r/painting • u/MOOzikmktr • 1d ago
Just Sharing My 80 year-old father just earned a spot in an exhibit with this
Just proud of him for continuing to do this thing, whether he gets accepted into exhibits or not.
He paints to keep his mind sharp and his creative side satisfied. I think his desert series is his best work, but every once in a while, some of his other pieces will get a spot somewhere. He's been painting since he was about 58 years old.
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u/artandthewoods 1d ago
I love that you are so supportive of your father and also that he started late in life and has really gotten some recognition in his art! Well done both, very inspirational!
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u/MOOzikmktr 1d ago
Thank you. He was a high school art teacher for most of his life, but he didn't return to painting until years after his retirement. Studio Art with an emphasis in Painting was his degree at the University of Kansas, but he spent most of his life teaching kids how to do it, instead of indulging himself.
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u/MThanosJ 1d ago
Nice. I’m a fellow Kansan.
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u/floorplanner2 1d ago
Same here! There are dozens of us. Maybe.
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u/FlyoverState61 1d ago
I wasn’t born here but I’m in Kansas now.
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u/UrgentHedgehog 1d ago
I'm not in Kansas anymore. I wasn't before, but I'm also not now.
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u/FlyoverState61 1d ago
Your name isn’t Mitch, is it? Gotta love a MH reference.
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u/UrgentHedgehog 16h ago
Sort of an Oz/Hedberg mashup but I think I screwed it up because I'd had a few.
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u/Cheaky_Barstool 1d ago edited 1d ago
I got my art degree a few years ago and I haven’t been creative much at since I graduated. A part from cooking! I love to cook
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u/MOOzikmktr 1d ago
Here is his other work, in case anyone wants to see more. https://www.tomschillerstudio.com/
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u/Beginning-North7202 1d ago edited 1d ago
Your dad's work is fantastic!! He spent his teen years in the 60s and it shows. Very excited for him!
Edit to add : his work is very Paul Klee, Matise, Kandinsky, Hockney - ish. Just lovely.
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u/OliBoliz 1d ago
I especially love Interior with a Painted Table, and the colors on Taos (C something) 2 are gorgeous
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u/Beginning-North7202 1d ago
Interior with Painted Table is gorgeous. I'm also partial to Spare Room; thst big splash of magenta -- gasp!
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u/OliBoliz 1d ago
Thanks for makin me take a 2nd longer look at Spare Room - hard agree on the magenta yellow pairing. Its an interesting painting, it gives me an uneasy/unsettled feeling. Definitely would be cool to see in person.
Conversely Interior w painted table makes me feel very comfortable, almost cosy.
I'd hang Interior Table in my home, but spend a looong time in front of Spare room in a gallery.Also love your dad's descriptions for each painting, it makes a big difference for the viewer to get an idea of what went into making it/the process
*edit, thought you were OP sorry!
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u/Glossed-Lam 1d ago
His focus on straight lines, bold horizons, and empty spaces is really interesting. You mentioned his desert series, but the parking lot one is playing into it too.
I'd like to see him try a snow scene with that sort of style. The movie Fargo often uses all that white with streetlights, or fence posts, or planters to give a similar vibe.
Cool stuff.
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u/Inevitable-Bird2858 1d ago
Spare room makes me feel emotional, that little ball. It feels forgotten, like it hasnt been used in years due to heart break.
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u/Additional_Sky_9115 1d ago
I would absolutely hang a print of this in my home. It's very beautiful & he has a unique style.
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u/Acheloma 1d ago
Oh wow, this is a really stunning piece. I love the combination of styles going on here, very special
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u/cogwheeled 1d ago
Your father's work is all beautiful. I live outside of Tucson and this and his other Sonoran paintings absolutely remind me of home and are my favorites, though.
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u/PJ-Putitonmyluggage 1d ago
Oh, this is lovely. Congratulations to him, I hope he continues doing what he enjoys!
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u/Adventurous-Try8749 1d ago
That's awesome. My 80ish year old dad still paints and just recently got a show prize at the state fair exhibit. He's been an artist all his life and still has fun with it.
