James C. Groves' Landscape Paintings and LTD Art Prints; Also notes on Historical Oil Painting Technique, Varnishes and Mediums
Some recent originals by the landscape painter James C. Groves
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Updated 10/20 : "Here are some of my smaller recent works. These paintings are oil on Canvas or panel. A few scenes were painted on site though most were created in my studio. My usual approach to composition is that of the grand landscape."
Note: Western Maryland Gallery offers large and small giclees of some of the following works. Each giclee is printed on either 11"x15", or 22"x30" mold-made100% cotton watercolor paper. Sorry, no canvas prints. Respective image sizes are 9.5"x13" for the small giclee, and 18x24-inches for the large; price per giclee is $35 for the small and $90 for the large. Shipping is $10 . Order Giclee LTD Prints online or by phone. Western Maryland Gallery offers fast service. More info or help with your selction, just call us at 301-689-3389 Tuesday-through-Saturday; 9 AM to 5PM EST.
"Ohiopyle Falls on the Yough River". Original oil painting on canvas panel; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 24x30-inches. Unframed; dry pigments combined with Copal Jelly; then applied with turps spirit.
US price is $5,000 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Monongah River above Town of Monongah, WV; July Morning." Painted July of 2021. Original oil Painting on cotton canvas; by James Groves.
Painting measures 24x30-inches. Unframed; dry pigments combined with linseed oil then treated with Cole's Copal Varnish; applied after further reduction with turps spirit.
US price is $6,900 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"West Fairmont; April Shower; Morning". Painted April-May of 2022. Original oil Painting on cotton canvas; by James Groves.
Painting measures 18X24-inches. Unframed; dry pigments combined with Copal Jelly; then applied with turps spirit.
US price is $5,900 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Tygart Valley Falls near Grafton, WV: Morning." Painted March of 2021. Original oil Painting on linen canvas; by James Groves.
Painting measures 24x30-inches. Unframed; dry pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with lavender spirits.
US price is $3,900 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Morning; The Million Dollar Bridge at Fairmont, WV" Painted February of 2021. Original oil Painting on cotton canvas; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16x20-inches. Unframed; dry pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with lavender spirits.
US price is $2,200 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Georges Creek December Twilight" Painted December of 2020. Original oil Painting on cotton canvas; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16x20-inches. Unframed; dry pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with a solvent.
US price is $1,200 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Old Schoolhouse at Sunset". Painted March of 2020. Original oil Painting on linen canvas; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 18x24-inches. Unframed. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with a solvent.
US price is $2000 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"View of the Valley"; Painted July, 2019. Original oil Painting on linen canvas; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16x20-inches. Unframed. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with a solvent.
US price is $2000 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Precipice; The Tygart Valley Falls, WV"; Painted January, 2020. Original oil Painting on linen canvas; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 18x24-inches. Unframed. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with a solvent.
US price is $2,800 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Wind Before the Storm"; Painted July 2001. Original oil Painting on cotton canvas; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 24x30 inches. Pigments combined with nut oil then tempered with Drying Walnut Heat-Bodied Oil.
No prints available.
"Sycamores Along the Tygart River, WV"; Painted December, 2019. Original oil Painting on linen canvas; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 18x24-inches. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with a solvent.
US price is $1,800 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"The Valley Falls of the Tygart River; November"; Painted November, 2019. Original oil Painting on linen canvas; by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 18x24-inches. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with a solvent.
US price is $1,800 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Cliffs Above the Potomac"; Painted August, 2019. Original oil Painting on cotton canvas by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16x20-inches. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with a solvent.
US price is $1,200 unframed. Price includes shipping in Continental US only.
"Rain Shadow; Will's Creek wending the Cumberland Narrows"; Painted March of 2018. Original oil Painting on linen canvas by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 18x24-inches. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; then applied with a solvent.
US price is $1,600 (includes shipping in Continental US only)
"Late Morning Light; Abandoned Quarry"; Painted February-March of 2018. Original oil Painting on linen canvas by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 24x30-inches. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; Applied using spirits of turpentine.
