A Passion for Painting

" A Passion for Painting" displays original watercolors painted by John Warren Oakes. The titles are the completion dates. The price is listed. Most of these are 8" x 10". If the size varies the size will be posted.

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John Warren Oakes: John Warren Oakes was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1941. He studied art and design with the Art Instruction School of Minneapolis. At 21, he received a scholarship to the Art Students League of New York A.B. degree from Western Kentucky University. Attended University of Iowa receiving the M.A. and M.F.A. Degrees from the School of Art. In 1974, he received the C.A.A. From Harvard University. He is Professor Emeritus of Art at Western Kentucky University where he taught art for 47 years. Oakes has exhibited nationally and internationally in 484 exhibitions and 51 one-man shows. He has won 35 prizes for his paintings, prints, drawings and creative photography Gallery Representation: Insel Gallery / New York, New York. Genesis Gallery and Art Center / Bowling Green, Kentucky J. B. Speed Rental Gallery / Louisville, Kentucky Gallery at 916 / Bowling Green, Kentucky Cocopah North Gallery / Sedona, Arizona Sedona Arts Center Gallery Saatchi Art Gallery / London, UK. Fine Art America Heart of the Tribe Gallery Glastonbury, UK. .

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Monday, July 25, 2011

Encaustic Painting July 25, 2011

11725 encaustic 8 x 10

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Encaustic Painting July 23, 2011

110723 encaustic 8 x 10

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Encaustic Painting

110721 encaustic 8 x10

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Encaustic Painting for July 22, 2011

110722 encaustic 8 x 10

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Encaustic Painting July 20th, 2011

110720 encaustic

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Encaustic Painting for July 19th, 2011

110719 encaustic

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Monday, July 18, 2011

New Encaustic Painting

110718 encaustic

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Sedona 2011 painting in encaustic

110715 encaustic

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Sedona encaustics 2011

110714 encaustic

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Sedona encaustics 2011

110713 encaustic

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Sedona encaustics 2011

110709 encaustic

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Sedona encaustics 2011

110708 encaustic ASPIRATIONS for a project at Pumphouse Gallery in Sedona, AZ

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Sedona encaustics 2011

110707 encaustic A variation of an earlier one with more contrast added.

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Sedona encaustics 2011

110706 encaustic

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Sedona 2011 Encaustics

110705 encaustic

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Summer Work in Sedona, AZ

June 26th, 2011 encaustic

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Summer Work in Sedona, AZ

June 25th, 2011 encaqustic

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Summer Work in Sedona, AZ

June 24th, 2011. This encaustic will be on exhibit July 2011 in the SEVEN X 11 : ART FOR ART EXHIBITION at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the opening of their new building.

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Summer Work in Sedona, AZ

June 23rd, 2011 encaustic

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Summer Work in Sedona, AZ

June 22nd, 2011 encaustic

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June 21, 2011 Variation on an earlier encaustic.

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June 20th, 2011 encaustic

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June 19th, 2011 an encaustic version of an acrylic painting I did earlier in this series.

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June 16th, 2011 encaustic

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June 15th 2011 encaustic

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June 14th, 2011 encaustic

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June 13th, 2011

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June 12th, 2011 encaustic

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Summer Work in Sedona, AZ June 11, 2011 encaustic.

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Summer Work in Sedona, AZ

Encaustic done June 10th, 2011 in Sedona, AZ.

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Summer work in Sedona, AZ

"A Piece of Justin" June 9th, 2011 encaustic after a small area of a painting by Justin Ankenbauer.

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Encaustic done June 8th, 2011 in Sedona, AZ

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This is encaustic and was done on June 7th, 2011 in Sedona, AZ.

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