Douglas Safranek

Doug Safranek, Kohlrabi and Nightshade, surreal egg tempera still life painting

2016

Douglas Safranek's Touch of Green calls back to 17th century Dutch still lifes. Filled with humor and complexity, Safranek's rather const...

For Alan Bray's Nest in a Nest (also known as Rebuilt Nest), this painting captures the delicate, yet powerful theme of renewal and resilience in nature. The bird's nest, constructed...

Lori Larusso, an American visual artist, explores themes of domesticity in her work, including this stunning flower painting series. By using layers of bright acrylic paint, often with high-gloss varnish, Larusso's paintings reflect on ordinary household items...

Lori Larusso, an American visual artist, explores themes of domesticity in her work, including this stunning flower painting series. By using layers of bright acrylic paint, often wi...

"Pink" is an enchanting creation by Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos, of an illustrated pink flower growing out of an architectural structure. The background is completely gold. It is ...

"Blue Flower in Tower" is an enchanting creation by Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos, of an illustrated, dancing blue flower growing out of an architectural structure. The background i...

Unframed dimensions: 29 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches Framed dimensions: 33 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches American, b. 1951 Douglas Wiltraut, one of America's foremost painters in egg tempera and dry ...

Original holiday greeting card Illustration of a Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and bows. Medium: Egg Tempera on Gesso Panel Signature: Unsigned Charlotte Joan Sternberg was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1920. Early on, she became interested in art, and her parents encouraged her efforts. She attended public schools in the area, as well as taking art classes at the technical school. Afterwards, she attended the Yale School of Art. Her fellow classmates included Rudolph Zallinger, who executed the dinosaur mural at the Peabody Museum in New Haven; Jean Day Zallinger, renowned book illustrator; and Edward Paier, founder of the Paier College of Art. It was there that she became interested in egg tempera, and most of her well-known artwork was done in this medium. She was one of a number of Yale artists who revived this medium.(She did not work professionally in oils, although she sometimes used gouache or watercolor.) She went on to a long career in commercial illustration. She worked extensively for J.Walter Thompson, doing advertising art for such companies as Esso (later Exxon), Textron, and Lederle pharmaceuticals. While she did a variety of subjects, she was best known for her Americana themes, particularly snow scenes of historic New England. Many of these pieces were published as Christmas cards for American Artists Group. She also taught for many years at the Paier College of Art. She also did a number of limited edition prints for Greenwich Workshop. Her art is used on such items as tapestry pillows, puzzles, and decorative flags. She was commissioned to do several portraits, including those of Gov.John...