Subtle Yet Unrelenting
My love of deep gorge river scenery continues to inspire well received paintings. The softly babbling water has spent millions of years carving through rock and rounding the stones. This…
Gentle Evening
Sold This new painting was purchased at my Pop-up show hosted by The Graci Gallery on May 29th, 2021
Laughing Whitefish Falls
SOLD! Purchased at my Pop-up show on May 29th, hosted by The Graci Gallery.
“Rapid at Piers Gorge” 14×18 for $415
18"h X 14"w, oil on canvas Piers Gorge is a series of rapids on the Menomonee River, forming the state line between Michigan and Wisconsin415.00 -free shipping* [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
“Channel to Lac Labelle” 16×20 for $550
20"h X 16"w, oil on canvas Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula is a scenic natural and historic area! This channel connects the picturesque Lac Labelle to the breathtaking Bete Grise Bay of…
Wisconsin Farm with a Michigan View, 11X14 for $255
11"h X 14"w, oil on canvas This is a view in Northern Wisconsin. Beyond the barns and silos, just across the state line, are rolling hills in Michigan. [wpecpp name="WI…
You Used to be able to Jump Across! 11X14 for $255
14"h X 11"w, oil on canvas This is where the Eagle River runs along the steep hills and rocky faces of Cliff Location in Northern Michigan. A beaver dam downstream…
Stop Snowing! 11×14 for $255
14"h X 11"w, oil on canvas The winter of 2019-2020 was long and brutal in Northern Michigan. This scene shows where the Iron Ore Heritage Trail intersects a road. The stop sign…
Mountain Getaway 30″x24″ for $1100.00
30"h X 24"w, oil on canvas This scene is based on a view in the Jemez Mountains. It's bigger than I usually paint. This big canvas allowed me to capture…
Northshore Cliffs 11X14 for $255.00
11"h X 14"w, oil on canvas During the autumn and winter, the wind driven Lake Superior batters the cliffs that rise to challenge. The big lake can swell into 20-foot waves,…
“Lake Superior Through Red Pines” 16×20 for $600
16"h X 20"w, oil on canvas Sold! Walking through a stand of red pines, to me, is like walking through a natural cathedral or temple. The columns of red and…
Quincy Angles, 11×14 for $255
11"h X 14"w, oil on canvas Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula was once wealthy due to the lucrative copper mines. As the ore ran out and the profit margins grew thin, the…
“‘There’s no Storm Coming’ said the Stubborn Swede”
Sold! My stepdad owns a very old farm in Northern Michigan. We were visiting him there one day this past August. As he's gotten older, he's gotten more stubborn and…
“Storm Over The Superior Dome” $255
11"h X 14"w, oil on canvas Very often, warm, dry inland air clashes with cool, damp Lake Superior air and creates cool cloudscapes over the lakeshore. This is a nebulus turmoil…
“Lake Angeline” 14″X18″ for $415
14"h X 18"w, oil on canvas Around the start of the 20th century, this northern Michigan lake was drained so the iron ore could be mined. Once the ore was…
Into the Desert Hills- a gold and fuscia desert view for $240
12"x 12", oil on canvas 240.00 -free shipping* [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
New Mexico Sunset, 11×14 for $255
11"h X 14"w New Mexico skies are legendary, and the sunsets are no less so! I've seen the sun go down on many landscapes, and a southwest sunset can be…
“Evening in Early June” 11X14 plein air for $245
14h X 11"w, oil on canvas This was my first excursion with my brand new French Easel. 550.00 -free shipping* [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
A Temple on a Mount 9×12 for $180
12"h X 9"w, oil on canvas This is a group of tall, sturdy red pine trees, crowning a granite hill. There are views of the surrounding woods and fields. It…
“Little Presque Isle from Atop a Hill” for $255
14"h X 11"w, oil on canvas This is a view of Little Presque Isle in Lake Superior near Marquette, MI. I made a pair of videos demonstrating how I painted this scene.…
“Dead River Rush” 12 x 16 for $315
12"h X 16"w, oil on canvas Michigan's Dead River flows and tumbles from the inland hills and through rocky ravines on its way to Lake Superior. 315.00 -free shipping* [wpforms…
“Rails Through the Hills” 9×12
Sold!12"h X 9"w, oil on canvas Rail lines helped build this nation, and that includes the hills on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For well over a hundred years, trains of brought…
“Social Distances” 11×14 for $254
11"w X 14"h, oil on canvas This was painted neat the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were uncertain, worried, nervous, even scared. I painted this to add joy,…
Trail Through a Stand of Red Pines
14"h X 14"w, oil on canvas A setting sun dapples this forest of red pine and ferns in Upper Michigan's Marquette County.Sold!255.00 -free shipping* [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
“Rivulet” 16×20 for $550
SOLD!20"h X 16"w, oil on canvas Michigan's Dead River flows and tumbles from the inland hills down into Lake Superior. This is a spot where it's broken up into smaller streams…
“Winter Moon” 11X14 for $255
11"h X 14"w, oil on canvas This is based on a photo I took of the Winter "Super" moon, rising over a frozen lake. $255.00 -free shipping* [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
“Sometimes the Grass Really is Greener” $180
