DONALD NEFF
San Jose, California - United States



Original Artworks (6)

Donald Neff; Late, 2016, Original Painting Oil, 24 x 18 inches. Artwork description: 241 Nocturne overlooking South San Jose, CA...
Donald Neff
Original Oil Painting, 2016
24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm)
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Donald Neff; Truckee, 2008, Original Painting Oil, 40 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241 This is a view from the Hwy 267 bridge as it crosses over the Truckee River. ...
Donald Neff
Original Oil Painting, 2008
40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
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Donald Neff; Wave, 2001, Original Painting Acrylic, 36 x 24 inches.
Donald Neff
Original Acrylic Painting, 2001
36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61.0 cm)
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Donald Neff; Spider Rock, 2001, Original Painting Acrylic, 22 x 28 inches. Artwork description: 241 Spider Rock is a major landmark in Canyon DeChelly. This study is taken after a harsh winter storm. According to legend, Spider Rock is the sacred place of Spider Woman who gave the Dineh weaving and other skills. ...
Donald Neff
Original Acrylic Painting, 2001
22 x 28 inches (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
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Donald Neff; Glacial Falls, 2001, Original Painting Acrylic, 40 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241 Falls in Glacier National Park....
Donald Neff
Original Acrylic Painting, 2001
40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
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Donald Neff; Yellowstone Falls, 2001, Original Painting Acrylic, 30 x 15 inches. Artwork description: 241 Lower Yellowstone Falls...
Donald Neff
Original Acrylic Painting, 2001
30 x 15 inches (76.2 x 38.1 cm)
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Artist Statement

Lumen * Aqua * Terra

"I paint the places I love to be. I paint the freshness of eternal nature, icy lucid streams, thunderous waterfalls, and soaring granite crests over silent lakes. I paint the descriptions of John Muir, the echoes of Ansel Adams, the American West of Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. I paint luminosity filtering through the landscape, reaching to the foundation of a stream, bouncing off rocks, and illuminating the shadows.

Using oil and acrylic, painting realistically is merely my means to an end. I want the viewer to connect with the places I love to be. I hope the observer will want to walk right into my painting and maybe even drop a line in the water to catch a trout.

My published works include both “plein air” and studio paintings, which helps me translate the dynamic experience of the moment and communicate in a more personal way of what I am trying to say.."

Light * Water * Earth...