Illustration Board Still-life Paintings

Coffee Cup and by realist painter Mark Thompson is 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Notice the figure of the artist in the coffee pot. It is painted in egg tempera which goes back centuries in the art world. Notice the reflections in the painting. It appears to be 3D or a photograph but this is accomplished because Mark Thompson has mastered the skill of painting with egg tempera. FRAME INCLUDED AT NO COST. Egg tempera painting is usually associated with medieval and early Renaissance painters such as Botticelli, Verrocchio and Frangelico. The medium as used by these old masters was a painstaking process, so when oil painting was developed, most artists changed to the new medium. Because the switch was so complete, egg tempera became a lost art until 1844, when an English woman translated a book written in the late 15th century by Cennino Cennini. Although egg tempera remains technically demanding, modern methods and materials have simplified the methods of the old masters. In order to make paint, three basic ingredients are needed: pigment, adhesive or binder, and a solvent or thinner. Egg tempera paint is made up of dry pigment, egg yolk for the binder and water for thinner. Thompson has been painting in egg tempera...

Colin Fraser's remarkable tempera still-life and landscapes have a luminosity that seems to irradiate from them. It’s an effect that conjures a remembering of the timeless moment or mood they seem to captureColin Fraser was born in Glasgow in 1956, studied art in Brighton and currently lives and works in Sweden. Fraser is represented by Mira Godard Gallery...

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

An original tempera painting by American female artist Catherine Koenig. This work is currently featured in the Draw Near exhibition at Benjaman Gallery.

"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 ...

Gorgeous architectural landscape painting by artist Anthony V. Martin, titled "Annora Residence." Framed in a beautiful hand painted frame. Artist Biography: Anthony V. Martin grew...

Silver Compote w/Violin and by realist painter Mark Thompson is 7 x 11 inches. Notice the reflections in the marbles and other objects in the gg tempera painting It is painted in egg tempera which goes back centuries in the art world. Notice the reflections in the painting. It appears to be 3D or a photograph but this is accomplished because Mark Thompson has mastered the skill of painting with egg tempera. FRAME INCLUDED AT NO COST. Egg tempera painting is usually associated with medieval and early Renaissance painters such as Botticelli, Verrocchio and Frangelico. The medium as used by these old masters was a painstaking process, so when oil painting was developed, most artists changed to the new medium. Because the switch was so complete, egg tempera became a lost art until 1844, when an English woman translated a book written in the late 15th century by Cennino Cennini. Although egg tempera remains technically demanding, modern methods and materials have simplified the methods of the old masters. In order to make paint, three basic ingredients are needed: pigment, adhesive or binder, and a solvent or thinner. Egg tempera paint is made up of dry pigment, egg yolk for the binder and water for thinner. Thompson has been painting in egg tempera...

Colin Fraser was born in Glasgow in 1956, studied art in Brighton and currently lives and works in Sweden. Fraser is represented by Mira Godard Gallery...

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

Douglas Safranek hand-mixes his egg tempera paint - a medium resurrected from the altar pieces of the Middle Ages. Safranek’s still lifes are built from delicate layers of this quick...

The flatness of egg tempera lends itself readily to the uncanny tone of Doug Safranek's still life painting. Safranek diligently layers small, precise ma...

There is no greater pleasure than seeing artwork from the gallery come to life in a collector’s home. A great painting activates the four walls of a space and can complete a room. Th...