Allan O'Marra

November 17, Painting, Oil on Canvas

2021

A simple view of a road rising up a hill .passing a church and disappearing over the hill top and into a beautiful blue sky with white clouds :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece com...

Moses Point is one of Sidney's tipping points. The mountain in the background is Salt Spring Island, another wonder here in the west part of Canada. :: P...

A large oval gallery wrapped oil on linen canvas. This contemporary gallery wrapped style has the painted image extended around the whole of the outer edge. So no framing is required...

I thought for a long time about the title of this painting, and realized that realized that I breathed deeply looking at it. It has a lot of space, movement and freedom. It is such a...

Daniel Sprick's "Chatfield" envelopes the viewer in the silent beauty of winter's embrace, kissed by the hues of days end. About the artist: "Upon first glance, viewers might think Daniel's works are photographs because of their stunningly realistic elements. However, the longer we look at one of his paintings, the more we become aware that they are anything but a part of our world. We encounter Sprick's paintings not so much as statements, but more as experiences, whereby we engage deeply with his creativity. - Timothy J. Standring, exhibition curator and Gates Foundation Curator at the Denver Art Museum. Daniel Sprick's Fictions: Recent Works includes more than 30 examples of the Colorado artist's portraiture and still life paintings that blur the line between realism and abstraction. His meticulous representation of everyday objects and stirring interpretation of the human form provide viewers a new way to look at the world. Born: May 1, 1953, Little Rock, Arkansas Education: AA-Mesa College, Grand...

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