US price is $6,000 (includes shipping in Continental US only)
"Hunter's Moon"; Painted February of 2018. Original oil Painting on linen canvas by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16 x 20-inches. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; Applied using spirits of turpentine.
US price is $1535.00 (includes shipping in Continental US only)
"August Evening"; Painted January of 2018. Original oil Painting on linen canvas by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16 x 20-inches. Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; Applied using spirits of turpentine.
No prints available.
"Deep Creek lake of Garrett County, Maryland; Raising the Sail; July". Painted Sept-Oct of 2017. Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 24x36-inches. Linen on stretcher: Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; Applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available
"Tygart River, West Virginia; Old Mill Race Carved-Out Above the Falls; July". Painted 2017. Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 18x24-inches. Linen on stretcher: Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; Applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price unframed: $1,340 + $35.00 Shipping (Continental US only. Additional cost for international shipment will be applied.)
"Tygart River Gorge, West Virginia; Below the Falls; Late March". Painted 2017. Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16x20-inches. Linen on stretcher: Pigments combined with Copal Jelly; Applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price unframed: $1,000 + $35.00 Shipping (Continental US only. Additional cost for international shipment will be applied.)
"Million Dollar Bridge; Fairmont, W.V.; April Showers, 2017" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16x20-inches. Canvas: Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; Applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price unframed: $1,100 + $35.00 Shipping (Continental US only. Additional cost for international shipment will be applied.)
"Georges Creek; Cloak of Evening, March, 2017" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Painting measures 16x20-inches. Canvas-on-panel: Pigments combined with Origin Congealed Varnish; Applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price: $500 + $25.00 Shipping (Continental US only. Additional cost for international shipment will be applied.)
"Canaan River Gorge; End of Indian Summer, October, 2016" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Paintinge is 18x24-inches, canvas-on-stretcher: Pigments rubbed-up stiffly with heat-processed nut oil, then dosed with Copal Jelly; Applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price: $2,200.00 + $25.00 Shipping (Continental US only. Additional cost for international shipment will be applied.)
"Georges Creek Above Shaft, MD; July, 2016" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Paintinge is 18x24-inches, canvas-on-stretcher: Pigments rubbed-up stiffly with heat-processed nut oil, then dosed with Copal Jelly; Applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price: $1200.00 + $25.00 Shipping (Continental US only. Additional cost for international shipment will be applied.)
"Wills Creek Through the Narrows, Spring; Looking West; April, 2016" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Paintinge is 16x20-inches, canvas-on-panel: Pigments ground stiffly with heat-processed linseed oil, then dosed with Origin Congealed Varnish; Applied using spirit of turpentine..
No prints available.
"Mid-Morning Sun; Green of May" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed May, 2016; Size is 16x20-inches, canvas-on-panel: Pigments ground with heat-processed linseed oil then dosed with Cole's Copal Varnish; paint applied using spirit of turpentine..
No prints available; Price: $625. Unframed. Shipping within continental US: $12.00. [Total cost w/shipping is $637.00] International orders willrequire additional shipment charges.
"Sun-Bath; Cliffside Across the River from Enterprise, WV" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed April 9th, 2016; Size is 16x20-inches, canvas-on-panel: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; application using spirit of turpentine. .
No prints available; Price: $1200.00 Unframed
"Embers of the Day; February; the Oncoming Cold Front" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed March 3rd, 2016:: Size 16x20-inches on canvas-on-panel: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine. .
No prints available; Price: $1200.00 Unframed
"Gloam Upon the Willows and Oaks; January" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed January 18th, 2016:: Size 16x20-inches on canvas-on-panel: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine. .
No prints available; Price: $800.00 Unframed
"Imagined Snow; Georges Creek, December" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed December, 30th, 2015:: Size 16x20-inches on canvas-on-panel: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine. .
