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I have resided in the Midwest, the South, the Southwest, and the West, but the majority of my life has been spent living in the Northeast. My home and studio are located in Columbia County, New York, near the borders of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Several of the paintings on this page are from this area, while much of my earlier work reflects over 25 years in Western Massachusetts near Springfield.
Oil on canvas, 12 x 15, collection of Barbara Berger, Longmeadow, MA
Oil on linen, 24 x 24
Oil on canvas, 12 x 16, private collection
Oil on canvas, 27 x 40
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36, collection of Lawrence Rutkowski, Hillsdale, NY
Oil on canvas, 60 x 40, private collection
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36. private collection
Oil on canvas, 12 x 16, private collection
Oil on linen, 30 x 46, Collection of Marilyn Herrington, Hillsdale, NY
Watercolor, 22 x 30
Oil on canvas, 24 x36
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40, collection of Marilyn Herrington, Eastham, MA
Photograph, Lancaster County, PA
Watercolor, 34 x 47, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kirson, Short Hills, NJ
Watercolor, 22 x 30, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Robards, NY, NY
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36, Private collection
Watercolor, 22 x 30
Oil on canvas, 26 x 40, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Potito, East Longmeadow, MA
Oil on canvas, 40 x 60, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Potito, East Longmeadow, MA
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36, private collection
Photograph, hand colored ©1977/pigment print ©2003
Oil on canvas, 26 x 40
Oil on canvas, 44 x 60, collection of Roy Anderson, Springfield, MA
Oil on linen, 24 x 40, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Herrington, Hillsdale, NY
Oil on canvas, 60 x 40, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Cohen, NY, NY
Oil on canvas, 30 x 44
Oil on canvas, 27 x 40, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Lindsay Taylor, Singapore
Photograph, Hand colored ©1977/ Pigment print ©2003
Oil on linen, 24 x 36
Watercolor, 22 x 30
I have great affection for the Southern United States, southern people, and southern culture. My time living in Ormond Beach, Florida in 1974 produced the Grapefruit Truck painting and Miller’s Dog House, Daytona Beach. Painted in the 1970’s, these two early works were pivotal in establishing my style.
Blues, country music, and jazz have always been an important part of my life. I played harmonica and sang in blues and rock bands for many years, so it was only natural that a road trip pilgrimage through Mississippi via Highway 61 from Memphis to New Orleans would inspire me to paint the other eight pieces in this group, which I refer to as my Delta Series.
Oil on canvas, 40 x 54
Watercolor, 30 x 22
Photograph, Alexandria, Louisiana, 13 x 19 pigment print
Watercolor, 22 x 30, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kerman, Bronxville, NY
Oil on canvas, 48 x 52, collection of Arlene Roberts
Oil on linen, 24 x 48
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36
Oil on canvas 24 x 36, collection of Mark Benedix, Somers, CT
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40, collection of Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Potito, East Longmeadow, MA
Oil on canvas, 36 x 50, Private collection
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40, collection of Charles V. Ryan, Springfield, MA
I was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, however my family moved to New Mexico when I was 3 years old. I have no memory of my birthplace. My Midwest memories were made later. I attended Minneapolis College of Art & Design in 1973 and ‘74. Porky’s, which was in Saint Paul until it closed in 2012, is my tribute to the Twin Cities.
In the early 1990’s I was a sales rep for an art materials company. My territory was Michigan and Ohio, but my favorite part of the job was my visits to the home offices near Chicago. Hot Diggity Dogs is my homage to the great city of Chicago, IL, where I could be found in the blues clubs after hours.
Photograph, Carthage, Missouri, ©2023
Watercolor, 34 x 47
Oil on canvas, 48 x 30, private collection
Photograph, Cuba, Missouri ©2024
Photograph, Cuba, Missouri ©2022
Oil on linen, 24 x 36
Motel, Air Conditioned, TV, Swimming Pool: These words, lit up in glowing neon, welcomed a generation of Americans to a good night’s rest just off the two-lane highway. I was one of those kids happy to tumble out of the station wagon and into the pool. In 1956 my family moved from Cedar Rapids, IA to Albuquerque, NM. This was where I became aware of the world and my first memories were created.
