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BIOGRAPHY - Erik Koeppel (Born 1980)

Erik Koeppel

Erik Koeppel was born in Oregon, and spent his childhood moving with his family through many of the most beautiful landscapes of North America from the Rocky Mountains, to Southern California, to the Appalachian Range. At the age of ten, he settled in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where he drew obsessively from nature, and began to develop a love for the expressive potentials of traditional representation. Erik received his formal training from the Rhode Island School of Design followed by the New York Academy of Art, and an annual apprenticeship in Wiscasset, Maine with his professor and friend, Seaver Leslie. After copying extensively from the Italian Masters, he developed a body of work that has been exhibited and collected internationally, and represented across the United States. Koeppel’s mastery of traditional techniques has led him to become one of very few young contemporary artists whose work is regularly exhibited with historic masters of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. He has hung beside Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer, Edgar Degas, John Frederick Kensett, and George Inness, and has had the distinguished honor of entering collections including artists of this caliber.  American Artist, PleinAir Magazine, and other respected publications have covered his progress.

Artist Statement:

In the act of painting, I have sought to discover that highest knowledge of Beauty, poetic and philosophical, that has been the common thread between all of the Great Masters of Art. I have spent hours staring at the finest masterpieces in museums worldwide in an effort to decipher that meditative effect that distinguishes greatness from proficiency, and have made the creation of that sentiment my central goal as an artist. Following this path has led me to study deeply the sciences of philosophy, design, linear perspective, anatomy, color, optics, architecture, botany, light and atmosphere with respect to their purposes in art, and I have built a foundation of consistent formal principles that work in harmony to illuminate meaning in painting. As my subject, I have chosen the universal human condition in this world, and have sought wherever possible to discard the sociopolitical fashions of contemporary culture in favor of those enduring sentiments that we all encounter in life. It is my belief that to experience the Beauty of our existence here in this magnificent landscape is the only way to happiness. My intention as an artist is to share that Beauty.
 