No prints available; Price: $800.00 Unframed
"Mid-Morning Light; November" Original oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed December, 2015:: Size 16x20-inches on canvas-on-panel: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine. .
No prints available; Price: $1,400.00 Unframed
"The Exceptionally Mundane; Sand Run Twilight" Oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed November, 2015:: Size 16x20-inches on canvas-panel: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine. .
No prints available; Price: $850.00 Unframed
"Towards the End; Sundown" Oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed October, 2015:: Size24x30-inches on canvas-panel: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine. .
No prints available; Price: $2,100.00 Unframed
"Oak Of A Thousand Moons; Garrett County, MD." Oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed September, 2015:: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price: $800.00 Unframed
"Warm Up, April Afternoon: Decker Creek Near Masontown, WV" Oil Painting by James C. Groves.
Completed July, 2015:: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price: $800.00 Unframed
"The Fade of Day" Oil Painting by James C. Groves.
2015, June:: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; then applied using spirit of turpentine.
No prints available; Price: $600.00 Unframed
"Renewal" Oil Painting by James C. Groves.
2015, May: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $1600.00 Unframed
"Spring Morning; Decker Creek along Route 7, near Masontown, West Virginia" Oil Painting by James C. Groves.
2015, May: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $1600.00 Unframed
"Late Morning: Old Sandstone Quarry" Painting by James C. Groves.
2015, April: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $600.00 Unframed
"Blackwater Canyon; Late March" Painting by James C. Groves.
2015, April: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $1,100.00 Unframed
"Late Afternoon Along Georges Creek; November" Painting by James C. Groves.
2015, February: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $1,100.00 Unframed
"Moonrise with Sunset; January Evening" Painting by James C. Groves.
Painted 2015, February: Size16x20-inches on canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $500.00 Unframed
"Late Afternoon; The Swallow Falls near Oakland, Maryland" By James C. Groves.
24"x32": Canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN Congealed Varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $4,500.00 Unframed
"Cheat River Gorge of West Virginia; Fall" By James C. Groves.
24"x32": Canvas: Pigments ground with oil then tempered with Cole's Copal Varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $2,500.00 Unframed
"The Fine July Day; Oakland, Maryland" By James C. Groves.
24"x32": Canvas: Pigments ground with ORIGIN congealed varnish; solvent technique.
No prints available; Price: $4,500.00 Unframed
"Falls of the Black Water, West Virginia" By James C. Groves.
18"x24": Pigments ground with ORIGIN congealed varnish; solvent technique.
Price:$4,500
"Dinner at the Fireside; Oakland, Maryland" By James C. Groves.
16"x20": Pigments ground with ORIGIN congealed varnish; solvent technique.
Price:$2,500
"Niagara; The American Falls" By James C. Groves.
24"x30": Pigments ground with congealed varnish; solvent technique.
Price: $7,000LTD of 125-signed and numbered Giclees now available [image size 18"x24" @$90.00]
"Frostburg 1960; Center of the Earth"
Handmade oils coupled with natural fir resin, on panel. Size: 24x30" . Price: $13,000. Giclee prints available:
"Cumberland; Baltimore Street- Thursday Night, November, 1955"
Handmade oils on canvas, medium used throughout was a copal 'jelly'. Size: 24x30" (sold). Giclee prints available:
"Cumberland; April Showers, 1956"
Oil on canvas 24x30", Medium: sandarac jelly; framed in gold on wood (3-1/2 inches wide). $10,500. Giclee available: Call the Gallery at: 301-689-3389
"Morning: The Swallow Falls of Garrett County, Md."
Oil on canvas 24x36", dated July, 2007; Medium : sandarac jelly; framed in gold leaf wood/ornamental frame (4.5 inches wide). $7,500.00
"Terra Alta Farm; May Morningt"
Oil on wood panel 24x30", framed in gold (4 inches wide) $5,600.00. Giclee available: Call the Gallery at: 301-689-3389
"February; Georges Creek at Dusk"
Oil on canvas 18x24", framed in brown wood (3.5 inches wide) $1,500.00 US
" Winter Dawn: The Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Cumberland, Md."
