 Gazing
into a Grant Pecoff painting, you are drawn into an atmosphere
where vibrant light and electric colors transform the familiar
into the extraordinary. Pecoff's art is an invitation to slide
into a state where we feel alive and awake, into a setting
of passionate depth and radiating energy where our hearts
and imaginations are filled with possibilities. Take a trip
into Grant Pecoff's art and share his vision of our magical
world.
Pecoff paints cityscapes, coastal views, buzzing cafes, the
people interacting in them and, always, the light. There are
such amazing variations of color within the leaves of one
tree, for example, the light filters through creating cool
and warm greens complimented by the contrast of shadow and
light,” says Pecoff. His expression of light as it reflects
on water is particularly stunning. He makes the light appear
as if it is dancing on the waves and recreates the movement
of the water using electric blues, rich oranges, and fiery
crimsons. His deliberate distortion of images as they are
echoed on the water is whimsical and surrealistic. John Shore,
editor of Décor & Style magazine refers to Pecoff’s
compositions as dreaming-while-awake oil paintings.”
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A
native San Diegan, Pecoff received his formal training at
the Academy of Art in San Francisco. He soon realized that
his real classroom was the world around him. When I was a
child, my father traveled to remote places across the globe,
searching for rare plants, Pecoff reminisces, His stories
of those experiences were enchanting to me. He taught us to
notice life around us and to express our feelings. It encouraged
the development of my playfulness and imagination. Pecoff
has dedicated himself to traveling the world and finding the
limitless inspiration everywhere.
