Dan, 2025
Oil on Panel
10 x 13

Oil on Panel

Jeffrey Ripple obtained a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with a focus in painting from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He currently lives and works in Wisconsin. About his work, Ripple states "Although I am drawn to a wide range of sources, my primary influences are in Spanish seventeenth-century painting and Asian painting. I strive to create images which acknowledge a debt to the past while communicating my sense of wonder in nature in a personal way.

"Throughout my career, I have been primarily a still life painter. My love of nature, instilled in me by my parents, and my interest in exploring color, texture and form led to a series of works with flowers, fruit and other natural materials as the focus. Painting portraits involves many of the same skills of still life painting with the added complexity of capturing the personality of the sitter. I began painting portraits about six years ago, finding it a challenging and endlessly interesting experience. In my portrait, "Dan" I wanted to capture the tilt of his head, particular in regard to his eyes, as well as the warm colors of his face and relatively cool shadows. Painting his wool hat was a new experience, and I liked the way it showed the volume of his head and how it's color, texture and value worked with the background. I plan to continue painting portraits, seeking new compositional possibilities."

10 x 13