Ethan Cranke
@ethancrankeart.bsky.social
Blending classical techniques with modern insight. Art that invites humor and reflection-abstracts, landscapes, and figures. SF Bay Area | 25+ years
September was busy. I never had a chance to share any of the works that I completed in preparation for the festival on October 3rd. October has been equally busy. This painting will be on its way to its forever home, shortly. "Monte Rio Bridge" oil, 18x24 inches, framed in a poplar floating frame.
October 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
September was busy. I never had a chance to share any of the works that I completed in preparation for the festival on October 3rd. October has been equally busy. This painting will be on its way to its forever home, shortly. "Monte Rio Bridge" oil, 18x24 inches, framed in a poplar floating frame.
I'm famous! LOL! If you scroll down after clicking the link, there's a little blurb about me. www.sebastopoltimes.com/p/roundup-ne...
Roundup: New again
A new type of little library, new owners at Rust, a new superintendent in Forestville, new paintings of old buildings in west county, and more
www.sebastopoltimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I'm famous! LOL! If you scroll down after clicking the link, there's a little blurb about me. www.sebastopoltimes.com/p/roundup-ne...
Anyone else on substack? I just joined. I'd love to connect! substack.com/@ethancranke...
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August 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Anyone else on substack? I just joined. I'd love to connect! substack.com/@ethancranke...
Oh bluesky, what am I to do with you? We had such high hopes of building an alternative universe to the meta world... Things seem to be falling flat around here. At least for me. *LeSigh*
July 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Oh bluesky, what am I to do with you? We had such high hopes of building an alternative universe to the meta world... Things seem to be falling flat around here. At least for me. *LeSigh*
I'm not a selfie guy, really. You won't get too many of these from me, but I had to take a headshot for an upcoming (soon to be revealed) podcast appearance promo, so I thought I'd share. I turn 47 in less than two weeks. I'm still looking okay, right? Right??? LOL
July 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'm not a selfie guy, really. You won't get too many of these from me, but I had to take a headshot for an upcoming (soon to be revealed) podcast appearance promo, so I thought I'd share. I turn 47 in less than two weeks. I'm still looking okay, right? Right??? LOL
“Carrs Drive-In”
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Lit from within and humming with the glow of nostalgia, Carrs Drive-In captures a roadside treasure from a vanishing era. This piece is part of my ongoing Affordable Landscape Series.
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Lit from within and humming with the glow of nostalgia, Carrs Drive-In captures a roadside treasure from a vanishing era. This piece is part of my ongoing Affordable Landscape Series.
July 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Carrs Drive-In”
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Lit from within and humming with the glow of nostalgia, Carrs Drive-In captures a roadside treasure from a vanishing era. This piece is part of my ongoing Affordable Landscape Series.
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Lit from within and humming with the glow of nostalgia, Carrs Drive-In captures a roadside treasure from a vanishing era. This piece is part of my ongoing Affordable Landscape Series.
In celebration of my recent painting. youtu.be/LrjM8Fi7J58?...
Cars (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by Gary Numan - Topic
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July 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In celebration of my recent painting. youtu.be/LrjM8Fi7J58?...
“Carrs Drive-In”
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Lit from within and humming with the glow of nostalgia, Carrs Drive-In captures a roadside treasure from a vanishing era. This piece is part of my ongoing Affordable Landscape Series; small-format oil paintings that celebrate Americana.
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Lit from within and humming with the glow of nostalgia, Carrs Drive-In captures a roadside treasure from a vanishing era. This piece is part of my ongoing Affordable Landscape Series; small-format oil paintings that celebrate Americana.
July 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“Carrs Drive-In”
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Lit from within and humming with the glow of nostalgia, Carrs Drive-In captures a roadside treasure from a vanishing era. This piece is part of my ongoing Affordable Landscape Series; small-format oil paintings that celebrate Americana.
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Lit from within and humming with the glow of nostalgia, Carrs Drive-In captures a roadside treasure from a vanishing era. This piece is part of my ongoing Affordable Landscape Series; small-format oil paintings that celebrate Americana.
Venus Over Manhattan. ...another canary in the coal mine, dead as a door nail.
July 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Venus Over Manhattan. ...another canary in the coal mine, dead as a door nail.
Reposted by Ethan Cranke
I’ve posted a new arts newsletter riffing off some of my social media posts about archiving. It went out by email. If you’re interested, you can see it here:
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Or dm me your email address and I’ll add you to my list. I don’t post too often and you can always unsubscribe.
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Or dm me your email address and I’ll add you to my list. I don’t post too often and you can always unsubscribe.
July 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’ve posted a new arts newsletter riffing off some of my social media posts about archiving. It went out by email. If you’re interested, you can see it here:
mailchi.mp/39d22103423d...
Or dm me your email address and I’ll add you to my list. I don’t post too often and you can always unsubscribe.
mailchi.mp/39d22103423d...
Or dm me your email address and I’ll add you to my list. I don’t post too often and you can always unsubscribe.
Blum shuttering all of its brick and mortar spaces is a bit of a canary in the coal mine moment, for sure.
July 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Blum shuttering all of its brick and mortar spaces is a bit of a canary in the coal mine moment, for sure.
Reposted by Ethan Cranke
For something that's arguably the basis of life itself, not that many artists engage with mitosis. Thank goodness there's me artologica.substack.com/p/mitosis-mo... 🐡🦠🧪🎨
Mitosis, Mon Amour
Cells keep on dividing and I keep on painting them
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July 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
For something that's arguably the basis of life itself, not that many artists engage with mitosis. Thank goodness there's me artologica.substack.com/p/mitosis-mo... 🐡🦠🧪🎨
Reposted by Ethan Cranke
“Rio Theater #2”
6 x 8 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
A companion piece to my earlier vertical composition of this beloved Guerneville landmark, “Rio Theater #2” takes a wider view, the vintage quonset hut against the redwoods and a painterly sky.
6 x 8 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
A companion piece to my earlier vertical composition of this beloved Guerneville landmark, “Rio Theater #2” takes a wider view, the vintage quonset hut against the redwoods and a painterly sky.
June 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Rio Theater #2”
6 x 8 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
A companion piece to my earlier vertical composition of this beloved Guerneville landmark, “Rio Theater #2” takes a wider view, the vintage quonset hut against the redwoods and a painterly sky.
6 x 8 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
A companion piece to my earlier vertical composition of this beloved Guerneville landmark, “Rio Theater #2” takes a wider view, the vintage quonset hut against the redwoods and a painterly sky.
@sonomalife.bsky.social thank you for the repost! Very kind.
June 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
@sonomalife.bsky.social thank you for the repost! Very kind.
“Rio Theater #2”
6 x 8 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
A companion piece to my earlier vertical composition of this beloved Guerneville landmark, “Rio Theater #2” takes a wider view, the vintage quonset hut against the redwoods and a painterly sky.
6 x 8 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
A companion piece to my earlier vertical composition of this beloved Guerneville landmark, “Rio Theater #2” takes a wider view, the vintage quonset hut against the redwoods and a painterly sky.
June 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Rio Theater #2”
6 x 8 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
A companion piece to my earlier vertical composition of this beloved Guerneville landmark, “Rio Theater #2” takes a wider view, the vintage quonset hut against the redwoods and a painterly sky.
6 x 8 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
A companion piece to my earlier vertical composition of this beloved Guerneville landmark, “Rio Theater #2” takes a wider view, the vintage quonset hut against the redwoods and a painterly sky.
Reposted by Ethan Cranke
“Rio Theater”
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Part of my new Affordable Landscape Series, this small oil painting pays tribute to a beloved landmark. Painted in a mood reminiscent of American Tonalism, “Rio Theater” captures the iconic Russian River cinema nestled in the redwoods.
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Part of my new Affordable Landscape Series, this small oil painting pays tribute to a beloved landmark. Painted in a mood reminiscent of American Tonalism, “Rio Theater” captures the iconic Russian River cinema nestled in the redwoods.
June 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Rio Theater”
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Part of my new Affordable Landscape Series, this small oil painting pays tribute to a beloved landmark. Painted in a mood reminiscent of American Tonalism, “Rio Theater” captures the iconic Russian River cinema nestled in the redwoods.
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Part of my new Affordable Landscape Series, this small oil painting pays tribute to a beloved landmark. Painted in a mood reminiscent of American Tonalism, “Rio Theater” captures the iconic Russian River cinema nestled in the redwoods.
“Rio Theater”
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Part of my new Affordable Landscape Series, this small oil painting pays tribute to a beloved landmark. Painted in a mood reminiscent of American Tonalism, “Rio Theater” captures the iconic Russian River cinema nestled in the redwoods.
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Part of my new Affordable Landscape Series, this small oil painting pays tribute to a beloved landmark. Painted in a mood reminiscent of American Tonalism, “Rio Theater” captures the iconic Russian River cinema nestled in the redwoods.
June 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Rio Theater”
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Part of my new Affordable Landscape Series, this small oil painting pays tribute to a beloved landmark. Painted in a mood reminiscent of American Tonalism, “Rio Theater” captures the iconic Russian River cinema nestled in the redwoods.
8 x 6 inches
Oil on Cradled Birch Panel
$85
Part of my new Affordable Landscape Series, this small oil painting pays tribute to a beloved landmark. Painted in a mood reminiscent of American Tonalism, “Rio Theater” captures the iconic Russian River cinema nestled in the redwoods.
Reposted by Ethan Cranke
11 am until 9 pm today #Baltimore
The Little shop of Science is open at Artscape
May 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
11 am until 9 pm today #Baltimore
This is the first of many in a series of affordable landscape paintings based around locations that are well loved by locals and tourists alike. "River Inn" 6X8 inches, oil on cradled birch panel. I will mainly be targeting the tourist market with these over the course of the Summer.
May 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is the first of many in a series of affordable landscape paintings based around locations that are well loved by locals and tourists alike. "River Inn" 6X8 inches, oil on cradled birch panel. I will mainly be targeting the tourist market with these over the course of the Summer.
I am thankful to have art as my foundation for enduring this world. I may not be rich, but I'm alive inside. I'm not on autopilot, waiting for the weekend. Every second counts.
May 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I am thankful to have art as my foundation for enduring this world. I may not be rich, but I'm alive inside. I'm not on autopilot, waiting for the weekend. Every second counts.
I'm in a studio flow again where I'm working on multiples in tandem. This makes for better productivity and more efficient use of the paint. Let's see how long I can keep it up!
May 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I'm in a studio flow again where I'm working on multiples in tandem. This makes for better productivity and more efficient use of the paint. Let's see how long I can keep it up!
I posted this last night, but in case anyone missed it...
"La Pietà de la Mecánica"
9 X 12 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
2025
$475.00
"La Pietà de la Mecánica"
9 X 12 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
2025
$475.00
May 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I posted this last night, but in case anyone missed it...
"La Pietà de la Mecánica"
9 X 12 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
2025
$475.00
"La Pietà de la Mecánica"
9 X 12 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
2025
$475.00
"La Pietà de la Mecánica"
9 X 12 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
2025
$475.00
9 X 12 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
2025
$475.00
May 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"La Pietà de la Mecánica"
9 X 12 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
2025
$475.00
9 X 12 inches
Oil on Cradled Wood Panel
2025
$475.00