News About Seamus Berkeley Fine Art

An oil painting of a little bit of everything: a bright sliver of a rising moon, the warm hues of a setting sun, the cool blues of clouds in shadows, the pinpoints of emerging stars, the deep blue of the evening sky, the violets of distant hills, and the dark greens of grass and trees as seen from a deck high on a hilltop overlooking Miraga in the far distance.

Landscape: Moon Over Moraga

Landscape: Moon Over Moraga Sometimes nature aligns to present a scene that includes a little bit of everything: a bright sliver of a rising moon, the warm hues of a… Read More »

An oil painting of a local artist in monochrome who posed for a session of the weekly meetings of the Taos Society of Portrait artists.

Monochrome: Man In Beret

Monochrome: Man in Beret A monochromatic painting of a local artist who posed for a session of the weekly meetings of the Taos Society of Portrait artists. Creating the likeness… Read More »

An oil painting of a yellow calla lily, placed against a warm green and dark violet background.

Fleeting Florals: Calla Lily Yellow

Fleeting Florals:Calla Lily Yellow Calla lilies! Decided it was time to paint another one, went out looking for white ones and discovered there are yellow ones, too! That looked like… Read More »

An oil painting of Foxglove, a violet colored flower, placed against a warm green background.

Fleeting Florals: Fairy Fingers

Fleeting Florals:Fairy Fingers This was one of the paintings I completed during a residency at Cill Rialaig on the west coast of Ireland. It was a completely overcast sky (Ireland… Read More »

Oil painting of a bright yellow daffodil casting a shadow on a dark purple background.

Fleeting Florals: Daffodil

Fleeting Florals:Daffodil I enjoy experimenting when painting, and complementary colors—hues that lie across from one another on the color wheel—is one of my favorites to explore. Similar to the series… Read More »

Oil painting of a white calla lily petal with a yellow pistil set against a warm dark background.

Fleeting Florals: Calla Lily

Fleeting Florals:Calla Lily Calla lilies are such interesting flowers—softly shaped white petals with yellow pistils—making them a perfect invitation to paint. There were three things I wanted to explore in… Read More »

Oil painting of a man in a traditional brown Chinese jacket looking intently toward something outside of the composition.

Figures: Looking, Pingyao

Figures:Looking, Pingyao There was a parade going on in this ancient city of Pingyao in central China. Of course I was fascinated to see this local event in a country… Read More »

Figures: Wondering, Pingyao

Figures:Wondering, Pingyao Have you ever had a moment when everything seemed to stop and time was frozen? When everything around you seemed to become quiet, even if the room was… Read More »

Figures: Josef

Figures:Josef How do you perceive this person? Does he look lifelike, poised as if listening? His hands aren’t detailed, but does this make you think of him as any less… Read More »

Figures: Light in the Dark

Figures:Light in the Dark There seems to be something sacred, something universally recognized in opposing forces balancing each other. Sacred and profane. Movement and stillness. Light and dark. At the… Read More »