study by George Porter after C.H. Gifford in the luminist style of the master Hudson River School painter, has been created with careful attention to the original oil painting. The richness of color, sharp contrast and glowing light is spellbinding. One has the impression that the sailboat in the distance is somehow sailing off to a better place as it navigates towards the heavens from the reflected light in the water. This painting will be on display and available for purchase in the artist's upcoming solo exhibit at Cascade Sotheby's in Lake Oswego. For more information please contact George Porter.
Painted as an anniversary gift for the artist's wife, this lovely landscape by George Porter after Homer Dodge Martin is filled with color and light. Replicating the luminosity of the original oil painting using the higher key palette that the artist prefers, this painting perfectly captures the beauty of the sky and mountains and the shimmering waters of saranac lake in upstate New York.
This painting is in the artist's private collection and is not for sale; however, the artist is accepting commissions for new paintings in his unique style, incorporating the classic renaissance, impressionist, and luminist techniques of master painters of light. For more information or to commission a project please contact George Porter.
Fine artist George Porter created Andy in the Mountains as a study of Albert Bierstadt's famous In the Mountains. A gift for his daughter, it was painted in loving memory of Andy Andy Bo Bandy, her chestnut thoroughbred gelding and eventing champion, who died tragically on May 21, 2014. On the far shore you can see the artist's daughter on Andy watching, dressed for a dressage event, as Andy now leaves this world, galloping wild and free in the right foreground. Behind him, his grandfather, Seattle Slew, can be seen in the rocks watching over the newborn foal. Patiently waiting in the light-filled clouds above, a heavenly Andy waits for the artist's daughter who will always and forever be his "person". Andy you were magnificent and you are missed every day.
impending storm, watercolor by fine artist George Porter focuses on two themes that the artist likes to re-visit in his paintings - barns and tornados.
This painting, which is double matted with a 1/4 inch bevelled gold inner matt and a 2 1/2 inch black outer matt has been professionally framed by the artist's wife Anna Porter Artist in a 4 inch solid weathered barn wood frame. It is available for purchase in the online shop.
amy's colors, an original acrylic painting by George Porter was created in memory of Amy Wagner, a gifted artist and dear friend who contracted cancer of the spine in 2009 and valiantly fought the disease that left her paralyzed from the neck down for four years. Throughout her ordeal she remained a source of inspiration for friends and family, gradually learning to paint again using only her mouth and a mouthstick.
Like Amy's paintings, which were filled with rich, vibrant colors, George Porter chose bright vivid colors for his memorial painting of Amy. It is full of symbolism and a reflection of his deep-felt love and appreciation of Amy and her artwork. amy's colors was gifted to James Wagner, Amy's husband, and their two young sons where it remains in their private collection.