Jon Peters Artwork
About My Artwork
Dogwood
Enamel in Stainless-Steel. Private Collection
Green Summer VT
Green Summer VT. Oil on Canvas. Private Collection
Gulls
Aluminum and Acrylic on Paper. Private Collection
March Hayfield VT
Oil on Canvas. Private Collection
Dusk Till Dawn
Oil on Canvas. Private Collection
Out of Nowhere Star and RAF
Enamel on Aluminum. Available
Star
Enamel on Aluminum. Blue Bikini. Acrylic on canvas. Private Collection
Sandbars Navesink River
Oil on Canvas. Private Collection
Available Artwork
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Still Life with Mallet and Square
$500.00 -
SOLD
Still Life with Pears Oil Painting
$500.00 -
Kitchen View with Flowers Oil Painting
$500.00 -
September Storm Horseshoe Cove Oil Painting
$500.00 -
SOLD
From the Deck at Huber Woods Oil Painting
$500.00 -
Beehive Oil Painting
$250.00 -
Piling in Blue Water Oil Painting
$500.00 -
Frame System
$150.00 -
Reclining Nude Oil Painting
$950.00 -
SOLD
Sandy Hook September Oil Painting
$500.00 -
Spring Sandbar Navesink River Oil Painting
$500.00 -
Winter Path at Huber Woods Oil Painting
$500.00 -
SOLD
Sunset Reflection Oil Painting
$500.00 -
SOLD
Invented Landscape Oil Painting
$500.00 -
Honey Jar Oil Painting
$500.00 -
SOLD
Still Life with Apple Oil Painting
$500.00 -
SOLD
Vermont Landscape Oil Painting
$850.00 -
Mortising Chisel and Sliding T Bevel Oil Painting
$900.00 -
SOLD
Sailboats on Sandy Hook Bay Autumn Oil Painting
$350.00 -
SOLD
Still Life with Daffodils Oil Painting
$550.00 -
SOLD
Cedar Tree at Hartshorn Woods Oil Painting
$500.00 -
Neversink River Sand Bar Oil Painting
$550.00 -
Wildflowers at Huber Woods Oil Painting
$250.00 -
SOLD
Path at Timolat Woods Oil Painting
$250.00
Art Projects
Sandy Hook September – Oil Painting
White painted frame Framed Size 10” x 11.25” This painting started out as a simple image to help explain mixing color. After a few ups and and downs the familiar Seascape of Sandy Hook appeared. Painting with this casual approach and on a small scale like this can be...
Jimi Hendrix – Enamel on Steel Rusted and Sealed with Lacquer
https://youtu.be/6B7zgIUmBzU Of course I am a big Jimi Hendrix fan and originally I made this painting for the music studio. When I finished the painting I hung it in the living room to photograph it. My wife decided that that’s where the painting should stay and...
Every Picture Tells A Story
Happy new year everyone! Well I guess it’s true … Every picture does tell the story as you can see in this post. I found the subject for this Still Life Painting in the old barn across the road from the Vermont house. We bought the house and barn back in 2006. When I...
My Frame System
I designed this frame system for the small paintings I make. The panel fits into the frame with a reveal around the edges of the painting so the painting appears to float within the frame. The frame is 1.75 inches deep and designed to sit in a bookshelf or on a...
Path at Timolat Woods – Oil Painting
This painting is of the path at Timolat woods facing east towards Huber woods. This painting has a little different feel than most of my paintings as the brushstrokes are very short and thick with paint… definitely a more impressionist feel. Painting small like this...
Striped Bass Fishing Lure Oil Painting
Framed in Reclaimed quarter sawn Whiteoak. Framed size 8 3/4" x 10" My friend Peder is an avid fisherman here at the Jersey shore and this is one of his Lures. He lent it to me a few years back and instead of using it to go fishing I made this painting. Still life...
How to Build a Frame with Bead Molding Profile
Learn how to make a frame with a bead molding profile to add a little bit of decoration to the finished frame. I use Sapele, which is similar to Mahogany and finish the frame with a walnut stain and a hand rubbed lacquer finish. The frame is easy to make and a perfect...
Building a Painting of Jimi Hendrix with Rust and Steel
In this steel painting of Jimi Hendrix, I fast forward through the process starting with building the wooden structure on the table saw, cutting and gluing the metal, taping and cutting the stencil, priming, painting, rusting, sealing, framing, and finally hanging the...
Pneumatic Staple Gun – How to Stretch a Canvas
I show you how to stretch a canvas over a stretcher I made using the pneumatic staple gun which came as part of the PORTER-CABLE 3-Tool Combo Kit I recently purchased. The canvas I use is 12 ounce raw cotton duck canvas, and it has some nice weight to it, so the...
How To Build A Stretcher for Stretching a Canvas
Learn how to make your own stretcher for a painting. Making a stretcher is a great woodworking project and it's a great skill to have if you're interested in making your own artwork. I'll show you how to make a 34" x 40" stretcher for a canvas painting and I use...