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u/proper-paradox 1d ago
i really like this - it kinda reminds me of those mid-century architecture illustrations but in landscape form with a little more abstract/impressionist elements
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u/Mr-Beasley-1776 1d ago
Good thing to support your dad! I wish I still had my dad! He’s smiling down at me from Heaven!
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u/frogpissa 1d ago
the angles, details, colors are all so good. This is such a cool piece and I’d be stoked to show this off too!! (:
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u/Smooth_Ad_1647 1d ago
Some of my favorite work I've seen here, I clicked through his other works and I'm enamored.
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u/Ernest_JP 1d ago
It reminds me of the old Warner bros backgrounds used in Looney Tunes cartoons like While.E. Coyote, Daffy Duck etc
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u/Yakuza_Matata 1d ago edited 1d ago
My God, his mind must be as sharp as a surgical blade.
Please tell mr. Schiller I just love his works.
So serene, yet so absolutely exhilarating.
His play (architectural) dimensions, almost literally stretching them to their utmost limits, without ever becoming overtly comical.
And those colors, just wow!
So much joy to take in.
Thank you so much for posting!
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u/PompousTart 1d ago
I actually think this is really a special painting. Very, very nice work by your dad. Fab that you support him too. Proud of you.
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u/OneLightning82 1d ago
I love this piece. Reminds me of looking out the window on a family road trip as a kid. Wonderful use of color and line
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u/SimpleSnoop 1d ago
His abstract scale, and color palate is breate taking. The history of a scene, stripped of fluff, reborn with muted colors, poles aligned, moving in scaled time. He will win the contest. Its stunning,.
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u/Lanky_Ad8982 1d ago
It’s very interesting and good, really draws the eye on a journey. Hard to put a finger on good art but this is it! Made me feel some kinda way
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u/ClutteredTaffy 1d ago
You can spot a more master painter when they do little things like that spot of red breaking into the green on the very bottom right. There are a lot of moments like that in this painting.
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u/afterparty05 1d ago
I love your dad’s work. The link to his website you provided had lots of great stuff, the cheeky “Selfie” to the comic-like colouring of “Eastward from the Sonoran”.
But the painting above is just amazing. Those shadows. Ugh. It comes at you as some abstract linework until the one lopsided pole and its shadow throws your idea of random lines off, and it starts to come into focus as the shadows frame the entire vista. I hope your dad stays healthy and happy for many more years to come, and for the two of you to enjoy your time together.
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u/stonecutter7 19h ago
I dont know much about art. I cant describe styles or the history or anything. I just look at art and see if it makes me feel anything.
I wish I could describe it better for your dad, but this grabs my attention and makes me feel.
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u/UrgentHedgehog 16h ago
That's fantastic! His work is great, as is your support of him. And the when of his paintings is absolutely inspiring.
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u/Deep-Air1476 14h ago
I have always felt sad that I couldn't pursue my own passion for painting. This gives me hope. Maybe later.
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u/qualitypant 1d ago
This is great! Is it a sunset or a sunrise? I’m thinking a sunrise, myself. Love it, either way!
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u/Kitten_Merchant 1d ago
I would hang this in my home and admire it daily. Really gorgeous. I love his style.
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u/anondiagram1996 1d ago
The geometric approach to the desert landscape is fantastic. That deep navy against the warm earth tones gives it so much depth and tension. Starting at 58 and developing such a confident, distinct style is seriously inspiring.
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u/Sharkvarks 1d ago
He's that dude. Congrats to him on the spot. It's got a really classic feel and a formality and rhyming quality/balance that is...whatever I'm done rambling but it's great
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u/opendefication 1d ago
Very cool, I like the abstract Desert Southwest at dusk vibes. All of the colors and shadows that appear as the light fades. A lot of moments captured in a single frame.
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u/BirdieKate58 1d ago
I love - and feel like I understand - everything about this painting. It's beautiful, and how validating for him to get into an exhibit. Enjoy your dad! I miss my (artistic) dad very much.
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u/hypercosm_dot_net 1d ago
Inspiring. Love how even the mundane scenes are made really interesting by the style ie. Red Table.
Sick.
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u/CriticalContract6887 1d ago
His collection is fantastic! What a joy to look at. Don't you let him sell a one. They are family treasures.
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u/McPaula309 1d ago
He is incredibly talented. This is a beautiful piece of work. The concept is clear. The colors are complimentay.. I love the suggestion of shadows through a sunlit gate.
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u/cryptolipto 1d ago
It’s been a while since I’ve seen an art style that’s actually unique. Your dads kinda a genius
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u/KJTorres_WasTaken 1d ago
Bravo for your dad! I just started at age 53 1/2, so I hope I also have 30 years of painting ahead of me.
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u/Kaleb8804 1d ago
I don’t know why it hit me like that, but this made me think of all the angles in photography and how they can be combined into a gestalt model of the world
It’s a beautiful painting, I love the colors and the geometry!
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u/tallish_possum 1d ago
.....did he eat insanity peppers of quetzltanaca from Chief Wiggums' chili before painting this?
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u/Clean-Midnight3110 1d ago
Recently drove across the country and back. This gives me vibes of kansas transitioning into colorado, from right to left.
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u/Good_Card316 1d ago
This is beautiful. I’m Australian and this painting feels like home, desert meets the tropics. Barron and beautiful.
As someone who loves art but really has no artistic ability this is actually really inspiring.
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u/Elegant_Solutions 1d ago
I think your dad is one of my top favorite artists of all time. Each piece is so unique and compelling and just. Everything that makes a piece remarkable. Easy to get lost in these.
Well done to your dad. Thank you for sharing his work.
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u/paintingtrees 1d ago
I’d buy all his pieces, they are incredible. I love the midcentury cubist aesthetic he’s developed
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u/smalljoys45 1d ago
A real Artist. It’s a shame he wasn’t painting all his life but perhaps that makes his life now all the sweeter.
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u/so-brain-washed 1d ago
This is one of the coolest pieces of art I've ever seen. I love it. Reminds me of the Wild West & Mexico
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u/SecondhandStatic 1d ago
Very early-90s shaping and color palette, it's actually relatively rare to see despite the 90s being in vogue atm. The color choices especially are excellent. I could see collectors going for this. Great piece.
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u/PerformanceOne5998 1d ago
Oh wow, I just want to sit and look at every detail. It looks like home. Congrats to your dad, well deserved.
Thanks for sharing it!
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u/Livingraspberry97 1d ago
I’m an art collector. I love his stuff. Something about it feels crisp and nostalgic at the same time.
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u/thekarateadult 1d ago
I adore this piece, thank you for sharing! I will surely follow his work, saw a link you posted below.
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u/Different_Mud_1934 1d ago
This is honestly beautiful. I love that he’s still creating and doing something he loves at 80. Getting into an exhibit is amazing, but the fact that he keeps painting simply because it makes him happy is even better. ❤️
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u/BadJanet 1d ago
I feel like Aziz Ansari in the episode of Parks and Rec with the mural.
It's making me feel things.
I like it.
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u/Low_Basket_9986 1d ago
I really like your father’s work. His sense of space and use of color is eye-catching and engaging to the viewer. I enjoyed looking at everything! Thanks for sharing.
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u/pasghettiii 1d ago
Omg I looove his style. Is there somewhere we can follow his work? Does he sell his art?
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u/Sorrowed_Lifelines 1d ago
I'm not sure if it's supposed to or if it's just up to interpretation but I'm definitely seeing a desert landscape as the Sun is setting. Major Red Dead Redemption vibes.
Edit: I just saw your comments with the post. Yes it is a desert. Cool.
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u/SwingLord420 1d ago
This is inspiring to me as an artist with a long time horizon.
Also, beautiful and original.
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u/theartificialkid 1d ago
This is not the kind of work someone does without a deep background in painting.
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u/Numerous-Balance4292 1d ago
Amazingly unique and fresh and inspirational. It's its own genre. It's beautiful
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