12"h X 9"w, oil on canvas A view over some pastures in Northern Michigan. This was my last painting of 2019! SOLD through The Gallery of Marquette! SOLD [wpforms id="230"…
Hiking Sugarloaf Mountain, 16×20 for $550
20"h X 16"w, oil on canvas This painting expertly captures a view from near the top of Sugarloaf Mountain in Marquette, MI. The peak of this massive knob of granite…
Stone Building in the Evening 11X14 for $255
11"h X 14"w, oil on canvas A dramatically lit, overgrown, stone building in the evening. This building was once the Howard Oil building in Ishpeming, MI. It was recently rescued…
Bench in the Wood
9"h X 12"w, oil on canvas At a crossing of two trails in a thick wood sits a bench. This spot invites you to rest and enjoy the healing power…
Hot Day in a Texas Park (Lackland AFB) 9X12 for $175
12"h X 9"w, oil on canvas [wpecpp name="hot day in a TX park" price="175.00"] $175.00 -free shipping* I started this one by knifing in the colors I wanted, then blending…
Snow Storm Over the Organ Mountains, 9X12 for $175
9"h X 12"w, oil on canvas Base on a photo a friend took in Southern New Mexico. The Organ Mountains over look White Sands and Alamogordo, NM [wpecpp name="snow over…
Gray Day at the Farm, 5×7 for $40
5"h X 7"w, oil on canvas On a blustery, windy day, I painted this great little plein air. Later, I added the brilliant highlights to show how the sun was…
John French "Scattered Thunderstorms"
“Scattered Thunderstorms” 9X12 for $165
9"h X 12"w, oil on canvas I loved the multiple layers of clouds in this scene! The storms overhead broke up enough for me to catch a glimpse of more rolling…
“Path Through the Park” plein air for $45
7"h X 5 "w, oil on canvas I painted this warm and bright little painting on site, sitting on a rock, under a very warm sun. The blazing pink in the…
“Old Quarry Road” 5X7 Plein Air for $45
7"h X 5"w, oil on canvas Here's a small plein air painting I did earlier this summer. [wpecpp name="old quarry road" price="45.00"] 45.00 -free shipping* [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
“Partridge Island Seen from Presque Isle” for $165
12"h X 9"w, oil on canvas This view is looking over Lake Superior from Presque Isle Park in Marquette, MI [wpecpp name="partridge Island from presque isle" price="165.00"] 165.00 -free shipping*…
Little Presque Rocks 16×20 for $550.00
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.16"h X 20"w, oil on canvas The island is called Little Presque Isle. It's…
Adobe in the Jemez Mountains, 9X12 for $200
9"h X 12"w, oil on canvas This adobe house is nestled among the cliffs and mountains of the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico. [simpay id="1937"] [wpecpp name="adobe in jemez9x12" price="200.00"]…
Splash, 5×7 for $55.00
5"h X 7"w, oil on canvas [simpay id="1931"] [wpecpp name="splash 5x7" price="55.00"] 55.00 -free shipping* [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
“Junction 26” for $150
8"x 10" oil on canvas This is scene is near the end (or beginning) of US Highway 41, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Around the bend is the Phoenix…
Northern Michigan Paradise $265
14"w by 11"h In the summer of 2018, I painted a smaller version of this painting en plein air. Using the original like a writer uses notes -along with some…
Above Frijoles Canyon, $400
20"h X 10"w, oil on canvas This dizzying view is looking down Frijoles Canyon onto Tyuonyi Pueblo, in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. [simpay id="1690"] [wpecpp name="above frijoles 10x20" price="400.00"]…
“Thistle in the Sun” 5X7 for $55.00
5"h X 7"w, oil on canvas [simpay id="1092"] [wpecpp name="thistle in the sun" price="55.00"] $55.00 -free shipping* [simpay id="1092"] [wpecpp name="thistle in the sun" price="55.00"] [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
High Desert Snow, 9X12 for $200
12"h X 9"w, oil on canvas This is a painting done for the online group "Let's Paint New Mexico!" https://letspaintnewmexico.wordpress.com/[simpay id="1690"][wpecpp name="hi desert snow" price="200.00"] 200.00 -free shipping*[simpay id="1690"][wpecpp name="hi desert snow"…
A Parting in the Trees, $265
11"h X 14"w, oil on canvas $265.00, free shipping* A beautiful, vibrant autumn scene! [simpay id="1408"] [wpecpp name="parting in the trees" price="265.00"] [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
John French "Clouds Falling into the Sandia Mountains"
Clouds Falling into the Sandia Mountains, $250
11"h X 14"w Oil on Canvas Storm Clouds hover over the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico. The settle into the ravines and envelope the spires and horns. "Clouds Falling into…
Northern Michigan Shoreline, $55
5"h x 7"w, oil on canvas This is a little painting I started en plein air, and finished in my studio. [simpay id="1242"] [wpecpp name="nortern Mi shoreline" price="55.00"] $55.00 -free…
Fleeting Evening Glow, 9″ X 12″ for $210
9"h X 12"w, oil on canvas [simpay id="1029"] [wpecpp name="fleeting evening glow" price="165.00"] https://artofjohnfrench.com/2018/10/01/evening-glow-from-two-sketches/ 210.00 -free shipping* [simpay id="1029"] [wpecpp name="fleeting evening glow" price="210.00"] [wpforms id="230" title="true"]
Four Crosses, $250.00
11"h X 14"w Oil on Canvas This is a Church near the foot of Black Mesa, in New Mexico Available at the Let’s Paint New Mexico Group ShowOpening Reception on Friday, November 2. Show…