Studio Paintings by Genre

Thank you for visitimg my website! This is where I post samples of each genre, most of which I have painted in my studio. During the summer I do a lot of outdoor painting, called painting "en plein air." (a french term) Please be sure to visit my Summer Plein Air by Year page to see what I am doing during my busy season. For price inquiries or to leave a comment, please contact me via Facebook Messenger @JenniferPolitanoArtist or email me at graycesplace@gmail.com.

Landscapes

Farmscapes

Still Lifes

Cityscapes

Portraits

Miscellaneous Inspiration

Landscapes

The View

12 x 16 Oil on Canvas

River's Edge

10 x 13.5 Oil on Cotton Rag

Farmscapes

Wind Power

11 x 14 Oil on Canvas Board

Mom and Pop Operation

24 x 36 Mixed Media Oil on Canvas

The Handshake

24 x 36 Mixed Media Oil on Canvas

"To pick corn you need to grab it like you're shaking someone's hand," the farmer said.

Before COVID-19 hit us, all I wanted to paint was this farmer picking corn. However, the virus made us rethink even a simple handshake. That's why I decided to add the invasive species, velvetleaf, into my painting. It creeps its way into the cornfield the way COVID crept its way into our lives. Many of my farming paintings have solitary figures in them which, in this case, appropriately reflects the isolation we felt during the pandemic.

We have a contract with the land to care for it and in return be nourished by it. "The Handshake" represents this business transaction. 24 x 36 mixed media oil on canvas.

How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place

24 x 36 Mixed Media Oil on Canvas

The title of this piece is a nod to A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms as well as to the secondary career of the farmer depicted in this painting, the church choir director.

Business Call

24 x 36 Mixed Media Oil on Canvas

Plenty of extra work lies ahead of this tired farmer, an artist in his own right, who takes orders to paint ghoulish jack-o-lantern faces on a crop of pumpkins for Halloween.

Still Lifes

Spring Bouquet 22 x 28 Oil on Canvas

The fleeting colors of spring are set against a grey winter background in this portrait of tulips and pussy willows in an heirloom vase. All elements of the bouquet and backdrop accompany the dancing cherubs with their unique movement, from the flowing silk to the curling fantail willow branches.

Bohemian Glass 12 x 16 Oil on Canvas

So many precious things just don't fit into our lifestyles or our cabinets anymore. The images of them, non-the-less, transport us in time and space to remind us of people whom we have dearly loved. A painting takes up far less space and carries with it the same significance as the heirlooms they portray. Here is the first painting in my series I call "You Can't Take it With You."