Oil Painting

November 16, 2025

Artist Sets on a Journey of Self-Discovery by Rethinking His Glitchy Motifs [Interview]

Mexico City-based artist Alexis Mata, has been drawn to distortion throughout his creative career. He has explored this visual concept across a wide array of media, including collage, sculpture, and installation, allowing him to ponder beauty and perception. But instead of going deeper, he has chosen to part with it, opening new creative channels and offering a lesson in spiritual renewal.

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September 12, 2025

Splendorous Oil Paintings Evoke the Transcendent Joy of Being Immersed in Nature

Featuring lush foliage, hazy sunsets, and tranquil blue waters, John McAllister’s colorful oil paintings evoke the essence of an endless summer day. He finds inspiration while biking through the woods near his hometown of Florence, Massachusetts, but he doesn’t just paint what he sees. Instead, he transforms those everyday moments into dreamlike scenes, using electric colors and glowing light to capture the pure joy of being out in nature.

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August 25, 2025

Dreamy ‘Fluid Impressionism’ Paintings Imagine the Natural World in Flowing Beauty

With nature as her muse, artist Silver Francis imagines the world in ways that are both familiar and flowing. Her colorful landscape and floral oil paintings feature stylized renderings of mountainscapes, waterways, plants, and rock formations, often infused with a bit of magic. Warmth emanates from larger-than-life forms and illuminates delicate petals, flapping butterfly wings, and the inner depths of twisted tree branches.

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