Acrylics

"Room to Breathe"

"Room to Breathe", 2004, Acrylics on Canvas, 5 x 7 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2004
Acrylics on Canvas
5 x 7 in.

, art, painting, clouds, islands, water, seascapes, solitary figure, solitude, alone

"Stone and Sea"

"Stone and Sea", 2003, Acrylics on Hardboard, 6 x 4 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2003
Acrylics on Hardboard
6 x 4 in.
Private Collection: South Bend, Indiana

, art, painting, stone, rock, sea, water, floating, hovering, seascapes

"Conspirators"

"Conspirators", 2002, Acrylics on Hardboard, 9 x 10 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2002
Acrylics on Hardboard
9 x 10 in.

, art, painting, monks, robed figures, beach, shore, water, fire, night

"In Transition"

"In Transition", 2001-2002, Acrylics on Paper Mounted on Hardboard, 12 x 9 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001 – 2002
Acrylics on Paper Mounted on Hardboard
12 x 9 in.

art, painting, portrait, man, old, head, beard, mortality, death, ageing

Click for this painting’s graphite pre-study.

"A Natural Selection"

"A Natural Selection", 2002, Acrylics on Canvas, 14 x 11 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2002
Acrylics on Canvas
14 x 11 in.
Collection of the Artist

art, painting, apples, insects, dragonfly, ladybugs, bees, branch, sky, clouds, still life, genetics, man’s impact on nature

"A Natural Selection", detail 1, by David Jay Spyker

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"A Natural Selection", detail 2, by David Jay Spyker

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"Three Islands"

"Three Islands", 2002, Acrylics on Hardboard, 3 11/16 x 13 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2002
Acrylics on Hardboard
3 11/16 x 13 in.
Private Collection: Gobles, Michigan

, art, painting, islands, solitary figures, solitude, alone, trees, boats, rowboats, water

"The Voyage"

"The Voyage", 2002, Acrylics on Hardboard, 7 1/2 x 10 in., David Jay Spyker

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2002
Acrylics on Hardboard
7 1/2 x 10 in.
Private Collection: Saugatuck, Michigan

, art, painting, ships, boats, sails, tallship, rain, storms, seascapes, water, lightning

"Watchers"

"Watchers", 2002, Acrylics on Panel, 5 7/8 x 14 in., David Jay Spyker

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2002
Acrylics on Panel
5 7/8 x 14 in.

art, painting, winter, snow, storm, monks, robed

"Adrift"

"Adrift", 2001, Acrylics on Canvas, 14 x 24 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Canvas
14 x 24 in.
Private Collection: Saugatuck, Michigan

art, painting, houses, water, rain, storms, seascape, mortality, power of nature, man in nature’s thrall

“‘Adrift’, for instance, depicts a house at the mercy of a sea squall, and the building somehow appears more vulnerable to ruin than a human victim might. ‘ A person has the power to swim’, the artist reflects. ‘It’s not usual to see a house floating in the water. You wonder, how’d it get out there? I like to take a structure out of context, to put it where it doesn’t belong.’ This incongruity prompts the viewer to consider what the house might represent: A person? An idea or belief? A community? All life on Earth (think of Noah’s Ark)? Spyker prefers to leave that question open.”

- Julie York Coppens, from “What Dreams May Come”,
a review of the artist’s solo show
at the South Bend Museum of Art, published on Sunday,
December 21, 2003 in the South Bend Tribune

"Adrift" (detail), 2001, Acrylics on Canvas, 14 x 24 in., by David Jay Spyker

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"The Glass House"

"The Glass House", 2001, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 9 7/8 x 8 3/8 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
9 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.

, art, painting, moon, still life, sky, night, stars

"Jack o’ Lantern"

"Jack o' Lantern, 2001, Acrylics on Canvas, 25 x 22 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Canvas
25 x 22 in.

art, painting, scary, carved, pumpkins, Halloween, candles, still life, jack-o-lantern

"One Winter Day"

"One Winter Day", 2001, Acrylics on Hardboard, 9 3/8 x 8 3/8 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Hardboard
9 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.
Private Collection: Perrysburg, Ohio

, art, painting, winter, snow, woman, landscapes, figure, solitary, alone, solitude

"Processional"

"Processional", 2001, Acrylics on Panel, 12 x 12 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Panel
12 x 12 in.
Private Collection: Portland, Maine

, art, painting, winter, snow, monks, single-file, walking, robed, figures, landscape

"Standing Alone"

"Standing Alone", 2001, Acrylics on Hardboard, 12 x 10 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Hardboard
12 x 10 in.

art, painting, landscape, man, solitary, solitude, dead, tree, field, clouds
"Standing Alone" (detail), 2001, Acrylics on Hardboard, 12 x 10 in., by David Jay Spyker

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“In the woods we return to reason and faith.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Summer Taking Her Leave"

"Summer Taking Her Leave", 2001, Acrylics on Canvas, 25 x 20 in., David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Canvas
25 x 20 in.
Private Collection:
Unknown Collector

art, painting, woman, forest, woods, water, stream, autumn, fall, trees, mist, fog, figures, solitary, solitude, alone, change, changing, seasons

 

"Summer Taking Her Leave" (detail), 2001, Acrylics on Canvas, by David Jay Spyker

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"Suspended"

"Suspended", 2001, Acrylics on Hardboard, 12 x 9 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Hardboard
12 x 9 in.
Collection of the Artist

art, painting, red, apples, hanging, string, tied, dangling, darkness, still life

"The Tower"

"The Tower", 2001, Acrylics on Hardboard, 5 1/2 x 7 15/16 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Hardboard
5 1/2 x 7 15/16 in.
Private Collection: Chicago, Illinois

, art, painting, ruins, ruined, trees, stormy, dark, sky

"Waiting for the Light"

"Waiting for the Light", 2001, Acrylics on Canvas, 37 x 48 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2001
Acrylics on Canvas
14 x 10 in. overall
Private Collection: Saugatuck, Michigan

, art, painting, landscape, sea, woman, figure, beach, rocks, torch, fire, dawn, morning, shore, water, islands, solitary, solitude, alone
Limited edition prints of this painting are available.
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"Waiting for the Light" (detail), 2001, Acrylics on Canvas, by David Jay Spyker

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"Asylum (The Refugee)"

"Asylum (The Refugee)", 2000, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 10 x 12 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2000
Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
10 x 12 in.
Private Collection: Highland, Indiana

, art, painting, boats, rowboats, row, oars, lightning, rain, storms, water, seascapes, ripples

"The Curator’s Choice"

"The Curator's Choice", 2000, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 7 x 9 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2000
Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
7 x 9 in.
Private Collection: Dexter, Michigan

, art, painting, landscape, man, river, building, night, shore, water, figure, solitary, solitude, alone

"The Garden"

"The Garden", 2000, Acrylics on Canvas, 16 x 13 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2000
Acrylics on Canvas
16 x 13 in.
Private Collection: Unknown Collector

, art, painting, islands, apples, tree, mist, fog, water, lake, clouds

"Glimpse"

"Glimpse", 2000, Acrylics on Hardboard, 2 9/16 x 7 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2000
Acrylics on Hardboard
2 9/16 x 7 in.
Private Collection: Gobles, Michigan

, art, painting, woman, portrait, eyes, head, face
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