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December 18, 2021

Art Paints Portals to Faraway Fantasy Locales Inspired by Pop Culture

Sometimes the experience of looking at a painting can transport you to a different time and place. And while most canvases are rooted in reality, artist Aaron Long prefers to create compositions that ignite the imagination. His series of carefully rendered oil paintings depict faraway locations inspired by the fantasy genre.

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December 8, 2021

Kehinde Wiley Painting of Young Black Man Honors Classical Techniques and Challenges Cultural Values

For decades, Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Boy has been a hallmark of European portrait traditions.

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November 27, 2021

Energetic Palette Knife Paintings Capture the Beauty of a Specific Place in Time

From grassy fields to turbulent clouds, landscapes are made up of numerous textures.

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November 18, 2021

Stunning Oil Paintings Capture the Intricate Shadows Created by Folding Fans

Folding fans have a long and fascinating history as tools and as works of art. Australian artist Sarah Park explores their function and beauty in her ongoing series of oil paintings. Each canvas features a realistic human figure holding an open fan, creating an intricate design in the shadows that cover their skin.

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November 1, 2021

Surreal Paintings of Whales Swimming Through Cotton Candy-Pink Clouds

Have you ever looked through an airplane window and admired the fluffy shapes of clouds?

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September 29, 2021

Hypnotic “Abstract” Paintings Reveal Realistic Faces When You Take a Step Back

Depending on how you look at one of Lee Wagstaff‘s paintings, you may see a pattern or a face.

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September 25, 2021

Exquisite Oil Paintings Immortalize the Forgotten Moments of Everyday Life

Germany-based artist Kate Waters celebrates the unexpected beauty of the mundane in her realistic oil paintings. From interior scenes of people sitting at tables to nighttime depictions of car-lined streets, she captures moments of modern life that are familiar to everyone, yet rarely immortalized on canvas. Her newest exhibition titled Apotheosis of the Real exemplifies this fascination with a series of paintings inspired by understated urban living.

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September 17, 2021

Expressive Oil Paintings Show the Rhythmic Beauty of Visible Brushstrokes

Some artists create paintings that look like real life, whereas Daniel Bilmes creates paintings that look like another medium entirely.

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September 15, 2021

Impressionism and ‘Star Wars’ Collide in Paintings Inspired by a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Turkish artist Naci Caba creates fantastical artworks based on science fiction.

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September 6, 2021

Elegant Oil Paintings Capture the Ethereal Beauty of Massive Pastel Flowers

Everyone loves to receive a bouquet of fresh flowers, but how often do we pay attention to their finer details? Ukrainian artist Ira Volkova makes it easier to study the delicate structures of petals in her massive floral oil paintings. She captures a variety of pastel-colored blossoms with masterful precision. Based in Kyiv, Volkova received formal training in painting at the Kyiv National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture.

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