michael chamberlain

oil paintings

Thursday, August 13, 2015

"Atlantic Summer"

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30x30" oil on canvas I'm enjoying painting on larger canvases. In some ways I find it easier than painting small. I like u...
Thursday, August 6, 2015

"Last Light on Broadway"

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12x12" oil on panel Achieving color harmony can be challenging in a cityscape. Most scenes are predominantly grey with random b...
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Monday, August 3, 2015

"Boat on the Beach"

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30x30" oil on canvas I've been feeling the need to paint outside again. It's nice to get out of the studio into the open...
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Friday, July 31, 2015

"Adirondacks"

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30x30" oil on canvas Chairs offer a lot of interesting compositional opportunities but they can be challenging to draw. I trie...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

"Marshall Point"

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36x36" oil on canvas I've been working on some larger pieces lately and I'm enjoying the challenges of painting big. G...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

"Cutlass, Light Across the Field"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel (sold) This is a scene that caught my attention in a very subtle way. I don't like searching for...
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Thursday, October 10, 2013

"California Street"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord This is the view looking west on California Street. I love taking photos from the middle of the street...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

"Eucalyptus, Heritage Park"

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20x16" oil on canvas Well I've got the saws out and I'm in frame production mode. I'm making frames for the upcomi...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

"Shorebirds"

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20x20" oil on canvas Here's a recent experiment that worked out better than I thought it would. The goal was to work reall...
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Friday, September 20, 2013

"Railroad Crossing"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel I managed to paint four small paintings in Burlingame yesterday. The plein air event in Davis is tom...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

"Eucalyptus"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel I've doing quite a bit of plein air painting lately, with mixed results. Most plein air painters...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Powell Street

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8x8" oil on masonite I've decided to do some larger versions of my recent cityscapes. Even though these are only slightly ...
Saturday, September 7, 2013

"Cafe on Polk"

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12x12" oil on masonite This is a painting that didn't quite make it into the City Streets show a few months ago. Originall...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

"Red Buoy"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel Here's another quick oil sketch from my Maine photos. This is marker #2 just off Marshall Point....
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Monday, September 2, 2013

"Point Reyes Wave"

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20x20" oil on canvas Here's another from Waterfront, which opens September 4th at the Studio Gallery. The reception will b...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

"Sierra Snow Melt"

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20x16" oil on canvas I'm getting ready to paint outdoors again. When I first started painting ten years ago I painted almo...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

"Mori Point"

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20x20" oil on canvas One of the things I like about participating in themed shows is that it encourages me to explore new subj...
Monday, August 26, 2013

"Weskeag Bridge"

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10x8" oil on canvas panel I had to put myself in a precarious position to get the photo for this one. Maybe I'm being ...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

"Queen Anne's Lace"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel The abundance of wildflowers is one of the most beautiful things about the summer landscape in Maine...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

"Three in a Row"

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8x10" oil on canvas panel This is a group of joined houses in Tenant's Harbor, Maine. I drive by this scene countless time...
Friday, August 23, 2013

"Port Clyde Cove"

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11x14" oil on canvas panel I'm doing a few Maine paintings to transition back to painting larger. I've been having fun...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

"Larkin and Broadway"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" I got back from Maine just in time to hang the "50/50"...
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Friday, August 2, 2013

"Taillights"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord - sold Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" #21 Well I had originally planned on posting all 50 of my...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

"Ferry Building"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" #20
Thursday, July 18, 2013

"Clouds over Filbert"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" #19
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

"West on Broadway"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" #18
Monday, July 15, 2013

"Cafe at Dusk"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord - sold Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" #17
Saturday, July 13, 2013

"Golden Hour"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" #16
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

"Looking North on Polk"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" #15
Sunday, July 7, 2013

"Powell Street"

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6x6" oil on Gessobord - sold Sanchez Art Center, "50/50" #14 This was one of those images I was pretty sure wasn...
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Michael Chamberlain
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I'm inspired by the beauty surrounding us in simple, everyday objects and scenes.
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