Malcolm Tuffnell Art Studio

Malcolm Tuffnell Art Studio Paintings, pastels and charcoals of landscapes and fantasies of ballet dancers in romantic imaginary landscapes based on actual places. Mr. From 1977-1979 Mr.

Malcolm Tuffnell has been a captive of the magic of ballet from a young age. Tuffnell’s work evokes the fantasy world of the ballet stage, through his own poetic
interpretations of the great ballets, such as the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, La Sylphide, and
Giselle. The works are not meant to literally depict dancers and the ballet from a realist
perspective, a la Degas, but rather from an imaginary vie

wpoint, as if one were in a
romantic landscape of the mind, populated by swan ballerinas, clowns, and dancing
snowflakes. In these densely painted works, layers of opaque paint are overlaid with other layers of
transparent paint or glazes, in the manner of the Old Masters, creating a dense inner
glow, a poetic atmosphere that communicates to the viewer the emotion of the dance. Malcolm Tuffnell is a midcareer talent in contemporary painting, now in his 35th year
of painting. He describes his work as “romantic impressionism”. Tuffnell attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and studied with noted
teacher Gary Brown; while going to school there he traveled to Europe, where he was
inspired to a life as an artist. He attended the prestigious School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, graduating with
honors. At the School he won the Liquitex Fine Arts Materials Award in 1987. Returning
to his birthplace, Santa Barbara, he took first prize at the Best of the Best of Santa
Barbara County in 1991. The artist would like to thank Dusty and Kathleen Davison of Los Angeles, CA for their
material support of this exhibition. Tuffnell has shown in many galleries in California and Massachusetts, including
Founder’s Room, Granada Theater, Santa Barbara; Tah Gallery, Pasadena; Visions
Gallery, Morro Bay; Gallery 333, North Falmouth, MA; the Orlando Gallery, Los
Angeles;; Spectrum Gallery, Sacramento; Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles; Galerie at
Newport Beach; and Art Brut, Los Alamos. He is a longtime member of the Santa
Barbara Art Association. Next year his ballet-themed work has been selected to be
exhibited at the prestigious Thousand Oaks Center for the Performing Arts. He can be contacted via email at tuffnellarts @ hotmail.com, on Facebook at Malcolm
Tuffnell Art Studio, on the web at yessy.com, or by phone: (805) 965-8950.

Remembering my beloved aunt Joanie who passed away last November 22nd at 94 she always would send us a special Easter ca...
04/01/2024

Remembering my beloved aunt Joanie who passed away last November 22nd at 94 she always would send us a special Easter card

Lilacs sun, and shadows 2021 oil 24 by 30 inches
03/28/2024

Lilacs sun, and shadows 2021 oil 24 by 30 inches

now showing in the deserts--FLOWERS!!spring clouds and ocotillo pastel 2006
03/28/2024

now showing in the deserts--FLOWERS!!
spring clouds and ocotillo pastel 2006

August clouds at the farm 11x14 pastel framed
11/09/2022

August clouds at the farm 11x14 pastel framed

Aunt Barb's barn 16x20 2020 framed barnwood
11/09/2022

Aunt Barb's barn 16x20 2020 framed barnwood

spruce + cliffs oil 9 x 12 2016
11/09/2022

spruce + cliffs oil 9 x 12 2016

morning after a rain Oregon coast oil 16x20 2014
11/09/2022

morning after a rain Oregon coast oil 16x20 2014

seabirds taking flight oil 15x30 2020
11/09/2022

seabirds taking flight oil 15x30 2020

Low tide at Hendry's beach, winter light oil 18 by 30 2017
11/09/2022

Low tide at Hendry's beach, winter light oil 18 by 30 2017

Twilight walk 8 x10 oil framed gold 2019
11/09/2022

Twilight walk 8 x10 oil framed gold 2019

Tidepool girl 14 x18 oil 2020 framed. This piece was inspired by a young girl walking down the beach at Hendry's
11/09/2022

Tidepool girl 14 x18 oil 2020 framed. This piece was inspired by a young girl walking down the beach at Hendry's

an oil inspired by a creek near Neskowin, Oregon coast...the clouds of Oregon!
07/08/2022

an oil inspired by a creek near Neskowin, Oregon coast...the clouds of Oregon!

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