How to Make a Canvas Stretcher & Re Stretch a Painting
I make a new canvas stretcher for a painting that's out of square and show how to re stretch the canvas on the new stretcher so it's square and ready for framing. The painting is by the artist Francis Cunningham, who I consider by painting teacher and mentor and this...
Working with Spray Foam to Frame & Mount Artwork
I use spray foam to fill the gaps on a wooden frame that I built to display a piece of artwork that is painted on metal and is warped in a bunch of areas. The art is hung using a French Cleat system. https://youtu.be/qiJWB1RAkO8 Here's the step-by-step process for...
Paint By Numbers – How To Paint a Sailboat
https://youtu.be/S5bxYMZTwfk Here is the paint by numbers image that you can print and affix to a 5" X 7" panel along with the photo of the sailboat scene to help with the painting. Click Here to Download a PDF of the Drawing Click Here to Download the Photo and...
Small Cocktail Table – Free Design Plans
The design for this small cube-shaped cocktail table was inspired by the German-American artist Josef Albers who was famous for his use of geometric shapes and patterns and the use of color. I built the cube with Garnica HDF engineered wood, which is great for...
Painting Lesson – Tips on Mixing Color
Paint along with me in how to painting video. Download the images below or drag and drop it to you desktop to print. The finished painting is called On the Way to Huber Woods and is oil on wood, 6"x 6".
Painting Daffodils – 4/18/2017
You can follow along with me by watching the how-to video as I paint this still life of daffodils Print the images below: The first is a drawing that you can glue or affix to a board using matte medium. The second is a photograph of the still life which might help...
How To Make a Magnetic Chalkboard – Smooth Finish
Learn how to make a magnetic chalkboard with a smooth, natural slate looking finish. I use a sheet of 2' x 3', 22 gauge steel and mount it on 1/2" MDF using contact cement and then paint it with black chalkboard paint. Here's the how-to video and some additional...
Famous British “Colorist” Howard Hodgkin: 1932-2017
Howard Hodgkin: 'Once I stop painting, they should start measuring my coffin' Well known British artist and abstract "colorist" Howard Hodgkin, considered one of the most important artists of his generation, passed away in London on March 9th, 2017. Like many art...
How To Mount, Frame & Present Your Artwork – Works on Paper
Here's a how-to video and step-by-step photo guide showing how to mount a work on paper, make a frame, and finish the frame with gold leafing. The result is a finished piece of artwork that's ready to hang on the wall, which makes selling artwork a lot easier and...
Paint by Numbers – Painting Lesson #2 – 2017 – Still Life with Lemon
This painting lesson focuses on mixing color and learning how to create space with the color. You can follow along with me by watching the how-to video as I paint this still life with lemons. Print the images below: The first is a numbered color guide and the...
Paint by Numbers – 1-15-17
Hi all, here's the how -to painting video and two images to download and print and a list of all the materials you’ll need to follow along and paint with me. The most important thing when painting is to just relax and have fun. Painting is like anything... the...
The “Slow Art Movement” – Making Art More Approachable
Here's a link to an interesting article from the NYTimes Art Section about the move away from traditional galleries and back into the mainstream where art can be more approachable for viewers...and more affordable to display and sell for artists. Many...
How to Make a Frame with Free Paint Sticks – Easy to Do!
Learn how to make custom strip frames for your artwork using five gallon paint sticks. I'll show you the tools and tips you'll need to do it yourself. https://youtu.be/9jch1ZgPNCk
Rotating Painting – Dog and Horse
Steve Ramsey and Microjig are teaming up again this year to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help grant wishes to children facing life-threatening medical conditions. To participate, create an animal out of whatever you like and post a pic of it it on the...
How to Make a Convex Frame
Learn how to make a convex frame for a painting I made for a client. I make the frame and show it installed in the client's house. Learn all of the tools, tips and woodworking techniques you'll need to make a custom frame. https://youtu.be/cjBC7fvQyS4
Make Tiny Painting & Build Walnut Frame
This is a tiny oil painting inspired by a walk through Hartshorne Woods. The frame is made from American black walnut and finished with a hand rubbed shellac and wax finish. https://youtu.be/zKNaHxT6IeU This painting is at auction. All proceeds from this auction...
Make a Solar Wax Melter for Beeswax
Learn how to make a solar wax melter to melt beeswax that was comes from the beehive. The wax will be used to make encaustic paint for my art projects and I might also use the melted beeswax to make wood finishing oils for furniture. Learn all the tools and tips...
Make a Small Study Before you Make a Big Painting
This is a short proposal video. It will give the client a good idea of what a painting will look like when it's scaled up. This is the first step when I work on commissioned paintings: I make a small study to give the client an idea for a full scale painting and then...
Paint By Numbers – Still Life with Rose of Sharon
The painting made in this video is up for auction with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Ronald McDonald house. Click the link to bid http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/122080940715?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT This is a fun and easy way to start painting. The focus is on...
Auction to benefit Make-a-Wish, Landscape Painting in Fast Forward
This painting is up for auction with 100% of the proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Foundation. Click on the link to bid on this painting. https://youtu.be/J_ogfrI46BE About the painting. I went on a walk this morning to Huber Woods park in NJ. This is the view...