Adam Wexelblatt

I am a professional oil painter from South Lake Tahoe, California and currently reside in Reno, Nevada. I have made art diligently with almost anything I could get my hands on since the age of two. I began working with oil at fifteen, and exhibiting professionally at nineteen. Since then, I have been down a few different career paths, but always considered myself an artist first and foremost. In 2013, I left my career in commercial real estate to pursue painting full time.

Through my art, I seek to explore the relationships of people with their natural environments, whether a sunny day at the beach, an autumn stroll through an historical downtown, or a morning soak in the tub. I believe simple moments with loved ones create our most enduring memories and these are the moments I wish to share with the world.

Stylistically, I have always been drawn to classical realism. However, I also have a great appreciation for the concept of “truth to the medium”. The truth of my medium is that I am using paint to represent something I’ve seen or felt. While very convincing realism is a staple of my work, I also juxtapose it with the reality that it is not a photograph, it is, in fact, paint. Moreover, that paint was applied in layers over weeks and sometimes months. In this way, I let finished paintings tell the story of my artistic process.

As a painter, I love creating illusions… as an artist, I love breaking them.

Self Taught

"Best Figure Art"- Lake Tahoe Community College Student Exhibition
"People's Choice" -Lake Tahoe Community College Student Exhibition
"The Pat Amundson Purchase Award" -Lake Tahoe Community College Student Exhibition
"Artist Scholarship" -Lake Tahoe Art League
"Principle's Talent Award" - South Tahoe High School

2016- Featured solo artist at PIZZART Quarterly Art Exhibition, to benefit the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
2015- Solo show “Moments”, Tyche Art Gallery
2015- Exclusive Northern Nevada Representation By Tyche Fine Art International
2015- Selecting for juried exhibition, “Reaction” at Gallery Route One in Point Reyes California
2015- Featured artist at A an Art Gallery “stART Up Twenty Fifteen”
2015- Featured artist in Gallery Route One Juried Show: “Reaction”
2014- Featured artist at A an Art Gallery “Welcome Spring Show”
2014- Featured artist at A an Art Gallery “Grand Opening Show”

Leonardo Da'Vinci, Titian, Caravaggio, Dali, Velázquez

realism, female figure, impressionism, landscape, lake tahoe, lingerie, photo-realism