Plant Figurative Paintings
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Pen
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1920s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Pastel
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
18th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Post-Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
India Ink, Cardboard, Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Brass
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board, Paper
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Silver
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Board
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"I endeavor to make paintings that are calming and pleasurable to look at," says artist David Shepherd. In this hyperrealistic painting of a close-up view of an eye framed by delicate flowers, David investigates taking people out of gender. "Today and in the future, more and more people will use science to change themselves," says David. "The viewer cannot know if the model is a man or woman, a boy or girl. Regardless of this, all people are beautiful. Our eyes are a window to our souls, which is the truth of who we are."
About the Artist
Canadian artist David Shepherd fuses techniques from both old and modern masters to create contemporary interpretations of the human form. While offering strong nods to pop art and cubism, the work remains grounded by David’s training in 19th Century academic realism. Combining discrete techniques within a single tableau is initially jarring to the viewer, creating an unexpected visual complexity in the work and demonstrating the artist’s breadth of skills. “I think in the future we will be much more interested in works of art that show a mastery of multiple styles,” says David. Each artwork effectually suggests the surreal nature of human existence within a convoluted modern society.
Words that describe this painting: flowers, floral, portrait, child, hyperrealism, photorealism, face, still life, political, gender, transition, controversial, eye, people, flora, realism, representational, contemporary, oil painting, white
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil