John L. Cleaveland, Jr.

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John L. Cleaveland, Jr.

John L. Cleaveland, Jr. (b. 1963) is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Georgia. Known for his breathtakingly realistic oil paintings, Cleaveland offers viewers a timeless glimpse into iconic southern scenes as well as vast pastoral expanses of the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. 

 

“40 years of every day is where it starts. Patience for the subject, patience for myself, and trying to attain a new eye every day that I might be able to communicate what I feel and see with my audience, followed by attention to the conversation that is created.” - John Cleaveland

 

 

 

 

Works
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., A Deeper Space, Farmington GA. Greenbriar Creek
    A Deeper Space, Farmington GA. Greenbriar Creek
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., A Little Shade at the End of the Row
    A Little Shade at the End of the Row
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., A quiet moment Song Thach Han, Quang Tri Province Vietnam
    A quiet moment Song Thach Han, Quang Tri Province Vietnam
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., An Altered Here
    An Altered Here
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Back Light, Waynesville Overlook
    Back Light, Waynesville Overlook
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Carter’s Commissary
    Carter’s Commissary
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Cicada Sunset, Farmington, GA
    Cicada Sunset, Farmington, GA
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Cổng đỏ
    Cổng đỏ
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Crossing Over, Near Cedar Point, Chase County, KS
    Crossing Over, Near Cedar Point, Chase County, KS
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., December Moon Landscape with Owls Reimagined
    December Moon Landscape with Owls Reimagined
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Deep Water, Lake Keowee, SC
    Deep Water, Lake Keowee, SC
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Duyên dáng
    Duyên dáng
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Early Morning, Late Summer
    Early Morning, Late Summer
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Echoes and Stillness
    Echoes and Stillness
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Evening Fire, Farmington, GA
    Evening Fire, Farmington, GA
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Falling Light, Early Evening
    Falling Light, Early Evening
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Farmington Vespers, a January Sunset
    Farmington Vespers, a January Sunset
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Farther Fields
    Farther Fields
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Finding a Better Place, Etowah River, GA
    Finding a Better Place, Etowah River, GA
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Flatwoods, Steven Foster State Park, FL
    Flatwoods, Steven Foster State Park, FL
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., From Can’t See to Can’t See
    From Can’t See to Can’t See
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., From Good Earth
    From Good Earth
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Gone Fishing
    Gone Fishing
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Good Morning, Jack Clark
    Good Morning, Jack Clark
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Ha Long Bay Vietnam
    Ha Long Bay Vietnam
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Illumination
    Illumination
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., In a Soft Light
    In a Soft Light
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., In the heart of the citadel
    In the heart of the citadel
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Late Spring, Cucumber Road
    Late Spring, Cucumber Road
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Let Me Carry You, Fox Creek Tall Grass National Prairie, Chase County Kansas
    Let Me Carry You, Fox Creek Tall Grass National Prairie, Chase County Kansas
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Little Satilla River
    Little Satilla River
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Navarin Farm, the Marne, France
    Navarin Farm, the Marne, France
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Not Forgotten, Lelinge, Vosges Mountain, France
    Not Forgotten, Lelinge, Vosges Mountain, France
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., On My Way to Hope, Farmington, GA
    On My Way to Hope, Farmington, GA
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Remembering, Finding the Way, Farmington, GA
    Remembering, Finding the Way, Farmington, GA
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Shadows on a Washboard Road
    Shadows on a Washboard Road
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Shining through. Late Winter Sunset, Farmington, GA
    Shining through. Late Winter Sunset, Farmington, GA
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., So Many Stories
    So Many Stories
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Something like Paradise
    Something like Paradise
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., South Georgia Palette
    South Georgia Palette
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Sunset After the Rain
    Sunset After the Rain
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Sunset from the Orchard
    Sunset from the Orchard
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., The Reading Light
    The Reading Light
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Tupelo Swamp/Hog Creek
    Tupelo Swamp/Hog Creek
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Winter Reflections
    Winter Reflections
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Low Point, Cut Out
    Low Point, Cut Out
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., In a Soft Light, Mid-January
    In a Soft Light, Mid-January
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., I Imagine Sequoyah Knew, Falls on the Upper Little River, Mentone, Alabama, 2022
    I Imagine Sequoyah Knew, Falls on the Upper Little River, Mentone, Alabama, 2022
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., An Unexpected Solace, Nectar, Alabama, 2022
    An Unexpected Solace, Nectar, Alabama, 2022
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., My Pond, The Echo of Laughter
    My Pond, The Echo of Laughter
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., A Thousand Little Dreams
    A Thousand Little Dreams
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Turbulence, Gravity and Time, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama
    Turbulence, Gravity and Time, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Sunset on a Blackberry Winter, Farmington GA
    Sunset on a Blackberry Winter, Farmington GA
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Mid-day, July 2, 2011
    Mid-day, July 2, 2011
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Pure Bliss, Ichetucknee River, FL
    Pure Bliss, Ichetucknee River, FL
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Everything is Moving, Time to Rest
    Everything is Moving, Time to Rest
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Mockingbird Sunset
    Mockingbird Sunset
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Upstream, Chattooga River Below Woodall Shoals
    Upstream, Chattooga River Below Woodall Shoals
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., The Nature of Remembrance, 2022
    The Nature of Remembrance, 2022
  • John L. Cleaveland, Jr., Simple Gifts
    Simple Gifts
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