Love. Serve. Remember.

Love. Serve. Remember.

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 24 by 20 inches Homage to: Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) "Saying Grace,” cover for The Saturday Evening Post (November 24, 1951) “My most recent painting pays homage to Norman Rockwell, whose profound and...

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A Close Call

A Close Call

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 20 by 15 inches Homage to: Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905) "The Life of a Hunter–A Tight Fix,” 1856, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR   Price upon request

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I Am . . . Here, There and Everywhere

I Am . . . Here, There and Everywhere

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 30 by 24 inches Homage to: Tiziano Vecelli (or Vecellio) known as Titian (1488/1490-1576) “Supper at Emmaus,” circa 1530, Louvre Museum, Paris. Price upon request

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Manet Revisits the Folies Bergère

Manet Revisits the Folies Bergère

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on birch panel, 30 by 30 inches Homage to: Édouard Manet (1832-1883) “A Bar at the Folies Bergère,” 1882, The Courtauld Gallery, London Manet’s friend and student, Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) “Portrait d'Edouard Manet,” 1867,...

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Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 30 by 24 inches Homage to: Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) George Washington 1796-1803, Clark Art Institute John Faed (Scottish, 1819–1902) Portrait of George Washington taking the salute at Trenton, Westervelt Warner...

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America’s Pastime

America’s Pastime

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 36 by 30 inches Homage to: Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) April 23, 1949 “Saturday Evening Post” cover illustration “Tough Call,” The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY. Depicted within the...

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Vincent’s Light

Vincent’s Light

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 16 by 13 inches Homage to: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) “The Starry Night” Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY SOLD

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Charisma

Charisma

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 20 by 15 inches Homage to: Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) "Napoleon at the Saint Bernard Pass” 1801, Musée du Louvre, Paris SOLD

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A Fair Wind

A Fair Wind

©by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 18 by 24 inches Homage to: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) “Breezing Up” collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Photograph of Homer as a Student in Paris, 1866, photographer unknown U.S. Navy ship’s clock,...

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Sunday Afternoon

Sunday Afternoon

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 24 by 30 inches Homage to: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) “La Grenouillere” National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden Bronze Prancing Horse, Italian, mid 16th century French Clock, c.1880, private collection Price upon...

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Legends

Legends

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 24 by 30 inches Silver beaker, Dutch circa 1600 Cartel clock, circa 1850 from Claude Monet’s bedroom at Giverny Price upon request

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Homage to Buttersworth

Homage to Buttersworth

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 30 by 24 inches Homage to James E. Buttersworth (1817-1894) “America’s Cup Yacht VIGILANT, 1893” Clock by Robert Fulford, Alexandria VA, late 1700s Ship model-America’s Cup Defender COLUMBIA, circa 1900 Price upon...

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Self Reliance

Self Reliance

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 20 by 16 inches Homage to: Grant DeVolson Wood (1891-1942) American Gothic, 1930, Art Institute of Chicago SOLD  

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The Pissarro Sketch

The Pissarro Sketch

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 20 by 16 inches Homage to: Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) "Boulevard des Italiens : Afternoon” Private collection Self-Portrait, 1873, Musée d’Orsay, Paris Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) “Mona Lisa” The Louvre, Paris...

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Pop

Pop

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 30 by 24 inches Homage to:  Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Clockwise from upper left: Superman (from the “Myths” suite) 1981 Marilyn Monroe 1967 Sitting Bull (from the Cowboys and Indians suite) 1986 Moonwalk 1987...

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Manhattan in the Moonlight

Manhattan in the Moonlight

  © by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 36 by 30 inches Homage to: Childe Hassam (1859-1935) “The Avenue in the Rain” The White House Historical Association (White House Collection) “Up the Avenue from Thirty-Fourth Street, May 1917” private collection...

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La Belle Vie

La Belle Vie

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 24 by 30 inches Homage to: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) “Luncheon of the Boating Party,” 1881, Phillips Collection, Washington, DC “Portrait of Mme. Monet,” Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown,...

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A New World

A New World

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 30 by 36 inches Homage to: Frederic Remington (1861-1909) Evening on a Canadian Lake, Collection of William I. Koch, Palm Beach FL The Mountain Men, Bronze, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NY Charles M. Russell...

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Homer and Cortez: Summertime

Homer and Cortez: Summertime

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 16 by 20 inches Homage to: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) Boys in a Pasture  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA Price upon request

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Seeking Balance

Seeking Balance

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 30 by 24 inches Homage to: Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) "Woman Holding a Balance" Price upon request

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The Sport of Kings

The Sport of Kings

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 20 by 24 inches Homage to: Edouard Manet (1832-1883) The Races at Longchamps, 1866, The Art Institute of Chicago Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Before the Race, 1882, Sterling and  Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown,...

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Duet of One

Duet of One

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 36 by 24 inches Homage to: Jan van Eyck (c. 1395-1441) The Arnolfini Marriage, 1434, National Gallery, London Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?), 1433, National Gallery, London Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), 11th...

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Apollo’s Angels

Apollo’s Angels

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 40 by 30 inches Homage to: Edgar Degas (1834-1917) The Dance Class, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY Entrance of the Masked Dancers (detail), Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA Dancing Lesson,...

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An Evening with Vincent

An Evening with Vincent

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 36 by 24 inches Homage to: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Starry Night, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY Self-portrait in Felt Hat, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) Flowers in A Vase, Hermitage Museum St....

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Alluring

Alluring

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 40 by 30 inches Homage to: Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665, Mauritshuis Museum, The Hague The Glass of Wine, Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden Franz van Mieris (1635-1681) The Oyster...

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Summer Song

Summer Song

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 24 by 30 inches Homage to: George Stubbs (1724-1806) “Baron de Robeck” private collection Price upon request

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Little Red Schoolhouse

Little Red Schoolhouse

© by Jenness Cortez - Acrylic on mahogany panel, 20 by 24 inches Homage to: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) “Snap the Whip” Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH “Homework” The Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY Price upon request

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