New York, NY
Details
- Dimensions
- 18ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 24ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Interiors
- Still Life
- Period
- 2000 - 2009
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Canary Yellow
- Condition Notes
- This painting is in excellent condition. This painting is in excellent condition. less
- Description
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This original oil painting invites us inside the interior of a Maine summer cottage on Leadbetter Island, where painter David …
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This original oil painting invites us inside the interior of a Maine summer cottage on Leadbetter Island, where painter David Beynon Pena spent peaceful summers with his wife Alison. As a gentle coastal light illuminates the simple furnishings, the fresh cut flowers on the dining room table catch our gaze, which then wanders to the simple beauty of the rest of the space. Our eyes spy a doorway inviting us to walk down the hall and visit a cozy room we can only glimpse from here.
Natural lighting washes over the bright ochre walls and spare, charming furniture, evoking an expansive sense of light and space within this New England home. This painting brings tranquility into any room, and its style has been compared to artist Fairfield Porter. It is one of David’s few remaining interior paintings that remain available for purchase.
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Artist bio:
David Beynon Pena (b. 1958) was an American painter and native New Yorker who began his career painting portraits after watching Everett Raymond Kinstler demonstrate portrait painting at the National Academy. David went on to paint portraits of many distinguished leaders including U.S. Senator Howell Heflin, actor Sean Connery, dancer Gregory Hines, and Ruth Reininghaus Smith - the first woman president of the Salmagundi Club. He also painted portraits for the Hollywood films Good Will Hunting and The Preacher's Wife.
Apart from portraits, David painted evocative cityscapes, nudes, and still lifes. He also painted landscapes and seascapes alla prima in oil and watercolor in Maine at Wooster Cove on North Haven and on Leadbetter Island, where he spent summers with his wife Alison. He typically produced two or three paintings a day, always following the light in the style of John Singer Sargent. His interiors have been compared to those of Fairfield Porter, and only a handful of those paintings remain available to the public.
David painted boldly and quickly, easily capturing the venue, likenesses and mood of his surroundings. Known for being gregarious and asking questions as he worked, he occasionally encouraged a curious child to paint a few blades of grass on his paintings.
David started painting at age 11, receiving his training at the High School of Art and Design, The Pratt Institute, the Art Students League of New York and the National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts, where he eventually became an adjunct faculty member. A brilliant teacher, David was known for his ability to explain complex ideas in accessible ways, for his portrait and landscape demonstrations, and for his participation in multiple juried shows for art associations in the Tri-state area. During his lifetime, he received over 50 national and regional awards, and served as President of the Audubon Artists Incorporated, among many other distinguished art institutions.
David read art books voraciously and was a lifelong, dedicated student of his craft. When he passed away in 2016, David had almost finished an art instruction book, Painting Portraits with a Bold Brush, to be published posthumously. less
New York, NY
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