T.J. Mueller
ART FROM ABOVE®
T.J. Mueller
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Timothy John Mueller is an American fine artist whose work is born from a lifelong fascination with perspective, light, and the quiet poetry of place. Hailing from Maryland and now based in San Francisco, California, Mueller earned his Master of Fine Arts from the Academy of Art, honing the skills that would allow him to transform vision into breathtaking reality.
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His signature series, Art From Above®, redefines landscape and cityscape painting, lifting viewers into a rarefied, bird’s-eye perspective. Through soaring compositions, Mueller transforms coastlines, skylines, and natural wonders into scenes of majesty and wonder—where every detail resonates, and the familiar is revealed anew. Each canvas is an invitation to rise above the ordinary, to drift above the world, and to witness its beauty with fresh eyes.
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Before dedicating himself fully to painting, Mueller spent more than a decade shaping worlds for major motion pictures, contributing to special and visual effects under the professional name Timothy Mueller. His cinematic sensibilities—the mastery of light, shadow, and composition—infuse every brushstroke, bridging the art of storytelling and the craft of observation. His filmography can be found here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1794088/
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Today, Mueller travels the globe in pursuit of the world’s most breathtaking vistas. From the peaks of mountains to the curves of coastlines, he captures these scenes through his own lens before translating them into richly detailed oil paintings. His work marries the sensitivity of an artist with the curiosity of an explorer, offering audiences a rare, elevated view of the world—where mastery, depth, and reverence converge in every frame.
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ART FROM ABOVE
Art From Above® lifts the world into a realm few have seen, unveiling landscapes and cityscapes from a breathtaking, bird’s-eye vantage. Ordinary terrain transforms into extraordinary realms, as T. J. Mueller captures the soul of the Earth with meticulous devotion, each painting a testament to wonder, mastery, and vision.
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Every image that informs these works is drawn from Mueller’s own lens; photographs captured with the finest cameras and the sharpest eye. Years of experience in major motion-picture productions have honed his cinematic sensibility: he scouts, composes, and documents each scene with precision, attending to every nuance of light, shadow, and atmosphere. Mueller returns to each location, sometimes countless times, immersing himself in the fleeting moods, shifting colors, and subtle poetry of the environment. Alongside high-resolution photography, he sketches the ephemeral details that give life and emotion to every scene.
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Mueller’s lifelong fascination with the world from above has taken him on an extraordinary odyssey. He began with cameras lofted on kites and balloons, climbed the tallest structures he could find, and later embraced drones (flying them with FAA Part 107 certification) before ascending into helicopters and airplanes, capturing vistas once reserved for birds and gods.
No medium better conveys these ethereal views than oil paint. While the Renaissance masters painted the world from the ground, tethered to earthly perspective, Art From Above® inaugurates a new artistic tradition: a vision from true altitude, where the ordinary rises into the sublime, and every ridge, river, and cityscape is revealed in majestic scale. Viewers are invited to soar alongside the artist, to drift above the world, and to witness its grandeur in a way that is both intimate and infinite.
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Art From Above® has taken flight, offering a vision unprecedented in the history of painting: a celebration of Earth, of perspective, and of the exhilaration of seeing the world anew; through the eyes of one who dares to rise above it all.
Charity
Art From Above® stands as a powerful platform for preserving humanity and culture.
Fifteen percent of the commission from sales of Art From Above® posters and accessories is donated to UNICEF (“Save Children’s Lives”) and Peace Corps global charity efforts. A special thank-you goes to Professor John Wargo of Yale University — his vision of “one dollar a day” for UNICEF inspired this mission to save lives.
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More information about each charity can be found here:
Photograph by Larm Rmah