AVAILABLE WORKS
Florida Sunset - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Florida Sunset
Oil on panel
10 x 21 inches
Signed
Conversation by the Pond - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Conversation by the Pond
Oil on panel
30 x 24 inches
Signed
Bathers on the Saco - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Bathers on the Saco
Oil on panel
12 x 19 inches
Signed
Morning Fire, Thorn Mountain - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Morning Fire, Thorn Mountain
Oil on panel
14 x 24 inches
Signed
Sold Works
Mount Washington Valley - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Mount Washington Valley
Oil on canvas
44 x 72 inches
Signed
The Wood Splitter - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
The Wood Splitter
Oil on panel
18 x 14 inches
Signed
Clouds Breaking - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Clouds Breaking
Oil on panel
14 x 24 inches
Signed
Pastoral Sunset - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Pastoral Sunset
Oil on panel
15 x 24 inches
Signed
Morning, Red Bird Slough, Sarasota, FL - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Morning, Red Bird Slough, Sarasota, FL
Oil on panel
9 x 14 inches
Signed
Sunset at Olana, Hudson Valley, NY - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Sunset at Olana, Hudson Valley, NY
Oil on canvas
30 x 48 inches
Signed
Sunset from Little Roundtop, Gettysburg - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Sunset from Little Roundtop, Gettysburg
Oil on canvas
12 x 22 inches
Signed
Chocorua - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Chocorua
Oil on canvas
16 x 26 inches
Signed
Sunset at the Davis Farm, Jackson, N.H. - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Sunset at the Davis Farm, Jackson, N.H.
Oil on canvas
21 x 36 inches
Signed
Evening Light, Siesta Key Beach, FL - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Evening Light, Siesta Key Beach, FL
Oil on panel
8 x 12 inches
Signed
The Yosemite Valley - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
The Yosemite Valley
Oil on canvas
16 x 24 inches
Signed
Summer Rain - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Summer Rain
Oil on canvas
14 x 24 inches
Signed
Sunset over the Laguna - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Sunset over the Laguna
Oil on board
5 7/8 x 11 inches
Signed
Florida Sun - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Florida Sun
Oil on panel
6.625 x 14 inches
Signed
Afterglow in the Tropics - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Afterglow in the Tropics
Oil on panel
14 x 18 inches
Signed
Florida Afterglow - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Florida Afterglow
Oil on panel
12 x 24 inches
Signed
Sunrise in the Tropics - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Sunrise in the Tropics
Oil on panel
11 x 18 inches
Signed
Coconut Palms  - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Coconut Palms
Oil on board
8 x 11 inches
Signed
Palm in Evening Light - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Palm in Evening Light
Oil on board
7 x 5 inches
Signed
A Farm in the Tarn Valley - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
A Farm in the Tarn Valley
Oil on panel
8 x 12 inches
Signed
Dream Lake, Storm in the Rockies - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Dream Lake, Storm in the Rockies
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches
Signed
Clouds in the Presidential Range  - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Clouds in the Presidential Range
Oil on panel
9 x 14 inches
Signed
Coconut Palms - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Coconut Palms
Oil on board
11 x 7 inches
Signed
Last Rays, Florida - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Last Rays, Florida
Oil on canvas
14 x 24 inches
Signed
Morning Light in the Tarn Valley, France - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Morning Light in the Tarn Valley, France
Oil on panel
7 x 12 inches
Signed, also signed and titled on the reverse
A Spring Morning in Jackson - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
A Spring Morning in Jackson
Oil on board
11 x 9 inches
Signed, also signed and titled on the reverse
Florida Afterglow - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Florida Afterglow
Oil on panel
10 x 16 inches
Signed
Florida Sunset - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Florida Sunset
Oil on canvas
10 x 16 inches
Signed
Florida Twilight - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Florida Twilight
Oil on panel
10 x 18 inches
Signed
Tropical Beach Study - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Tropical Beach Study
Oil on panel
8 x 12 inches
Signed
Jungle Path - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Jungle Path
Oil on panel
12 x 9 inches
Signed
Caribbean Shore - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Caribbean Shore
Oil on panel
8 x 12 inches
Signed
Indian River County, Florida - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Indian River County, Florida
Oil on canvas
14 x 24 inches
Signed
Lone Palm, Ft. Pierce, FL. - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Lone Palm, Ft. Pierce, FL.
Oil on panel
6 x 4 inches
Signed
A Farm in the Hudson Valley - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
A Farm in the Hudson Valley
Oil on panel
12 x 10 inches
Signed
Long Island Beach - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Long Island Beach
Oil on panel
5 x 12 inches
Signed
Woodland Path - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Woodland Path
Oil on panel
11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches
Signed
The Yosemite Valley (El Capitain and Bridalveil Fall) - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
The Yosemite Valley (El Capitain and Bridalveil Fall)
Oil on panel
10 x 16 inches
Signed
The Big Sur Coast - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
The Big Sur Coast
Oil on panel
8 x 14 inches
Signed
Florida Palm at Sunset - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Florida Palm at Sunset
Oil on panel
7 x 11 inches
Signed
Three Palms at the Ft. Pierce Inlet - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Three Palms at the Ft. Pierce Inlet
Oil on panel
4 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches
Signed
Inland Florida, Indian River County - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Inland Florida, Indian River County
Oil on board
7 x 11 inches
Signed
Winter in Jackson - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Winter in Jackson
Oil on canvas
14 x 24 inches
Signed
Pastoral Morning - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Pastoral Morning
Oil on canvas
16 x 24 inches
Signed
Along the Hudson - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Along the Hudson
Oil on canvas
14 x 22 inches
Signed
Glen Ellis Falls - Erik Koeppel
Erik Koeppel
(Born 1980)
Glen Ellis Falls
Oil on masonite
16 x 12 inches
Signed; also signed and titled on the reverse