Kurt Herrmann

Last Light November

2025

Triangle with 18 inch sides Greta Van Campen is known for her geometric hard-edged graphic approach to representation. She has traveled across the United States sourcing inspiration from the landscapes, small towns, and cities. Now, with a young family, she gets most of her inspiration close to home. Scenic ocean views and paintings of flowers from her gardens make up the bulk of her new work. She paints in her home studio, beginning each piece with a photograph she has taken. She uses the photo as a reference while drawing from memories of her experiences, sometimes also working from sketches done on location. The image is translated into a painting by first setting large compositional elements and then finding shapes and masking off areas with tape, mixing the desired color of paint, and continuing to tape and paint until the desired amount of detail is reached. This distilled and stylized approach imbues her traditional subject matter with a freshness and modernity. As Van Campen explains, she “figure(s) out how to recreate a version of the natural, atmospheric place by turning it into a more geometric, color and balance-driven scene that is hopefully appealing, interesting, and authentic.” Van Campen was born in and resides in Maine. She received her BFA from Bowdoin College, ME. She is represented by Octavia Art Gallery, LA & TX, and Dowling Walsh Gallery...

Framed dimensions are 17 1/2 x 16 inches Kurt Herrmann has worked in watercolor since first traveling to Siberia as a student in 1994 and continues to return to the medium for its s...

Framed dimensions are 32 x 38 inches Kurt Herrmann has worked in watercolor since first traveling to Siberia as a student in 1994 and continues to return to the medium for its spont...

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present Aaron Collier: Of Rocks and Ruins. The “Everything You Need to Know” website that intends to prepare visitors for the breezy summit and sce...

My abstract paintings are also glimpses of nature. Some of these paintings read as landscapes of a different world, a wondrous space. Others are about the more intimate aspects of na...

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Medium: etching and aquatint Image size: 12 x 9 inches Year: 2019 Fall colors along Ashland Creek in Lithia Park. Born in Berkeley, Ca...

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Strong morning light intensifies the vivid colors and dramatic contrasts across the trees and foliage, creating a striking visual impact. The tall trunk at the ...

Oil on cradled wood