American Realist Animal Paintings
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A realistic rendering by artist Emil Morhardt of a calm but vigilant crow on a powerline in the early morning sun. The bird is pain...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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A lone bison grazes on a wide plain in Yellowstone with a winding stream flowing behind. Revealing a line of shadowed trees in the background, artist John Jas...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Emil Morhardt photographed this goose from a small boat on the Multnomah Channel in Portland, Oregon. "It was serenely paddling along just a few feet awa...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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"Ravens look highly intelligent," says artist Emil Morhardt. "This one was slowly and purposefully striding back and forth about ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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"Who knew that Snowy Egrets at the beach hunted beetles?" says artist Emil Morhardt. "This one was stealthily sneaking up on someth...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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"In this painting, a view of a tiger exhibit is a meditation on who is observing whom," states artist Jesse Aldana. A figure in a superhero ensemble with cat ea...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
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"Bushtits are usually a collective enterprise with dozens invading a bush and scouring it for insects before quickly moving on," says artist Emil Morhardt...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Emil Morhardt captures a sanderling scurrying along the edge of incoming surf. "In a second, he'll turn around and follow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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I saw this pair zooming around my house, cawing wildly on some crow mission," says artist Emil Morhardt. "One would think that Common Crows are black, but in ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1960s American Realist Animal Paintings
Casein, Board
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"Common Ravens are a friendly lot, hanging around in large groups at an abundant food source or pairing off to wander as a couple," ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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"The fun of summer captured in a snapshot in time," describes artist Jeff Fleming. This piece creates its own energy with bright colors and splashing water. Jeff describes his painting style as kinetic impressionism. He begins with a pencil sketch, then with gloved hands applied oil paint using his fingers. Details were later added using brushes and string. Once the paint is dry, he moves his painting to his studio floor where he spontaneously splatters and flings paint across the canvas.
About the Artist
Artist Jeff Fleming uses fingerpainting to create exuberant portraits of dogs. Growing up in Southern California, Jeff was first introduced to fingerpainting in kindergarten. He painted through high school and college and won several art awards, including Best of Show in a city wide student competition. After graduating with a degree in journalism and advertising, he went to work as an art director. For the next 40 years, he created print, radio and television ads for a number of top agencies. "After retiring in 2019, the clouds of stress and pressure cleared and allowed me to set my creative energy free," says Jeff. He began developing new techniques focused on the excitement and energy of painting. Today, he uses a variety of methods and tools, including fingerpainting wearing nitrile gloves...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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"This is a foreshortened unique view of a working ranch dog taking a break," states artist Heather Foster. The cattle are loosely painted feeding on green pas...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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"The iconic powder-blue lifeguard tower with a patriotic flag waving, stands tall on the wide Southern California beach," describes artist John Jaster. A life...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Two geese turn to regard the viewer along the grassy bank of a quiet lake. "Growing up with my older sister, my mom would always dress us in the exact same clothes," shares Jo Galang. "With the same haircut and similar looks, people would always mistake us for twins since we were almost the same size and height. It was fun back then but as we grew up, we each evolved into our own distinct personalities."
About the Artist
Artist Jo Galang expresses a quiet nostalgia in her airy interpretations of the landscapes and waterways of the Pacific Northwest. Her soft oil paintings capture the meditative sounds of rivers and waterfalls flowing past her easel. During the summer, she spends as much time as possible outside creating plein air sketches and studying the light on the landscape. As a young art student in the Philippines, Jo was privileged to study with the renowned painter Danilo Dalena, who she says encouraged her to be the artist she is today. "I believe my art looks simple enough that people have no idea how much time I have spent working on it," she says. When she is not painting, Jo and her husband enjoy taking road trips, playing cards and finding creative ways to spend time with their granddaughter.
Words that describe this painting: animals, birds, Canada geese, geese, lake, landscape, nature, summer, water, waterfowl, grass, classical, wildlife, animals, classical, realism, representational, oil painting, green
Two Peas in a Pod...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
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"The Galapágos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is the same genus and size as the North American Red-tailed Hawk, but a little darker," explains artist Emil Morhard...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1960s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
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"The two nearer whimbrels look to me," shares artist Emil Morhardt. "They look as though they might be discussing whether or not to let junior fly to Florida ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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A close-up view of two ducks looking astutely at the viewer. "There's something highly engaging, and perhaps a little unsettling, about the way these young fe...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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A delicate portrait of a Canada goose against a pastel backdrop. "Spending time alone in nature is something I take advantage of whenever possible," shares ar...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
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"These two glowing marbled godwits are painted at the edge of the surf on a soft late evening on a Santa Barbara beach," sh...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Heather Foster encountered this inquisitive subject while painting en plein air. "This nosy California girl wanted to be front and center to see what t...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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"These two long-billed curlews are gazing at us with an unmistakable curiosity," says artist Emil Morhardt. "Like many shorebirds, when I sat on the beach qui...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1990s American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
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The area in northwestern New Jersey where the artist lives has a large deer population. This painting is a scene revealing a portion of the yard in the home o...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1820s American Realist Animal Paintings
Engraving, Handmade Paper
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"These two friends were at the Santa Fe rodeo grounds, early in the morning, just after they were fed," shares artist Heather Foster. "They were relaxed toget...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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When artist Jo Galang moved to Vancouver many years ago, she and her family settled in the city near Stanley Park. "On frequent visits to the park, we would o...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
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"This guy was at the Santa Fe rodeo grounds," explains artist Heather Foster. "Rodeos are a crazy world where an empty field one day becomes a busy town overnig...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
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Long-Billed Curlews, some of the largest of the shorebirds, often hang out together, milling around at the edge of the surf, then wading in to feed. I spotted...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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When I walk along Santa Barbara beaches in winter, Marbled Godwits are the most common bird, often seen in herds, as in thi...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
19th Century American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Panel, Oil
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Willets are usually at the edge of the surf, poking into the wet sand as they follow each wave in and out. This one, when I came on him, was standing above th...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
1960s American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1950s American Realist Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Graphite
19th Century American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Linen, Oil
20th Century American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1920s American Realist Animal Paintings
Pastel
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Sometimes these handsome ducks, who feed at the Santa Barbara Bird Refuge by plowing through the water with their bills open, take a break from shoveling and ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1970s American Realist Animal Paintings
Board, Oil
1970s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Linen
1950s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
