Animal Paintings
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Wood, Spray Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Board
1980s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"This is a loosely painted scene based on a visit to a ranch in Stanley, New Mexico," shares artist Heather Foster. "I think they thought I was going to feed them. Sometimes a group of cattle will see me and run away like they imagine I'm thinking about burgers. But this group was curious and started towards me, with the ones in the distance moving at a quick pace, worried that they might miss out on something. Then we just paused & looked at each other for a bit." Heather captured the moment with her painting vividly portraying the scene. The cattle stand with inquisitive gazes before her. A bright underpainting shows through exemplifying the heat of the day and the amusing instance.
About the Artist
Artist Heather Foster captures an enduring image of the West. She paints the dramatic landscapes and stalwart animals she encounters on her adventures to ranches and rodeos. Heather says she has always known she wanted to be an artist. As a child, she spent her weekends and summers riding the bus into Philadelphia to attend art classes at Philadelphia College of Art, Moore College of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Over the years, she's moved around the country quite a bit and done many jobs - everything from driving a pedicab (a giant tricycle that transports passengers) to art restoration and conservation (for one project, she unstretched and then restretched a $17 million painting that would not fit through the door of the buyer's house). The one constant though, no matter where she lived or what side jobs she held, she always made space and time to paint. Today, she works from a home studio in Santa Fe, painting from thousands of reference photographs she shoots on her travels. Her artwork has been featured in the magazines Southwest Art, American Art Collector, and Western Art Collector, and published in the books Art Journey New Mexico and The Book of the Horse.
Words that describe this painting: ranch, cattle, cow, herd, animal, western, country, countryside, panoramic, New Mexico, impressionism, animals, landscape, western, acrylic painting, purple
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
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Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Photorealist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
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Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s American Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Ink
20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Animal Paintings
Oil
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Panel, Oil
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Oil, Panel
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Oil, Board
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Oil
Artist Comments
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Oil
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Oil
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Oil, Panel
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Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Oil, Board
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Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
1980s Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Modern Animal Paintings
Oil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Early 2000s Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Foam Board, Illustration Board
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Oil
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Canvas, Oil
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Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"I admire pelicans. They are really sensational birds," shares artist Andres Lopez. "Being lovers of the sea, these birds are not usually seen in any other pa...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
18th Century Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Engraving
Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Modern Animal Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Wood, Paint
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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
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Oil
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Watercolor, Engraving
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Animal Paintings for Sale
Animal paintings depict the beauty and power of nature in an elegant way that can complement any room. Interacting with animals has long captured the imagination and has been interpreted in diverse artistic media.
Some of the oldest works of art have included animals, such as a cave painting found in Indonesia dating back more than 45,500 years that shows a wild pig in red ocher pigment. Animals have continued to appear in every era and style of art, from realism to Pop art and everything in between.
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