Melissa Franklin Sanchez

Lillies

2016

"Blessings" is a small painting of vegetables on the kitchen counter, in the artist's home in Fiesole, Italy. Melissa Franklin Sanchez softly m...

"Glow Up" is a contemporary realist white flowers & green leaves on black background. Maryann Lucas lives and works in Sag Harbor. She is primarily self-taught but has also received...

A still life from the masterful still-life artist, Maryann Lucas. Artist Bio Maryann Lucas lives and works in Sag Harbor. She is primarily self-taught but has also received instruction and support from wonderful and generous members of the East End artistic community. Working exclusively in oils, Lucas sets out almost daily to create plein aire landscapes and seascapes. In her studio, she works directly from life and captures the beauty of natural light as it transforms ordinary objects into visual delights. Lucas wants her work to celebrate all that is well with this world and brilliant in this life, despite its pockets of darkness. For me, she says, I know I am in the Presence of something beautiful, when it steals my breath, silences my mind, pushes out everything else and draws me in. I trust That. I use That to guide my hands as I arrange a still life or scan a landscape to determine where to set down my easel. Ultimately, That is what drives me to paint. Becoming evermore skilled as an oil painter is another of Lucas goals. To that end she remains teachable, finding it refreshing and vital for her own growth to paint with others. She has studied with favorite artists including Michael Klein...

An infinite #2 pencil is depicted within eight square trompe l'oeil floating frames on a blank background. "Ouroboros" refers to the ancient symbol of the snake eating its own tail, ...

Oil painting of a houseplant, situated in a living area beside a window. Light from the outdoor sun casts inside, a bright reflection onto the ground . P...

A small realist oil painting, acting like a pictogram. Ackrill often winks with his art. Here, he creates "room" by painting a small monastic-like room—with a window allowing light t...

Interior is the door looking into Melissa Sanchez's home from the front door. Notice the excellent use of light and shadow in this painting. In many ways it is a painting about he...

Wonderful genre painting from 18th Century of pipe smoker. Signed lower right edge with monogram "I I E". Oil paint on copper. Condition: good: minor wear/rubbing from frame's rabbet...

Description: Antonio Maria Fabres (1854-1936) was a Spanish painter known for his exquisite artworks depicting historical and Orientalist themes. Born in Barcelona, Fabres displayed ...

Parisian Chandeliers by Lesley Ann Derks [2017] original Oil and enamel on canvas Image size: H:40 cm x W:50 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:...

Sydney By Night by Lesley Ann Durks [2014] original oil and enamel on canvas Image size: H:80 cm x W:120 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:80 cm x W:120 cm x D:4.5cm Sold Unframe...

Lucas Bononi was educated at Academy of Art University, San Francisco (2012 - 16) and Grand Central Atelier, New York (2017 - 2018). His work explores the mystery of ontology through...