Photorealist Animal Paintings

Please note: This painting will ship from the artists' studio in the Netherlands. Yvonne Melchers' "This Morning She Was Still Flying" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a common pigeon or dove laying face down on a concrete sidewalk. Artist Yvonne Melchers showcases her mastery of light and form in her sumptuously detailed paintings of subjects both intimate and universal. Whether painting a scene from her beloved North Sea Shore, the portrait of a strong but vulnerable young man dressed for the historical Siena Palio...

When viewing a painting by Matthew Grabelsky you can immediately see the great technical skill required, the sense of humor and the concept of the pa...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Very Baroque Flowerpiece with Red Birds of Paradise and Shining Parrot Year: 1989 Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 58.5...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Nocturne I: White Peacock, Black Cockatoo Year: 1990 Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 58 x...

Ali Ghassan's "Vaca" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black and white cow with yellow and blue graffiti in the background. About the ...

Ali Ghassan's "Mucca" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black and white cow with a red ear tag and a yellow background. About the Arti...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Lilies & Mushrooms with my Parrot Kouka Year: 1985 Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 65.50 x 52.50 inches Condition: Exc...

Nick Leibee's (US based) "Mickey Pin" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an enamel pin of Mickey Mouse, the beloved Disney character,...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk Year: 1983-2001 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 42 x 60 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed rect...

Rachel Linnemeier's "All Dogs" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a purple Tamagotchi toy on a green background. About the Artist: Born in 1...

Rachel Linnemeier's "Purrfect Pet" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a yellow Tamagotchi toy on a pink background. About the Artist: Born in 1989 in rural Indiana, Rachel Linnemeier creates her figurative paintings in the medium of oil paint. In 2013 she completed her undergraduate BFA with an emphasis in Painting and a minor in Art History from Herron School of Art & Design in Indianapolis. She has studied in workshops with painters Alyssa Monks...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Scarlet Blue Macaw Year: 1992 Medium: Acrylic on Panel with artist painted frame Size: 58.5 x 42.2 inches Condition: E...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Connecticut Landscape) Year: 1983 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 60 x 43 inches Condition: Excel...

Kevin A. Moore's "The Soul That Sees Beauty," is an original, handmade hyper realistic oil painting that depicts a woman in profile wearing a wolf skin headd...

Ali Ghassan's "Agelada" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a orange cow with yellow ear tags licking its nose with green and blue graffiti ...

Stuart Dunkel is an artist, a musician and an author. He has studied music at Boston University, Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School (Doctorate), and art at the Boston Mus...

This hyperrealist floral "Birds and Grapes" by artist Ora Sorensen is a 40x30 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a pink protea flower and white...

Doug Newton’s hyper-real oil paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform our perceptions. His subject matter concentrates on still lives of food, toys, candy and household objects. In addition to many group shows across the country, Mr. Newton’s show, “HARD CANDY and other confections” represents his fifth solo exhibition. His paintings have been collected in numerous private collections. Dr. Sonia Coman writes in her essay, Doug Newton’s hard candy: the confection of painting Doug Newton’s paintings are about… painting. The hyperrealist technique of trompe l’oeil or “trick the eye” is knowingly playful. It simultaneously calls attention to the illusion of a different material—for example, translucent candy wrappers—and the reality of the layers of paint, masterfully applied to the canvas. In that, Newton’s paintings pay homage to an esteemed series of trompe l’oeil masters, from Inquisition-era Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán to Gilded-Age American painter William Michael Harnett...

Emma Hirst (US based) "Repose" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black and yellow butterfly perched on a white background peacefully. ...

