Erik Olson’s Oil Paintings of Shattered, Abstract Faces
Painter Erik Olson has a strangely cool way of abstracting the human body in Architecture of the Face and his other portrait exhibitions. Some of the…
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Realist Paintings of Fabled Characters and Creatures by Matthew Grabelsky
In the vein of the TV show Once Upon a Time or the graphic novel series Fables, Matthew Grabelsky‘s oil paintings show a wide…
Solstice: Aron Wiesenfeld’s Atmospheric Oil Paintings
Aron Wiesenfeld‘s oil paintings show moody, atmospheric scenes that focus on the environments and nature, and their relationship to the characters shown in each…
Lee Price’s Realistic Paintings of Women and Food
These photo-realistic oil paintings by Lee Price explore themes of secret indulgences and women’s often-complex relationships with food. In the portraits, women — usually…
Bengoechea’s Oil Paintings Mix Realism and Absurdity
These oil paintings are by Juan Martínez Bengoechea. I’m fascinated by the realism the artist is able to achieve in many of the works. They…
Dániel Bajkó’s Railway-Inspired Paintings
A railway theme inspired these oil and acrylic paintings by Dániel Bajkó. Straight Labyrinth II shows train tracks bordered by a mesmerizing field of…
Savchenko’s Grotesque Oil Paintings Explore Other Facets of Consciousness
The Dropped-Out Fragments is a series of oil paintings by Ukrainian artist Dmitry Savchenko. Each painting seems highly metaphorical, with allusions to philosophical concepts….
Magalhães’ Disturbing, Shockingly Realistic Oil Paintings of His Own Dead Body
These oil paintings are so photorealistic that they may disturb some viewers. The artist, Fábio Magalhães, portrays his dead or injured body in shockingly gross…
Brian Brown: Surreal Oil Paintings
American Brian Brown (based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) uses traditional oil-on-canvas techniques in his paintings. He grew up near an Air Force base in Texas,…