Paintings by Justin Allen

Justin Allen creates oil on panel paintings that are rendered in many layers of oil and glaze. Though small in size, some take up to two years to complete. Reminiscent of  a verisimilitude of light and color  as seen in the works of Dutch interior painters like Jan Vermeer, Petrus Christus and Has Memling, Allen's pieces are striking. They seem decidedly youthful, simple and pure in form, objects un-seduced by their own beauty. Allen believes that he "paints the contemporary with a deep appreciation for an older vernacular."

Round Trashcan, 2005-2007

 7" x 9," oil on panel 

Couch, 2005-2006

18" x 24," Oil on linen mounted to panel

Fire-Hydrant, 2006

7 3/4 " x 8.5, oil on panel

Inflatable Pool, 2005-2007

8" x 16," oil on panel

via the artists's website