Oil on canvas 24x30 inches, framed in silver leaf; beige ornamental (4-1/2 inches wide) $7,000.00 US. Giclee editioned artist's print also available:image size is 17x23 inches: Call the Gallery at: 301-689-3389
"Late August; National Bridge across the Conococheague River"
Oil on canvas 24x30", framed in rustic gold wood (31/2 inches wide) $5, 400 US. Giclee available: Call the Gallery at: 301-689-3389
"Noon; Early August on the Conococheague River near Hagerstown, Maryland., 2005"
Oil on panel 12x16", framed in rustic gold/ wood (2 3/4 inches wide)
"Morning on the Mononga near Fairmont, W.Va; April, 2005"
Oil on Canvas 24x30", framed in silver/beige Baroque ornamental (41/2 inches wide) $2, 350 US
"Frost in the Hollow, Little Patuxant River ; Early Morning, December"
Oil on canvas 24in. x 30in., framed in Baroque style silver-leaf on ornmental wood (4 inches wide) $3,000 US
"Yough River ; above the Ohiopyle Falls ; February"
Oil on canvas 24in. x 30in., framed in the painter's unique "Sawmill Baroque" style gold-on-wood (3 inches wide) SOLD
"Warm and Cold, Blue and Gold"
Oil on Canvas 24x30", framed in gold (4 inches wide)
"The Cheat River; July Afternoon"
Oil on canvas 24x36", dated July, 2004; framed in gold leaf wood/ornamental frame (4.5 inches wide)
"Mid-November; The Sycamores" AKA "The Fallen Sky"
Copal and Oil on canvas 24x30", framed in gold Baroque (5 inches wide)
"Sunrise with Moonset"
Oil on wood panel 18x24", framed in gold Baroque (3 inches wide)
"StatelineRR Bridge in the Narrows-1915 / this view is one of three original studies made for "Westgate" painting"
Oil on canvasl 18x24", framed in gold Baroque (31/2 inches wide)
"Mid-Morning ; Blackwater Falls of West Virginia"
Oil on canvasl 18x24", framed in Baroque (31/2 inches wide)
"Late Morning Light, Cliffside Above Potomac ; Fossil hunters, W. Md."
Oil on canvasl 24x30", framed in Baroque (31/2 inches wide) Sold
"The Western Md. Scenic RR"
Oil on canvasl 24x30", framed in Baroque (31/2 inches wide) Sold
"The Quiet at Dusk"
Oil on Canvas 24x30", framed in rustic gold wood (31/2 inches wide)
"Oil Study : The Narrows at Dusk"
Oil on paper on panel 12x18", framed in rustic gold wood (31/2 inches wide)
"Tom's Bridge over the Little Patuxant River"
Oil on canvas 24"x30", framed in rustic gold wood (31/2 inches wide)
"Study : Cold Morning ;Strawberries for breakfast"
Oil on panel 9" x14", framed in wood (2-1/2 inches wide)
"The Coming Cold Front"
Oil on panel 14x20", framed in carved wood (31/2 inches wide)
"Raspberry Picking ; The July Morning"
Oil on canvas 24x30", framed in gold-on-wood (3 inches wide) $5,400 US
"The Rain has Ended; September Twilight"
Oil on canvas 24x30", framed in gold-on-wood (3 inches wide)
"Nearly nightfall ; January Thaw"
Oil on canvas 24in. x 30in., framed in the painter's unique "Sawmill Baroque" style gold-on-wood (3 inches wide)
"Mid-Morning Shadows ; January 1, 2004"
Oil on canvas 24in. x 30in., framed in the painter's unique "Sawmill Baroque" style gold-on-wood (3 inches wide)
"The American Falls at Niagara- Evening"
Oil on canvas, 24x30 inches, framed in wide (4") beige wash on Gold
Hudson River style wood frame.
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