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

Photorealist oil painting by Manon Cleary (1942-2011). Painting is signed on reverse "Cleary". Painting is stretched on aluminum stretcher and dates to the 1990s. Manon Cleary had a remarkable ability to draw and paint with photographic fidelity, but she was also known as a charismatic teacher at the University of the District of Columbia and as a free spirit whose exuberant life may have been her most enduring work of art. Since the 1970s, Ms. Cleary had been at the center of a group of artists in Adams Morgan. She exhibited her meticulous artwork throughout the city and around the world, but she also became known for her striking presence, her colorful love life and the rats she kept as pets. As an artist, Ms. Cleary borrowed classical techniques from her deep study of Renaissance masters to create paintings and drawings memorable for their frank realism and sometimes disturbing themes. In addition to her many nude self-portraits, Ms. Cleary made erotically charged paintings of flowers. She took inspiration from a painful personal history in a series of works depicting the terror of rape and, in later years, of not being able to breathe without mechanical assistance. Critics considered her a leading figurative artist of the photo-realist school, in which painters render their subjects with camera-like precision. In fact, Ms. Cleary occasionally won awards for photography when adjudicators didn’t realize her works were free-hand creations. She was “widely acknowledged to be among the best, if not the best, of the city’s figurative painters,” Washington Post critic Michael O’Sullivan wrote in 2006. “There is a tension between the cool, clinical detachment of photography and painting’s warm idealization of form.” Ms. Cleary exhibited her art in galleries and museums from Moscow to Paris to Hickory, N.C., but Washington was her home for the past 42 years. In 1974, she settled in the decrepit Beverly Court apartments on Columbia Road NW, where a coterie of artists soon grew up around her. She painted her walls purple, and her fourth-floor apartment — even with the pet rats — became something of a bohemian salon. “She was a star,” painter Judy Jashinsky told the Washington City Paper in 2004. “She was stunning, beautiful; long, brownish–black hair; real thin; wore . . . little sundresses and sandals. She was just very cool, and there was always a crowd around her.” Ms. Cleary had a long list of male admirers, including several whose confrontational attempts at “performance art” led to their arrests. She had a brief marriage in 1981 to a Danish artist known as Tommy — “just Tommy,” Ms. Cleary said — whom she divorced in less than a year. As a kind of graphic homage to her various lovers, Ms. Cleary made a series of intimately revealing portraits that were featured years later on the HBO program “Real Sex.” She met her second husband after a gallery opening in Baltimore. By way of introduction, Kijek, a dancer, stripped naked at a crowded party, walked up to Ms. Cleary and said, “Wouldn’t you like me to pose for you?” They were married in 2001. In spite of her unconventional life, Ms. Cleary was more than a mere provocateur. After a day of teaching at UDC, she would return to her studio, with its windows painted over to block out sunlight, and work late into the night, with a bottle of Dr Pepper at her side. She took nude photographs of herself from every angle, then painstakingly created lifelike images that seemed alive with the warmth of human flesh. After studying in Rome in her youth, she developed what she called “an obsession” with Caravaggio, an iconoclastic painter who lived from 1573 to 1610. She often copied paintings at the National Gallery of Art and, in her own work, blended Renaissance styles with a distinctly modern sensibility. Manon Catherine Cleary was born Nov. 14, 1942, in St. Louis. Her father was a doctor, and her identical twin sister, Shirley Cleary-Cooper, is an artist in Helena, Mont. She was a 1964 graduate of Washington University in her home town and, for the rest of her life, was proud of having been a member of the Pi Phi...

This equine racing portrait "Morning Exercise" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x24 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a profile view of a thoroughbred race horse against a blac...

This equine racing painting "And They're Off" by artist Anne Wolff is a 27x36 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a nose to nose line up of four race horses in colorful sil...

This equine racing painting "Sunlight" by artist Anne Wolff is a 12x16 original oil painting on canvas. The black background adds a dramatic note to the painting, and contrasts the ...

This equine racing portrait "California Chrome" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x24 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a profile view of the famous thoroughbred race horse California Chrome in a green and purple silk mask...

This equine racing painting "Clubhouse Turn" by artist Anne Wolff is a 38x21 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a head view on of five race horses in colorful silks with th...

Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects can be fasc...

Realist Leopard Portrait Wild Cat Painting from British Wildlife Tiger Artist. The vivid realism of the hairs & whiskers coupled with the intensity of the leopard's eyes make this pa...

Birds, 2007 Acrylic on canvas (signed on reverse) 39.37 H x 6.69 W in. 100 H x 17 W cm

Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic oil paintings. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His original artworks show that everyday obj...

Oil paint on canvas Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform...

Imagine standing a short distance from two red foxes in the white and blue fluffy snow as the sun begins to rise. The snow has fallen so gently upon the pine trees and forest floor p...

Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic oil paintings. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His original artworks show that everyday obj...

Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic oil paintings. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His original artworks show that everyday obj...

The Dangerous Backyard, 2019 Oil on canvas 47 1/4 H x 55 1/8 W in. 120 H x 140 W cm The artwork was part of the solo show ONIRIX. ONIRIX is a project about how we remember and in...

Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects can be fasc...

Stuart Dunkel's original oil paintings are created in a hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects ...

