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i have painted for a long time. there was a long hiatus from 1984 until 2005. i did one painting in 2002. This historical record is only as complete as my existing photographs.

Like Piers Or What-
The first painting I did
in college. 1964, Done in
oil on canvas. Disposition
is unknown, but another
student may have bought
it.

Banana Tree - I painted this
in college in 1964. Owned
now by a CA couple, it is in
their Palm Desert residence.

Banana Tree -
Full view.

Banana Tree -
Closeup of signature.

Untitled-1965
72” x 24”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1965
My abstract period.
Donated to my fraternity
house, Beta Theta Pi, at
Bowling Green. The frat
chapter was eliminated, so
I have no idea what hap-
pened to it.

Untitled (Grisaille)-1966
72” x 38”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1966
I painted a harbor of small
fishing boats for my future
father in law. This is a view
of the underpainting during
the project.

Interior-1966
38” x 42”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1966
My senior year in college,
purchased by the university.

1905
40” x 36”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1974
I did a series of paintings
& drawing featuring tense
historical scenes. This was
from the Russian 1905
massacres, St. Petersburg.
Disposition unknown.

Hamlet
32” x 32”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1975
Artist’s possession NFS

Chocolate Cake With
Maraschino Cherry

54” x 54”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1975
My "big food" period.
Airbrush work. Owned by
my brother in Florida.

Hybrid Landscape
60” x 48”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1975.
Artist’s possession
NFS

Strawberry Shortcake
With Coffee

68” x 54”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1975
My "big food" period.
Airbrush work. Owned by
Carol Jacobs Adams.

Trotsky’s Window
20” x 16”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1981
Artist’s possession
NFS

Pacific Grove Copse
14” x 11”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1981
First painting of my
Monterey peninsula
landscapes
Owner: Kathleen Bayramian

Pacific Grove Point
36” x 24”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1981
Monterey peninsula
landscape.
Owner: Kathleen Bayramian

Stone House
30” x 24”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1981
Artist’s possession
I did two of this scene. My
ex-wife has possession of
the second one (which has
a gold sky.)

Pacific Grove Shore
18” x 12”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1981
Possession of Lynn Wick
Adams

Monterey Cypresses
20” x 16”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1981
Owner: Kathleen Bayramian

Pacific Grove Lighthouse
14” x 11”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1982
Possession of Lynn Wick
Adams

Wind-Blown Cypress
16” x 12”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1982
Artist's possession
NFS

Monterey Fences
20” x 16”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1982
Possession of Lynn Wick
Adams

Monterey Treeline
30” x 24”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1982
Possession of a
California collector

California Landscape
14” x 11”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1982
Possession of a
California collector

Amaryllis -
14" x 11" -1982.
I had hundreds in my
garden every Spring.
Collection of Kathleen
Bayramian.

Hellcat
1982. - 24" x 20"
WW II airplane on the deck
of a carrier. Collection of
the Estate of Anthony J.
Kozak.

Seneca Storm
1982. - 36" x 24"
An approaching storm
over Ohio's Seneca County.
Owned by Robert Comer.

Huntington Beach, CA -
I painted this in 1983.
Storms over the Pacific.
Catalina Island on the
right. Owned by a
California collector.

Palm Sun
1983. - 48" x 40"
Sun streaking through an
Orange County palm.
Collection of Rudy Perez.
I also painted a "corn"
acrylic for Rudy. His home
was burglarized and it was
stolen!

Wild Mustard
18” x 12”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1984
Possession of Lynn Wick
Adams
This is a great painting!
I can't believe I forgot all
about it!

Monterey Point
30” x 24”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1984
Possession of Lynn Wick
Adams

Monterey Rocks
18” x 12”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1984
Possession of Lynn Wick
Adams

Sally's Carmel
20” x 16”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1984
Was in a Pennsylvania
collection. Recovered in
2016.

Monterey Forest
18” x 12”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1984
Possession of Lynn Wick
Adams

F-20
36" x 24"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1984.
Artist's possession
NFS

Huey
36" x 24"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1984.
Artist's possession
NFS
The 18-year hiatus was the
result of business concerns
and personal issues while I
lived in southern California.
I lived there from 1976 until
October 2005. The entire
span of time I was engaged
in graphic design and
writing, so I was not out of
a creative environment.

Bandon Dunes
54” x 36”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2002
Collection of Chris &
Shari Sandberg. I did this
one in my back yard during
the divorce. Chris is an avid
golfer, Bandon Dunes is a
golf course in Oregon.

Mail Pouch Barn, Ohio
30” x 24”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2006
Collection of Paul Comer
& Fran Flipse

Flitcham Poppies
24w” x 18h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed July 2009
N.F.S.
Based on a photo taken by
Wendy Brady. Scene photo-
graphed in Norfolk, UK.

