James A. Fetherolf (American, 1925-1994) Painting. Title - Snow Capped Mountain Scene. Oil on canvas painting. Measures 12 inches high, 16 inches wide. Frame measures 21 inches high, 25 inches wide. Signed lower right, Fetherolf ‘63. In good condition.

From Askart.com: A seascape, skyscape, and landscape painter, James Fetherolf (1925-1994) created works with fine detailing, a skill he likely learned as a background artist for Hollywood film studios. He was born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, graduated from Syracuse University and then moved to California in 1949 with a goal of becoming an actor. He struggled for five years to find work in that capacity and at the same time worked for Twentieth Century Fox Studios as a background painter. In 1957, he went to Walt Disney Productions and later returned full time to Fox Studios. He credited the work at Disney as being educational because he was tied to deadlines and very realistic depictions. His work appeared in classic films such as Zorro, Pollyanna, Mary Poppins, and Third Man on the Mountain. Fetherolf turned to fine art painting, inspired by a trip to a local art gallery where he decided he could paint as well if not better than the artists producing the work he saw. He began by painting seascapes, which had a strong market, and this subject as well as landscapes became so popular that he left the film industry to devote himself to oil painting. His paintings are so realistic that individual timbers are discernible inside a distant barn and cacti on the horizon are individually painted. His paintings of billowing clouds are also signature works, and he achieved the energetic, billowing quality by working fast on the painting of the clouds, completing them in one sitting. Fetherolf received seven gold medals from the Franklin Mint Gallery of American Art and also was selected to paint the centerpiece work, America! America! for the Mint's America the Beautiful series. From Kavanaughgallery.com: Deceased artist James Fetherolf worked to create the illusion of being able to walk into his paintings. This is very evident in the original oils. Fetherolf began working in art as a matte painter for several major movie studios. His work appeared in such classic films as Zorro, Pollyanna, Mary Poppins, and Third Man on the Mountain. In 1969 he changed his focus to fine art and continued to create beautiful land and seascapes until his death in 1994.

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