About the artist
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Beautiful Photography

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Oil Paintings

Sculptures

Jeff Allyn-JDArts is a collection of modern abstract expressionism oil paintings depicting landscapes, seascapes, and spacescapes. Original paintings and Giclee archival quality prints are available at Etsy. Newer additions to the collection include a series of photographic works focused on sunsets and sand art images.

Upcoming Events

-> August 1 - 30th Solo Show @ Philz Coffee 4023 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94114

-> August 21 - 22 Group Show @ 111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94105

-> June 21 Alameda Summer Art Fair 2309B Encinal Ave, Alameda, California 94501

ve always been fascinated by life science and have wondered about my significance in life’s immenseness.

As a child I loved to collect bugs, rock, leaves, and shells; to view them through a looking glass and then draw them. I planned to be a doctor. While studying micro-biology, I continued to create illustrations. Recognizing my talent, my professor urged me to pursue a degree in bio-medical illustration. After three years of pre-med and four years of fine art, I received a BFA from California State University at Long Beach.

After receiving an MS Degree in Business and working as a marketing director for many years, I finally began to focus on fine art oil painting.

My art has a foundation in the workings of the physical universe, but unlike the tight control and confines bio-medical illustration, it has a highly emotional and colorful release in the abstract. The artists that most influence my work are:

  1. Vincent Willem van Gogh > Thick paint and texture
  2. Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin > Vivid color and charm
  3. Paul Jackson Pollock > Free and direct expression
  4. Mark Rothko > Color Field Relationships
  5. Willem de Kooning > Action Painting
All art on this site is created by the artist Jeffrey Allyn who retains full rights of possession, duplication and distribution. While all originals may be purchased from the artist, Jeffrey Allyn - JDArts still retains the rights to utilize digital copies of the works and to sell reproductions. This includes any pieces previously sold or given as gifts. :)
Jeff Allyn - JDArts

Jeff Allyn – JDArts

Owner - Artist

Born: Los Angeles, California
Resides: Alameda, California

Vision:

Music is the inspiration for my mindscapes. Texture is the foundation on which color and light dance. Music punches the beat and soul of the paintings, allowing the changes of daylight to renew the focus each canvas reveals.

Exploiting the chemical and physical nature of oil paint to erupt in fiery colors and gyrating paint strokes inspire these pieces.

Art can be viewed at every level of the physical universe, and often times for me, far beyond. Please enjoy the mindscapes.

Education:

BFA-Biomedical Illustration/Visual Communications CSU Long Beach
MS-Business Marketing University of La Verne