John Karl Claes

"Bright Evening" 10x10
"Summer Skies" SOLD
"Evening Clouds" 7x8 SOLD
"Spring" 10x12
"Golden" 7x8 SOLD
"Spring Fields" SOLD
"Spring Symphony" 10x12
"Sunny Fields" 12x12
"Storm Light" 11.5x12 SOLD
"Blustery Evening" 7x8 SOLD
"Orange Notes" 12x12 SOLD
"Elliot's Stormy Evening" 8x10 SOLD

John Karl Claes Bio

John Karl Claes was born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley of California. He began painting in high school and went on to complete a B.A. at California State University, Stanislaus, and then earned a M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Since graduating, he has received numerous awards, both regionally and nationally, and has shown his paintings and drawings regularly in many solo and group shows.
Claes’ paintings of the agricultural landscape of the American West have been described by the Sacramento Bee art critic Victoria Dalkey as, “Original... [he uses] deeply saturated color in his raw and romantic landscapes with dramatic skies. His works can move towards abstraction and the color investigation of Mark Rothko.” Claes' work is represented in galleries throughout the Western and Midwestern United States. He currently resides with his wife and two sons in California’s Central Valley where he also maintains his studio. Boulevard Fine Art South gallery in Nokomis, FL feature John Karl Claes' artwork.