Oil/PastelJeff Skelly
“I find in paint, a way to communicate, which transcends both language and culture. The beauty of a moment, a place in time, interesting people and their experiences; all find their way to my canvas.”
Jeff’s style of painting fuses impressionist color with more subtle tonal variations of the old masters. As a child his most memorable experiences in Nature were on camping trips to the Eastern Sierra. The vast landscapes, towering peaks and stunning natural beauty left lasting impressions. It wasn’t until his first painting class in college that he realized how to merge that love of Nature with his new found desire to create.
Jeff paints to express his feelings about Nature and his relationship to it. The beauty of a moment, or a place in time, people enjoying and experiencing their world, these ideas all find their way to his canvas. He find in painting a way to communicate, which transcends language and culture.
Jeff is a graduate of Cal State Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989 and continued his studies at the California Art Institute and UCLA Extension. He also conducts plein air workshops and teaches classical painting on an individual basis.
