Acrylic

"On the Walk Home"

"On the Walk Home", 2000, Acrylics on Hardboard, 10 x 13 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2000
Acrylic on Hardboard
10 x 13 in.
Collection of the Artist

award, art, painting, landscape, man, tornado, walking, path, field, hills, storms, solitary, alone, solitude

1st Place Award, 2001, Regional Fine Arts Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts; Three Rivers, Michigan

"Hope"

"Hope", 1997, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 6 23/32 x 3 3/4 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1997
Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
6 23/32 x 3 3/4 in.
Private Collection: Holland, Michigan

, art, painting, tree, desert, sunset, dusk, landscape

“Hope is a waking dream.”

– Aristotle

"The City"

"The City", 1998, Acrylics on Canvas, 15 x 12 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1998
Acrylic on Canvas
15 x 12 in.
Private Collection: Holland, Michigan

award, art, painting, trees, landscape

Award of Merit, 2000, The Holland Friends of Art 37th Exhibition, Holland Area Arts Council; Holland, Michigan

"A Distant Empire"

"A Distant Empire", 1998, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1998
Acrylic on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.
Private Collection: Menlo Park, California

, art, painting, ruins, islands, water, window, history, civilization

"The View Remains"

"The View Remains", 1998, Acrylics on Panel, 3 27/32 x 3 1/2 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1998
Acrylic on Panel
3 27/32 x 3 1/2 in.
Private Collection: Glenn, Michigan

, art, painting, landscape, dusk, dawn, twilight, shore, river, marsh, hills

"Over the Ridge"

"Over the Ridge", 1998, Acrylics on Hardboard, 2 3/32 x 10 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1998
Acrylic on Hardboard
2 3/32 x 10 in.
Private Collection: Plainwell, Michigan

, art, painting, landscape, dusk, dawn, twilight, hills

"Falling Star"

"Falling Star", 1999, Acrylics on Hardboard, 12 x 12 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1999
Acrylic on Hardboard
12 x 12 in.
Private Collection: Douglas, Michigan

, art, painting, house, meteor, night, sky, stars, burning

"Moving Day"

"Moving Day", 1999, Acrylics on Canvas, 30 x 42 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1999
Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 42 in.
Private Collection: Chicago, Illinois

, art, painting, houses, flying, tornadoes, storms, landscape

"The Place"

"The Place", 1999, Acrylics on Hardboard, 5 3/16 x 2 3/4 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1999
Acrylic on Hardboard
5 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.
Private Collection: Kalamazoo, Michigan

, art, painting, sky, night, stars, trees, landscape

"Morning Still"

"Morning Still", 1999, Acrylics on Hardboard, 2 1/2 x 10 1/8 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1999
Acrylic on Hardboard
2 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.
Private Collection: Grand Rapids, Michigan

, art, painting, landscape, river, hills, dawn, sunrise, mist, fog, shore, water

"Night Falls Sooner in the Forest"

"Night Falls Sooner in the Forest", 1999, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 6 7/8 x 5 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1999
Acrylic on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
6 7/8 x 5 in.
Private Collection: Holland, Michigan

, art, painting, night, forest, path, figure, solitary, solitude, alone, dusk, twilight

"A House on the Water"

"A House on the Water", 1999, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 7 x 9 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1999
Acrylic on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
7 x 9 in.
Private Collection: Glenn, Michigan

, art, painting, house, dusk, twilight, dawn, sea, lake

"The Cathedral"

"The Cathedral", 1999, Acrylics on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard, 6 x 7 in., by David Jay Spyker

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1999
Acrylic on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
6 x 7 in.
Private Collection: Boston, Massachusetts

, art, painting, church, building, river, shore, landscape, hills, water, shore, clouds

We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.

– Kahlil Gibran

"Standing Alone"

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

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

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

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

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

"Conspirators"

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

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2002
Acrylic 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
Acrylic 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.

"Watchers"

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

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

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

"Relocation"

"Relocation", 2004, Acrylics on Canvas, 5 x 7 in., by David Jay Spyker

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2004
Acrylic on Canvas
5 x 7 in.

, art, painting, flying, houses, landscape, storms, tornadoes

"The Voyage"

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

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

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