Route 66, Central Avenue in Albuquerque, was the gateway to the city. At night it was a kaleidoscope of neon motel signs welcoming motorists with a riot of animated color and light. Evocative names like The Tewa Lodge, The El Don, The Aztec Motel and The Desert Sands Motel beckoned weary travelers on a western adventure. In the 1950’s heyday of these places I was a wide-eyed kid with an imagination fueled by John Wayne westerns and curio shop rubber tomahawks.
In 1962 we moved to Roswell, NM. I loved Roswell, but our stay there was to be just a brief few years: 1962 - 1965
By the time I was twelve I had attended four different elementary schools, motored coast to coast, seen a big swath of America via two lane highways and stayed in lots of motels. For over twenty years of my adult life I had jobs that involved extensive travel. I’ve slept in motel or hotel rooms in most of the lower 48 states.
As the corporate homogenization of our commercial landscape continues relentlessly, vernacular roadside oases are fast becoming an endangered species. These paintings help to preserve an important part of our American cultural history.
Oil on linen, 24 x 36, collection of Walker Saville, Greenfield, MA
Oil on canvas, 8 x 10, collection of Mary Yancey, Vineyard Haven, MA
Oil on linen, 20 x 36, Collection of Richard & Carrie Herrington, Hillsdale, NY
Oil on linen, 26 x 40, collection of Neal Anzalotti, Las Vegas, NV
Oil on linen, 44 x 30
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36, collection of Ann Sacks, Pacific Palisades, CA
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36
Oil on canvas, 48 x 72, private collection
Oil on linen, 20 x 36, Collection of Heather and John Canetto, Hillsdale, NY
Oil on linen, 26 x 40
Oil on panel, 20 x 14
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40
Watercolor, 47 x 34
Watercolor, 8 x 10
Oil on canvas, 36 x 72, collection of William Murphy, Springfield, MA
Watercolor, 22 x 30
Oil on linen, 36 x 24
Photograph, New Mexico ©2024
Oil on linen, 18 x 30, collection of James Thompson, Roswell, NM
Oil on linen, 24 x 36, Collection of James Thompson, Roswell, NM
Watercolor, 47 x 34
Charcoal, pastel, india ink wash, on paper, 30 x 22
Watercolor, 22 x 30
Watercolor, 22 x 30. Collection of John and Susan Barrett, Great Barrington, MA
Photograph, New Mexico ©2023
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40
Watercolor, 34 x 47
Oil on linen, 46 x 30
Watercolor, 22 x 30
Watercolor, 47 x 34, collection of William Murphy, Springfield, MA
Watercolor, 17 x 11
Watercolor, 34 x 47, collection of Deborah Salom, Brookline, MA
Photograph, New Mexico ©2022
Oil on linen, 24 x 48
Oil on canvas, 12 x 16, collection of Mriam Rubin and David Lesako, Ghent, NY
Oil on canvas, 26 x 40
Oil on linen, 24 x 36
Oil on linen, 24 x 36
Oil on linen, 24 x 40 Collection of Walker Saville, Greenfield, MA
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40
I love the West. I lived in Walnut Creek, California for a few years in my early childhood. It’s where I got my first bicycle for my seventh birthday. The paintings on this page come from business trips to Los Angeles and San Francisco while I was employed in the fine art paper industry.
Oil on canvas, 30 x 50
Oil on canvas, 48 x 30, collection of Joshua Stein, NY, NY
Watercolor, 30 x 22, private collection
Watercolor, 30 x 22, private collection
All material on this site is copyright 2024 by Jeffrey L. Neumann. All rights reserved.