"River" is a realist, contemporary oil-on-panel work from artist Jon MacAdam set in Essex, Massachusetts. It's vibrant color and broad, confident brush strokes are hallmarks of MacAdam's landscape works. His work is typically found in galleries and can be difficult to obtain in the secondary market. Measuring 9" x 12" sight, and 10.75" x 13.75" in a gilt frame and in excellent condition.

Jonathan MacAdam (b. 1976) was born in London and lived there ten years before coming to the United States. He is a graduate of Gordon College in Wenham, MA where he studied painting, and sculpture with a concentration in painting.

In 1998 Jonathan went to live in Orvieto, Italy to study the Italian Renaissance in art, literature, and architecture. More recently, he traveled throughout England, Ireland, and Scotland where he painted commissioned landscapes. He has many paintings in private collections throughout New England.

His oil paintings typically range in price from $1,000 - $2,600, with smaller works of similar dimensions to "River" priced at $1,000.

Ongoing and upcoming exhibitions include Argosy Gallery, Bar Harbor (ME); Charlestown Gallery, Charlestown (RI); Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme (CT); Walker Creek, Essex (MA); Barrington Center for the Arts, Wenham (MA); The Three Stones Gallery, Rockport (MA) and West Concord (MA); Gallery Blink, Lexington (MA); Rivers and Roads Gallery, Essex (MA); Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich (CT); OK Harris Works of Art, New York (NY); Mahlstedt Gallery, New Rochelle (NY); Tower Hill, Bolton (MA); Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, Nantucket (MA); Erlick Gallery, Marblehead (MA); Powers Gallery, Acton (MA); Montserrat College of Art, Beverly (MA); Gordon College, Wenham (MA)

His artwork has also appeared in many publications, including Cottage Living, the Pottery Barn blog, and House Beautiful.