Tad Retz

Artist specializing in landscape paintings.

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"Summer Canal" 12x12in. oil. on board.

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@murphy_tjm8286 size depends on the circumstances. If I am painting outside then a smaller piece is quicker to get done while the light is the way I want it. Painting can be learned but you have to have a very strong desire for it and some gift is necessary for the greatest art.

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I painted this on location yesterday. "End of May" 8x6in. oil on canvas mounted to board.

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"Evening Rocky Point" 9x12in. oil on board.

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My latest painting, "Edge of Pacific Grove" is heading to Paul Scott Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ. soon. It is 60x84in. oil on canvas.

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Thank you to everyone who attended my Carmel Visual Arts workshop on the Monterey Peninsula last week. These are some of the demos and pieces I did on the trip!

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"Late Winter Snow" 30x30in. oil on canvas.

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One of the medium sized pieces from my last solo show at Paul Scott Gallery "Out to Sea" 48x24in. oil on linen.

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"Pink and Yellow Arrangement" 24x24in. oil on canvas.

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"Lily Pads" 12x12in. oil on board.

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"Big Sur" 30x40in. oil on canvas. Painted from one of Derek Penix's sweet photos.

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"Lily Pads V" 36x36in. oil on canvas.

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"Roses in a Jar" 5x5in. oil on board. Framed in a warm black custom frame with 18k gilded inner lip. Framed dimensions: 12.5x12.5in.

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"In the Sierras" 12x12in. oil on board.

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Thanks everyone who signed up and watched my demo for Acrylic Live. This is the finished 16x20in. piece. The second image is my 8x10in. study I used for reference.

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I have 3 new pieces at the Scottsdale Art Week with Paul Scott Gallery this year. March 19th-22nd. Be sure to check it out if you're in Scottsdale this weekend. This piece is "Sedona Sunset II" 36x36in. oil on canvas.

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I have 3 new pieces at the Scottsdale Art Week with Paul Scott Gallery this year. March 19th-22nd. Be sure to check it out if you're in Scottsdale this weekend. This piece is "Birch Trees at Dusk" 36x36in. oil on canvas.

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"Bright Sunlight II" 12x9in. oil on board.

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I will have 3 new pieces at the Scottsdale Art Week with Paul Scott Gallery this year. March 19th-22nd. Be sure to check it out if you're in Scottsdale this weekend. This piece is "Flow Blue Pitcher with Peonies" 36x36in. oil on canvas.

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New little 12x12in koi painting I'm using as a study for a 48x48in. piece.