George Rhoads Paintings

Born in Chicago, George Rhoads studied at the University of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, and L’Académie de Chaumière in Paris.

After initial success with expressionist paintings of New York City, he turned to painting in the tradition of the Renaissance masters, and later painted scenes from American history and folklore.

Later, his landscapes of New York’s Finger Lakes region reflect a surrealistic, dreamlike quality reminiscent of works by George Inness and Ralph Blakelock of the Hudson River School.

“Of the infinite ways of seeing the objective world, I subjectively choose those that move me in ways clear to me but impossible to translate in words from the language of painting. These are not necessarily the pretty, the spectacular, the dramatic, the mysterious, or the memorable, but may include any of these. I strive to convey my intangible world by means of the tangible. I let paintings paint themselves without knowing exactly where I’m going until I get there. I see something that seizes me—a cloud formation, light on water, trees against the sky—and that becomes the first step into a painting. Then I grope and feel my way, following the vision and emotion that first inspired me.”

George Rhoads
George Rhoads Meandering Stream 11” x 14” 2014
Meandering Stream
11” x 14”
2014
George Rhoads Sunset on the Lake 9” x 12” 2014
Sunset on the Lake
9” x 12”
2014
George Rhoads Flowers in Lake 9” x 14” 2011
Flowers in Lake
9” x 14”
2011
George Rhoads Cold Lake 8” x 12” 2011
Cold Lake
8” x 12”
2011
George Rhoads Autumn Sunset 11” x 14” 2011
Autumn Sunset
11” x 14”
2011
George Rhoads Three Pines Trees 7” x 11” 2012
Three Pines Trees
7” x 11”
2012
George Rhoads Clam Diggers 16” x 20” 2004
Clam Diggers
16” x 20”
2004
George Rhoads Urban Scene 5” x 7”
Urban Scene
5” x 7”
George Rhoads Forest Scene 8” x 12” 2012
Forest Scene
8” x 12”
2012
George Rhoads Marina 18” x 30” 2007
Marina
18” x 30”
2007
George Rhoads Summer Shoreline 2010
Summer Shoreline
2010
George Rhoads Clouds at Sunrise 12” x 16” 2006
Clouds at Sunrise
12” x 16”
2006
George Rhoads Tree by the River 14” x 18” 1984
Tree by the River
14” x 18”
1984
George Rhoads Sunset over the Lake 10” x 20” 2013
Sunset over the Lake
10” x 20”
2013