Oil Still-life Paintings

Earth, air, water, and fire are the center subjects of my art. I live in New York City-it is close to the ocean, and I’ve developed a deep affinity for the sea, which has also evoked sentiments in me for what has across on the other side of the ocean. Majestic mountains in Europe and the U.S. those I’ve seen with spectacular ridgelines or forms are what I want to pay homage to. The sky’s ever-changing atmosphere, fire’s brilliance, and all the energies embodied in nature are the most things that I am in awe of. —- Leigh Wen

From Alexi Torres Wish Series: "Free" Original Oil on Canvas

The medium of choice for Do Byung-Kyu, born in Cheonan, Korea, is dolls: they are both his conceptions and his physical expression. At the same time dolls are also the perfect tool for communicating the artist’s inner self. Expressing himself by means of dolls liberates Do from the restrictions of the mundane world. By embodying in the form of dolls his actions and thoughts, dreams and desires, and even the instincts lying in the depths of the subconscious, he transcends the secular boundaries. Dolls are his alter ego, his other self that he can construct precisely the way he wants. Sublimating the experiences and memories from his youth into various subjects of desire, Do uses dolls to paint a descriptive picture of the ambiguous feelings of contradictions from his childhood when he would abuse and kill a plaything, for example a frog, then bury the body in solemn mourning over its death. These sexual or violent games from his childhood are not likely to be limited to Do’s experiences alone. Most of us can vaguely remember indulging in sadistic acts of sexual love against a doll. Rising above a child’s simple curiosity, it is an intuitive game of the senses we play by ourselves. In a number of Do’s paintings, sticky liquid can be observed dripping down a doll’s face. This brings back recollections of the life inside our mothers’ womb where we were also enveloped by mucous waters, like the amniotic fluid. It refuses contact with the anything, and nothing wants to touch it either. The shape of such a mucous liquid is a protective layer sheltering the intrinsic identity and desires of man. It is also a substitution that satisfies the ego’s instincts otherwise suppressed by social norms. The dolls’ eyes...

The medium of choice for Do Byung-Kyu, born in Cheonan, Korea, is dolls: they are both his conceptions and his physical expression. At the same time dolls are also the perfect tool for communicating the artist’s inner self. Expressing himself by means of dolls liberates Do from the restrictions of the mundane world. By embodying in the form of dolls his actions and thoughts, dreams and desires, and even the instincts lying in the depths of the subconscious, he transcends the secular boundaries. Dolls are his alter ego, his other self that he can construct precisely the way he wants. Sublimating the experiences and memories from his youth into various subjects of desire, Do uses dolls to paint a descriptive picture of the ambiguous feelings of contradictions from his childhood when he would abuse and kill a plaything, for example a frog, then bury the body in solemn mourning over its death. These sexual or violent games from his childhood are not likely to be limited to Do’s experiences alone. Most of us can vaguely remember indulging in sadistic acts of sexual love against a doll. Rising above a child’s simple curiosity, it is an intuitive game of the senses we play by ourselves. In a number of Do’s paintings, sticky liquid can be observed dripping down a doll’s face. This brings back recollections of the life inside our mothers’ womb where we were also enveloped by mucous waters, like the amniotic fluid. It refuses contact with the anything, and nothing wants to touch it either. The shape of such a mucous liquid is a protective layer sheltering the intrinsic identity and desires of man. It is also a substitution that satisfies the ego’s instincts otherwise suppressed by social norms. The dolls’ eyes...

The medium of choice for Do Byung-Kyu, born in Cheonan, Korea, is dolls: they are both his conceptions and his physical expression. At the same time dolls are also the perfect tool for communicating the artist’s inner self. Expressing himself by means of dolls liberates Do from the restrictions of the mundane world. By embodying in the form of dolls his actions and thoughts, dreams and desires, and even the instincts lying in the depths of the subconscious, he transcends the secular boundaries. Dolls are his alter ego, his other self that he can construct precisely the way he wants. Sublimating the experiences and memories from his youth into various subjects of desire, Do uses dolls to paint a descriptive picture of the ambiguous feelings of contradictions from his childhood when he would abuse and kill a plaything, for example a frog, then bury the body in solemn mourning over its death. These sexual or violent games from his childhood are not likely to be limited to Do’s experiences alone. Most of us can vaguely remember indulging in sadistic acts of sexual love against a doll. Rising above a child’s simple curiosity, it is an intuitive game of the senses we play by ourselves. In a number of Do’s paintings, sticky liquid can be observed dripping down a doll’s face. This brings back recollections of the life inside our mothers’ womb where we were also enveloped by mucous waters, like the amniotic fluid. It refuses contact with the anything, and nothing wants to touch it either. The shape of such a mucous liquid is a protective layer sheltering the intrinsic identity and desires of man. It is also a substitution that satisfies the ego’s instincts otherwise suppressed by social norms. The dolls’ eyes...

Artis Lane’s “Flowers in a Pink Vase” fills the canvas with the breathtaking beauty of colors and with the dynamic energy of their movement. The subject of the flower has captured the interest of both artists and viewers across centuries and in numerous cultures. Mosaics of flowers can be seen on the villa floors in Pompeii and Herculaneum pre 79 A.D., the Dutch painter Jan Davidsz de Heem is famed for his Baroque still lifes of flowers in the 1600s, French artist, Edouard Manet’s Last Flowers are revered as some of his best work, and the 20th c. silkscreens of Andy Warhol’s Poppys...

Los Angeles Public Library (R78.33H, Handel) 2009 Signed and dated, verso Oil on canvas 40 x 67 inches (101.6 x 170.2 cm) Contact galler...

Peter Lyons’s still lifes self-consciously participate in the tradition of religious icons, which embody a measure of the divinity they depict. The painted...

Bowl of Beads,trompe l'oeil painting on birch wood panel, black, green, orange Dimensional unique painting on birch wood panel. Stanley is a classic storyteller. As an artist or her work involves a media and contains movement, mystery and suspense; as a wife and mother, she basks in the vital role of nurturer, and as a teacher she stretches her own horizons with and parking was thinking from a lot time of pursuing her art. Stanley recognizes her "stories" - visual experiences that come to her, often in the form of dreams and the daydreams -in a journal , which then becomes the sketchbook from which she distills the dreams into paintings . Once she is dedicated as an artist, working up to 40 hours a week at her studio, but she also enjoys teaching, privately and at a nearby colleges: " Painting is so egocentric, so solitary, it's nice to get outside yourself, " she says of her passion the passing it on. Helen Stanley...

Medium scale vertical contemporary still life oil painting of interior, the artist studio window during the 2020 quarantine. Moody color tones border the sunny window with a sheer white curtain revealing the pastel cityscape behind it. A deep green potted plant in a terracotta planter, slightly askew, sits in front of the window along with quarantine everyday life essentials, including toilet paper rolls and a bottle of kelly green dish soap. The sunny window brings hopeful light into the room from the Philadelphia architectural...

Medium scale oil painting on panel of interior living room scene with bright yellow, peach, pink, orange, and blue with brown line work. A contemporary, figurative, cozy den setting...

Oil on three canvases Signed, verso 43.3 x 29.5 inches, each 43.3 x 88.6 inches, overall This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in ...

Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...

Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...

Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...

Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...

Oil on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian photographer and painter whose ...

Nikos Kanarelis The Stamp, 2015 Oil on canvas 30 x 25 cm

St. Ives in Cornwall, England is synonymous with art of various forms. In the Tea Bowl series Berlin captures the essence of this ancient form in a high classical style representatio...