Landscapes

"Whisper, Study"

Study for Whisper, 2014, Acrylic on Gessoed Paper, 12 x 17 7/8 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2014
Acrylic on Gessoed Paper
(Fabriano Artistico Hot Pressed 140 lb.)
12 x 17 7/8 in.

Study for the painting “Whisper”

art, painting, acrylic, field, grass, dead, dry, dried

 

"Whisper"

"Whisper", 2014, Acrylic on Alupanel, 18 x 30 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2014
Acrylic on Alupanel
18 x 30 in.

art, painting, acrylic, field, grass, dead, dry, dried, house, farm, early spring, new growth, trees, tree line

"Whisper", 2014, Acrylic on Alupanel, Detail, by David Jay Spyker

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"The Last Days of Autumn"

"The Last Days of Autumn", 2014, Acrylic on Hardboard, 27.75 x 46.25 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2014
Acrylic on Hardboard
27.75 x 46.25 in.

Donna Balavitch Memorial Award, 2015, Winter Art Festival Competition, Gallery Uptown, Grand Haven, MI

art, painting, lake, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, water, waves, wind

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"The Last Days of Summer"

"The Last Days of Summer", 2014, Acrylic on Hardboard, 9 x 12 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2014
Acrylic on Hardboard
9 x 12 in.

art, painting, lake, sea, seascape, shore, shoreline, house, water

"Fallen Maple"

"Fallen Maple", 2012, Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper (Arches 140 lb. Hot Pressed), 12 9/16 x 22 1/16 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2012
Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper
(Arches 140 lb. Hot Pressed)
12 9/16 x 22 1/16 in.

art, painting, acrylics, dead tree, tractor tires, grass, sunlight, shadow

"Fallen Maple", 2012, Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper (Arches 140 lb. Hot Pressed), Detail, by David Jay Spyker

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"October Sand Bar"

"October Sand Bar", 2012, Acrylics on Hardboard, 5 x 7 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2012
Acrylic on Hardboard
5 x 7 in.

art, painting, beach, sand, shore, landscape, lake, seascape

"Winter Murder"

"Winter Murder", 2012, Acrylics on Canvas, 30 x 42 in., by David Jay Spyker

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art, painting, acrylics, winter, snow, landscape, crows, clouds, moody, corn field, trees, row

"Winter Murder", 2012, Acrylics on Canvas, Detail, by David Jay Spyker

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2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 30 x 42 in.

Southwest Michigan Watercolor Society Award, 2013, Michigan Artist’s Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek; Battle Creek, Michigan

"Rolling In"

"Rolling In", 2012, Acrylics on Hardboard, 5 x 7 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2012
Acrylic on Hardboard
5 x 7 in.
Private Collection: Beverly Hills, Michigan

art, painting, beach, sand, shore, landscape, lake, seascape

"Distant Light"

"Distant Light", 2012, Acrylics on Panel, 3 15/16 x 12 1/16 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2012
Acrylic on Panel
3 15/16 x 12 1/16 in.

art, painting, beach, sand, shore, landscape, lake, seascape

Click to read a blog article on this painting.

"One Last Summer"

"One Last Summer", 2012, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Panel, 12 x 20 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2012
Acrylic on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
12 x 20 in.
Collection of the Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers, Michigan

In memory of the artist’s mother, Mary Spyker (1945-2011)

art, painting, beach, sand, dunes, seascape, Lake Michigan, landscape, shore

"Steam Engine"

"Steam Engine", 2011, Acrylics on Canvas, 24 x 40 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2011
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 40 in.

Honorable Mention, Michiana Annual Artist Competition (11th MAAC), Box Factory for the Arts; St. Joseph, Michigan (2013)

art, painting, beach, sand, lake michigan, shore, seascape, landscape, nuclear reactor

"Wyeth Tree"

"Wyeth Tree", 2010, Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper, 12 1/8 x 9 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2010
Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper (Arches 140 lb. Cold Pressed)
12 1/8 x 9 in.

A study piece based on the woods in one of Andrew Wyeth’s Helga paintings.

art, painting, tree, autumn, fall, forest

"Barricade"

"Barricade", 2010, Drybrush and Watercolor, 12 1/2 x 11 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2010
Drybrush and Watercolor on Paper (Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. Cold Pressed)
12 1/2 x 11 in.

art, painting, landscape, beach, dunes, sand, grass, dead, trees, summer
"Barricade", 2010, Drybrush and Watercolor, Detail, by David Jay Spyker
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"Quarry"

"Quarry", 2011, Drybrush and Watercolor on Paper, 22 1/2 x 15 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2011
Drybrush and Watercolor on Paper
22 1/2 x 15 in.

art, painting, landscape, ridge, rocks, hill, trees, autumn
"Quarry", 2011, Drybrush and Watercolor on Paper, Detail, by David Jay Spyker

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"Homeward"

"Homeward", 2011, Mixed Media on Paper, 9 x 15 3/8 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2011
Watercolor, Drybrush, Ink, Charcoal, and Black and Sienna Conte on Paper (Arches 300 lb. Cold Pressed)
9 x 15 3/8 in.

art, painting, mixed media, trees, field, fog, night, moonlight

"Channel"

"Channel", 2011, Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper, 11 5/16 x 16 1/8 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2011
Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper (Arches 300 lb. Cold Pressed)
11 5/16 x 16 1/8 in.

art, painting, rocks, shore, hills, water

"Trout Run Rock Fall"

"Trout Run Rock Fall", 2010, Watercolor/Drybrush on Paper, 12 x 12 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2010
Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper (Lanaquarelle 140 lb. Cold Pressed)
12 x 12 in.

art, painting, waterfall, river, stream, brook, creek, rocks

"Northbound"

"Northbound", 2010, Watercolor/Drybrush on Paper, 21 x 28 3/4 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2010
Watercolor and Drybrush on Paper (Arches 300 lb. Cold Pressed)
21 x 28 3/4 in.

art, painting, landscape, railroad, tracks, forest, autumn, fall
"Northbound", 2010, Watercolor/Drybrush on Paper, Detail, by David Jay Spyker 

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"Until There Is Nothing Left"

"Until There Is Nothing Left", 1999, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 7 x 7 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1999
Acrylic on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
8 x 13 in.

art, painting, desert, wrecking ball

"Approaching Storm (A Landscape Study)"

"Approaching Storm (A Landscape Study)", 2009, Acrylics on Canvas, 7 x 9 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2009
Acrylic on Canvas
7 x 9 in.
Private Collection: Ceresco, Michigan

art, painting, rain, clouds, distant hills, grass, grassy field

"Twilight in the Wood"

"Twilight in the Wood", 2010, Acrylics on Canvas, 18 x 14 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2010
Acrylics on Canvas
18 x 14 in.

dead, trees, twilight, dusk, forests, leaves

"Someday"

"Someday", 2005, Acrylics on Hardboard, 3 15/16 x 5 15/16 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2005
Acrylic on Hardboard
3 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.
Private Collection: Kalamazoo, Michigan

, art, painting, landscape, water, dusk, twilight
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