Mediterranean Skiff
48” x 36”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2007
Not for sale
Artist's possession

Strawberry Shortcake
With Coffee (Details)

(Top and right) 68” x 54”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1975
My "big food" period.
Airbrush work. Owned by
Carol Jacobs Adams.

Cupcakes
24" x 24" (two paintings)
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1974 or 75.
Disposition unknown

The Rough Riders
58" x 40"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1974.
Not currently for sale.
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the title of the painting to
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These paintings represent
some of my historical
work, but are not
indicative of current
styles or subjects.

My thanks to Walt
Herip for allowing me to
use his Nikon slide
scanner!


Focal Arrangement
In D Minor

24w” x 18h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2007
Collection of Don &
Virginia Comer

Ohio Corn 01
10” x 8”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Collection of Pat &
Dennis Kingseed

Welsh Meadow Pond
16” x 12”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2007
Collection of Sue Kelly,
Emeryville, CA

After The Snow
12” x 12”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Collection: Michigan patron

Nebraska Red Wheat
10” x 8”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Collection: CA patron

Ancient Olives
A present for my
90-year-old mother.
18"w x 14"h
Completed 2008

Phalaenopsis No 2
24” x 18”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2007
Collection of Kathleen
Baytamian, Somis, CA

Autumn Poplars 02
10” x 8”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Collection of Marc &
Jenny Liotta

Quail Hollow
24" x 18"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Donated to the Humane
Society of Seneca County
for a prize at a fund raiser.

Poplars By A Pond
14w” x 11h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Collection of Doyle &
Markie Comer.

Study: Apples
8w” x 10h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Donated to Autumnwood
Care Center

Study: Cypresses 07
10w” x 8h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Donated to Autumnwood
Care Center

Hobbes Fattytail
Acrylic on canvas
2010 - 12" x 12"
Artist's collection.

Crepe Shack
20w” x 16h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1981
Was in a Pennsylvania
collection. Recovered in
2016. In an OH home.

Blue Cathedral
24” x 18”
1962
Oil on canvas board
Not for sale.
First college oil painting.
This was owned by my late
Mother, Vera Adams.

Before The Battle (left)
48" x 48"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1972.
Not currently for sale.

Before The Battle (right)
48" x 48"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 1972.
Not currently for sale.

Phalaenopsis No. 1
24” x 18”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2007
Tiffin OH

Handley Vineyards
12” x 9”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Long Beach CA

Study-Cypresses 04
10" x 8"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Columbus OH

Volcanic Hill
12” x 9”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Florida collection

Vineyard Sunset
24w” x 18h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Columbus OH

Autumn Poplars 01
10” x 8”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
i.
Columbus OH Columbus OH

Study-Cypresses 05
2009 - 14" x 11"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Columbus OH

The Poplars
12” x 12”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
i
Columbus OH

Quilted Country
12” x 9”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2007
Columbus OH

Carneros Dusk
24w” x 20h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Ohio collection

Study-Cypresses 02
8" x 10"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Columbus OH

The Front Range
12"w x 9"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas.
Completed 2008
Colorado/Las Vegas NV

The Knoll Vineyard
20"w x 16"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Tiffi9n OH

October Fire
36w” x 24h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Fostoria OH

San Gimignano Moonscape
12” x 9”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Columbus OH

Study-Cypresses 03
10 x 8"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Chicago IL

Phalaenopsis No 2
24” x 18”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2007
Somis CA

Study-Cypresses 01
10 x 8"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Columbus OH

Near Bobbio
22w” x 15h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Truckee CA

Study-Sunflowers 01
10 x 8"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
New Hampshire

Carneros Dusk II
28"w x 22"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Albuquerque NM

Study-Vineyard 03
10 x 8"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
CA collection.

Study-Poplars 01
2009 - 10 x 8"
Klamath Valley OR col-
lection.

Study-Vineyard 04
2009 - 10 x 8"
New Hampshire

Study-Cherries 01
2009 - 10 x 8"
Rossmoor/SealBeach CA

Mount Tom Sunrise
20" x 16"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Columbus OH

Shadowed Vines
16"w x 12"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
1st Prize at TAG's
Member Show
, Diane Kidd
Gallery, Tiffin Univ., 2009.
Rossmoor/SealBeach CA

Study-Vineyard 05
Acrylic polymer on canvas
2009 - 10 x 8"
Michigan collection

Study-Almonds 01
2009 - 10 x 8"
Acrylic polymer on canvas.
Long Beach CA

Study-Almonds 02
2009 - 10 x 8"
Acrylic polymer on canvas.
Long Beach CA

Study-Cypresses 13
Acrylic polymer on canvas
2009 - 10 x 8"
Columbus OH

Study-Cypresses 11
Acrylic polymer on canvas
2009 - 10 x 8"
Columbus OH

Amish Barns
2009 - 24"w x 18"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
San Francisco CA

Assisi From Mt. Subasio
2009 - 24"w x 18"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Columbus OH collection

Vineyard Outlook
2010 - 24"w x 18"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
San Diego County CA

Mountain Meadows
24w” x 18h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Ohio collection

Hartford Family Vineyards
16"w x 12"h
Acrylic polyer on canvas
Completed April 18, 2009
Ventura CA collection.

