Etching Still-life Paintings

"Social Butterfly" is one of Chantzaras' latest series of pop art style and classical colorful influences of this still-life flower painting. The colors are bold and playful. The tit...

This expressive mixed media sketch on paper (study for a large painting) captures the essence of a dense forest landscape with bold brushstrokes and layered textures. The interplay o...

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Sunflowers basking in the sunlight dominate the scene. At the top of the field, a red barn and a cluster of farm buildings rest beneath a blue summer sky, fra...

This illustration-style painting captures the lush elegance of pink elephant ear leaves, their broad, heart-shaped forms unfurling in delicate gradients of blush, rose, and soft mage...

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This still-life oil painting vividly portrays three overripe pears featuring wrinkled stems and noticeable discoloration on their skins. With the light shinin...

White Whispers - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures an expressive arrangement of delicate white flowers in a vase. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel with intuitive ...

A series of paintings exploring the dynamic and expressive shapes of pot plants. I love the way that nature expresses itself; plants often remind me of dancers, but being rooted in solid earth or a heavy pot their 'moves' seem to express an un-self-conscious celebration of life, and a contented acceptance of their earthbound limitations. Throwing Some Shapes I ,II, III by Kerry Louise Bennett...

'Battle Shoes ' still life painting of a pair of women's heels by California artist Kim Frohsin, who employs mixed media including acrylic paint, Stabilo pencil, watercolor, gouache,...

Pearls are featured in this engaging interplay of paint, pencil and textile collage. The combination of intricate detail and loose intuitive paint strokes, communicates a an ethereal...

“People who love to eat are always the best people.” Julia Child This still life painting puts the spotlight on the dinner plate, a big part of our everyday lives. Emphasis is placed...

In her realist animal miniature, "Crane," Dina Brodsky uses oil paint on wax paper to capture the regal carriage of her avian subject. The staid blues and ivories of her palette enha...

These four still life paintings capture the simplicity of the bowl, an everyday object with the ability of representing a story. Each painting stands on its own but there's a cumulative effect as a series. Emphasis is placed on the use of positive and negative space on varied compositions. Layers of acrylic paint and loose brush stokes build up a textured surface. Beautiful wood frames compliment the high contrast paintings...