All paintings by John Foster, artist

Enjoy a variety of subjects below.

(Please note: I used my photos or the photos of others — some historical photos — when creating most of the paintings involving humans below. I created preliminary paintings on site and used my photos when creating the final landscapes.)

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   OP1804

***Happy Child Happy Cat***

Frame: 21″ W x 25 H — Canvass: 14″ W x 18″ H

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    OP1805

Early American No. 3

Frame: 28″ W x 32 H — Canvass: 20″ W x 24″ H

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    OP1806

Early American No. 6

Frame: 28-1/2″ W x 32-1/4″ H — Canvass: 18″ W x 24″ H

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    OP1807

The Lady And The Bird

Frame: 36″ W x 30″ H — Canvass: 28″ W x 22″ H

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  OP1808

Old Man No. 1

Original was oil on archival hardboard painted from historic photo of Einstein.

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   OP1809

Outdoor Nebraska

Frame: 19″ W x 15″ H — Canvass: 14″ W x 10″ H

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    OP1810

Trail To The Tetons

Original was oil on canvass using my personal photos.

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    OP1811

Early American No.1

Frame: 39″ W x 33″ H — Canvass: 28″ W x 22″ H

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    OP1812

Stage Driver

(Original was acrylic on archival paper painted — from a photo of Charles Russel’s work.)

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   OP1813

The Rock

Original was oil on canvass using my personal photos.

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    OP1814

Peaks Through Pines

Original was oil on canvass using my personal photos.

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     OP1815

 

The Butterfly On Iris

Frame: 31-1/4″ W x 27-3/8″ H — Canvass: 20″ W x 24″ H

Created from photo.

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Another End Of The Trail

Original was oil on canvass using my personal photos.

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     OP1817

The Butte At The Divide

Above Brooks Lake, Wyoming

Original was oil on canvass using my personal photos.

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      OP1818

Early American No. 4

The original oil on canvass was donated to the Sinte Gleska University on the Rose Bud Reservation, South Dakota.

Painted using photos.

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      OP1819

Early American No. 5

The original oil on canvass was donated to the Sinte Gleska University on the Rose Bud Reservation, South Dakota.

Painted using photos.

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       OP1820

Bird On Pine

Original was acrylic on archival paper painted from photo.

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      OP1821

Old Man No. 2

Original was oil on canvass painted from a historic photo of Einstein.

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      OP1822

The Young Fishing

Original was acrylic on archival paper painted from photo.

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     OP1823

Beauty Pondering Beauty

Frame: 16-3/8″ W x 19-1/4″ H — Canvass: 9″ W x 12″ H

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      OP1824

Wiggin’s Fork Creek Wilderness

Frame: 31″ W x 25″ H — Canvass: 24″ W x 18″ H

Oil on canvass — wood frame

Fishing and bear country

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       OP1825

Above the falls in Cascade Canyon, Wyoming

Frame: 19-1/4″ W x 23-1/4″ H — Canvass: 9″ W x 12″ H

Oil on canvass — wood frame

A natural wonderland

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       OP1826

Early American No. 2

Frame: 13″ W x 17″ H — Canvass: 12″ W x 16″ H

Acrylic on preserved cardboard

A man of the earth

My father met his clan in the early 1900s.

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  OP1827

Wife Of Early American No. 2

Frame: 13″ W x 17″ H — Canvass: 12″ W x 16″ H

Acrylic on preserved cardboard

A woman of the earth

My father met her clan in the early 1900s.

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     OP1828

Yucca

Original was acrylic on archival paper painted from photo.

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      OP1829

Old Man In Pickup

Original was oil on canvass painted from photo.

A favorite of all who see it

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      OP1830

Trail to The Grand Teton

Judged equal to first place in a Lincoln, NE city wide show.   

Original was oil on canvass painted from my photos.

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       OP1831

Fawn Deer In Grass

Original was oil on archival paper painted from photo.

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       OP1832

The Grand Teton From String Lake

Frame: 32″ W x 26″ H — Canvass: 24″ W x 18″ H

Oil on canvass — wood frame

Good fishing

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Some of the paintings were created during the 1980s. Most are coated with Darmar Varnish to protect from stains and to bring out the beautiful natural color of the oil paints.

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      OP1833

Approaching The Tetons

Original was oil on canvass using my personal photos.

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     OP1834

Babbling Stream

Up Cascade Canyon, Wyoming

Original was oil on canvass using my personal photos.

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  OP1835

The Tetons Cathedral Group

From Taggert Lake

Won first prize in Lincoln, NE city wide show.

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     Op1837

The Grand Teton Peaks From Jenny Lake

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      OP1839

Old Man No. 1

Painted from a historic photo of Einstein.

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