Study-Sunflowers 02
10" x 8"
Long Beach CA

Study-Landscape 03
2009 - 10 x 8"
Unframed.
Florida collection

Red Barn in Winter
2009 - 24"w x 18"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Fostoria OH

Bardolino & Lago di Garda
2009 - 24"w x 18"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Collection of A. Bollino,
Desenzano del Garda,
Italy

The Miller Barn
2010 - 24"w x 18"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
"The Barn Where
Paul Played."
Fostoria OH

Cote de Beaune Vineyards
20” x 16”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Frankfort IN

Study-Landscape 02
2009 - 10 x 8"
Florida collection

Red Sky Vineyard
2009 - 28"w x 22"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Coral Gables FL

Study-Cypresses 08
2009 - 8 x 10"
Bedford OH

Sunset Tree
2010 - 28"w x 22"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Augusta GA

Study: Vineyard 02
10w” x 8h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2009
Donated to Autumnwood
Care Center

Study-Cypresses 12
2009 - 8 x 10"
Long Beach CA

Study: Vineyard 01
10w” x 8h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Columbus OH

Pacific Grove Copse 2010
2010 - 36" x 24"
Acrylic on canvas
Tiffin OH collection

Study-Sunflowers 04
2009 - 10 x 8"
Acrylic on canvas.
Wantagh NY

Study-Cypresses 10
2009 - 10 x 8"
Denver CO

Dordogne Farm
10” x 8”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Columbus OH

Carousel Horses
2010 - 30" x 24"
Donation to Tiffin Art Guild
for raffle at Heritage Fest.
Now in Ohio collection

Pacific Grove Point 2010
2010 - 28" x 22"
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Florida collection

Early Autumn Fields
2009 - 24"w x 18"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Columbus OH

Spyglass Hill
18w” x 14h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
New Hampshire

Sonoma Sunrise
25.5w” x 17.5h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Ohio collection

Study-Sunflowers 05
2009 - 10 x 8"
Toledo OH

Phelps Vineyard Outlook
28"w x 22"h - 2010
Columbus OH

Study Scape 02-2010
Acrylic on canvas
2010 - 10" x 8"
Ohio collection

Carneros Fog
20w” x 16h”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Kalamazoo MI

Study-Cypresses 09
2009 - 8 x 10"
Tom Wolfel framed.
Columbus OH

Point Lobos Cliff View
2010 - 24" x 18"
Florida collection

Mount Shasta
Acrylic on canvas
2010 - 14" x 11"
Michigan collection

Sunflower Group
10” x 8”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Augusta GA

Red Grove Study
Acrylic on canvas
2011 - 12" x 9"
Long Beach CA

Aspen Gold
Acrylic on canvas
2011 - 14" x 11"
White Oak frame.
Michigan collection

Yellow Aspens
Acrylic on canvas
2011 - 16" x 12"
Columbus OH

Forest Light
Acrylic on canvas
2010 - 8" x 16"
Tom Wolfel framed.
Columbus OH

Aspen Forest
Acrylic on canvas
2011 - 16" x 8"
Tom Wolfel framed in
quarter-sawn white oak.
Columbus OH

Champagne Winter
12” x 9”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Completed 2008
Kalamazoo MI

After Picking
2009 - 28"w x 22"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Beaverton OR

Poplars Study 01
Acrylic on canvas
2010 - 14" x 11"
Michigan collection

Rhineland Vines
25" x 25”
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Gallery style canvas
Repurposed

Exploding Peony
17” x 17”
NEW! May 2018
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Gallery style canvas
Destroyed. Repurposed.
My BARNS Series
My MONTEREY Series
My TREES Series
My AIRBRUSH Series
My VINEYARDS Series
My MOUNTAINS Series

Orchid Variations
24 inch square gallery
style canvas
Feb. 2016
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Canvas repurposed

Brownies
30"w x 24"h
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Destroyed. Repurposed.

Two Colors
30” x 24”
April 2018
Acrylic polymer on canvas
Gallery style canvas
Repurposed canvas.

No longer available

All artworks copyrighted (©) on completion year by Jon L. Adams. All rights reserved.