Stuart Dunkel is an artist, a musician and an author. He has studied music at Boston University, Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School (Doctorate), and art at the Boston Mus...

Every detail in this extraordinary painting is rendered with exacting care. It is not unusual to find these majestic predatory birds amongst the skyscrapers and bridges of our cites...

Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects can be fasc...

Painted with extraordinary detail, this moment in nature is captured in Rick Pas' unique style. Four brightly colored green dragonflies sit atop river stones as water gently moves beneath their transparent wings. Rick Pas Rocks in the Current acrylic on panel 30h x 24w in 76.20h x 60.96w cm ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. The subjects of my paintings are usually based on the patterns and textures of nature and human interaction with nature. I have found subjects to paint in remote wilderness areas of the world, local parking lots, and my own backyard. EDUCATION Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts Pearson Art Scholarship COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago, IL Ameritech, Detroit, MI Charles S. Mott Foundation, Flint, MI General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI Potter Park Zoological Society, Lansing, MI SELECTED PUBLICATIONS "Rick Pas From moths to modern-day life." Southwest Art, January 2016 "Interpreting nature." American Art Collector, September 2015 "Abuzz About Bugs." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2015 The Lusitania Conspiracy, Walters Media LLC, Traverse City, MI, 2015 (cover illustrator) "Layer Upon Layer." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2011 "Rick Pas: Touchable Texture." Acrylicartist, Fall, 2010 "Competition Spotlight." The Artist's Magazine, April, 2009 "Holland show features art inspired by nature." The Grand Rapids Press, July 27, 2008 "Don't Miss 'Natural Eye' exhibit at HAAC." The Holland Sentinel, June 12, 2008 "Softening the definition of landscapes." American Art Collector, May 2008 "Nature is in the Details." The Artist's Magazine, October, 2007 "Nature's Surfaces and Textures." Whisper in the Woods, Summer, 2007 "Arizona Best of the West-Animal Art." Southwest Art, May 2007 "Cover Competition Finalists." American Artist Watercolor, Spring, 2007 Pintores de la Naturleza, SEO/Birdlife, Madrid, 1997 (illustrator) "A Dark, Dark Day Indeed." Audubon, March, 1988 (illustrator) "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1987 (article & cover illustrator) "Music in the Men's Room." Audubon, July, 1985 (illustrator) "Bird Art Takes Wing at Wausau." Milwaukee Journal, September 11, 1983 "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1982 (article & cover illustrator) AWARDS Art Renewal Center Salon 2015-2016, Honorable Mention - Animal category Art Renewal Center Salon 2014-2015, Third Place - Animal category The Artist's Magazine Art Competition Finalist, 2006-2010, 2014 Art Renewal Center Salon 2012-2013, Honorable Mention - Animal category Society of Animal Artists Patricia A. Bott Award for Creative Excellence 2011 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Finalist Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence 2010 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, Second Place - Animal category American Artist Cover Competition Finalist, 2007 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International Honorable Mention, 2003 Arts for the Parks Region III Award, 1992 Indiana Migratory Bird Stamp Design, 1985 Michigan United Conservation Clubs' Wildlife Artist of the Year, 1982,1987 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA, Animal Kingdom William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer Part 1 JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact (Exhibition national tour locations include: The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI Roger Tory Peterson...

Born in Transylvania, Romania and of Hungarian origin, Paula Urzica lives and works in London, England. She is known for her hyperrealist paintings depicting large-scale macaroons.

Eupholus Shoenherri 2019 Oil and metal leaf. on panel 5" x 7"unframed 8.25" x 8.25" framed Eupholus Shoenherri is a species of beetles from New Guinea. Many of the artist's works a...

Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her hyperrealistic ...

Stunning Photorealist painting of an eagle on a branch against a blue sky. Grey painted wooden frame. The work is signed by the artist Rena Fennessy who ...

Famous for using his hyperrealistic style to cheekily delve into art history and make social critiques, this particular work was inspired by a string of violent crimes against Jewis...

"Tangled" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a figure in a suit tangled in yarn while also holding aloft a spider monkey. The hyperrealistic style inclu...

"Sugar Heist" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a figure in a suit jumping alongside two lemurs holding iced sugar cookies. The hyperrealistic style in...

"The Path Is Made By Walking" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a champagne horse with a crow on its back being led by a figure out of frame of the com...

"Little Pond" is a framed acrylic on canvas painting by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a man in a suit partially submerged in water with koi fish and a pint of ice cream. The hyperrealis...