Photorealist Still-life Paintings
PHOTOREALISM
A direct challenge to Abstract Expressionism’s subjectivity and gestural vigor, Photorealism was informed by the Pop predilection for representational imagery, popular iconography and tools, like projectors and airbrushes, borrowed from the worlds of commercial art and design.
Whether gritty or gleaming, the subject matter favored by Photorealists is instantly, if vaguely, familiar. It’s the stuff of yellowing snapshots and fugitive memories. The bland and the garish alike flicker between crystal-clear reality and dreamy illusion, inviting the viewer to contemplate a single moment rather than igniting a story.
The virtues of the “photo” in Photorealist art — infused as they are with dazzling qualities that are easily blurred in reproduction — are as elusive as they are allusive. “Much Photorealist painting has the vacuity of proportion and intent of an idiot-savant, long on look and short on personal timbre,” John Arthur wrote (rather admiringly) in the catalogue essay for Realism/Photorealism, a 1980 exhibition at the Philbrook Museum of Art, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At its best, Photorealism is a perpetually paused tug-of-war between the sacred and the profane, the general and the specific, the record and the object.
“Robert Bechtle invented Photorealism, in 1963,” says veteran art dealer Louis Meisel. “He took a picture of himself in the mirror with the car outside and then painted it. That was the first one.”
The meaning of the term, which began for Meisel as “a superficial way of defining and promoting a group of painters,” evolved with time, and the core group of Photorealists slowly expanded to include younger artists who traded Rolleiflexes for 60-megapixel cameras, using advanced digital technology to create paintings that transcend the detail of conventional photographs.
On 1stDibs, the collection of Photorealist art includes work by Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, Audrey Flack, Charles Bell and others.
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Style: Photorealist
"Sticky Bun" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Sticky Bun" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pastry topped with candied pecans and sticky glaze.
Gregor...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Ken Orton "Camwal", Bottle Still Life Photorealistic Oil Painting on Canvas
By Ken Orton
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Ken Orton's "Camwal" is a 54x36 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a still life setting featuring multiple antique bottles. The bottles range in size, color and shape, the most prominent of is the middle Camwal bottle. The window in the background adds depth and interest to the composition, and the rusty orange bottle color compliments the subtle soft blues and greens within the clear glass. The artist chooses to paint larger than life still lives, cropping in closely for more impact. Every detail from the reflections on the table, to the illusion of the raised letters on the bottles, is painted masterfully.
About the artist:
Ken Orton has dedicated his life to painting. His childhood was spent drawing the urban, industrial surroundings of Birmingham, England. At the Birmingham and then Manchester Colleges of Art he studied Art Education and after six years teaching in England accepted an offer to head the arts program at the Joan Miro Centro de Arte of the Baleares International School in Mallorca, Spain. For the next twenty years he would introduce the concepts of pictorial composition, color theory and draftsmanship to his students. Many of these students would go on to achieve great success in the many branches of the arts, architecture and music and remain close friends with their teacher to this day.
An integral part of Orton’s perspective training for his students was the study of the ellipse. He often used glass cylinders to demonstrate how the perceived ellipses generated by variations in the circle's relationship to the eye-line could be used as a powerful tool in creating the appearance of a third dimension on a two dimensional surface. Later, after he had moved to America in 1999, he discovered a treasure trove of antique mason jars...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fish, colorful, oil painting, super realistic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint on canvas
Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Trio" (2022) By Dianne L. Massey Dunbar, Original Oil Still Life Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Trio" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of a McDonald's meal.
About the artist:
When Di...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Flowers with Vessel 5" (2024), Original Oil Portrait by Megan Elizabeth Read
Located in Denver, CO
Megan Elizabeth Read's "Breath" is an original, handmade oil painting created in 2024 depicts a still-life of dark red carnations balanced in a small vase, cast in shadows.
Megan El...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Peaches II, Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Gustavo Schmidt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gustavo Schmidt
Title: Peaches II
Year: 2007
Medium: Oil on Canvas with Varnish, signed l.r.
Size: 36 x 28 inches
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Oil
"Stack One (Parlor), " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Stack One (Parlor)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a tall stack of five glazed donuts, with toppings, piled on top of each other.
A...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American School Realist Trompe L'Oeil Kitchen Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredibly well painted American realist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ora Sorensen, "White Rose", Photorealistic Flower Oil Painting on Canvas
By Ora Sorensen
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This hyperrealist floral "White Rose" by artist Ora Sorensen is a 36x36 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a portrait of a blooming white rose ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Chocolate Cruller" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Chocolate Cruller" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a cruller pastry covered with a chocolate glaze.
Gregory was born in Kansas City, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Attributes of Art
By Dana Loomis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dana Loomis
Title: Attributes of Art
Year: 1984
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and titled in marker
Size: 40 in. x 46 in. (101.6 cm x 116.84 cm)
Frame Size: 41 x 47 inches
Category
1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Last of the Season", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "Last of the Season" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a suspended tomato with the hand of a gardener with glove. A yellow bird is hovering nearby.
Artist Autobiography:
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1958, my family moved every two years thereafter from California to NJ to PA, and back and forth in-between coming to rest for a while in Swarthmore, PA for the high school years then off to Connecticut College as an art major. The only formal training I have is from my college years, when I focused mainly on black and white, finding refuge in the pencil and printmaking process.
I went to Boston after college. Worked in the Harvard Sq. Coop as a picture framer and ended up managing their custom-framing department for most of the 80’s. I left there to move to Muddy Creek Forks, a tiny self-contained village in a remote holler of Pennsylvania where I lived in the abandoned general store (post office, train station and hotel all in one building) and spent the next 5 or 6 years as a traditional chairmaker. Sitting on my shaving horse with my drawknife (using only hand tools) I made Shaker style ladder-back chairs and made the rounds of juried craft shows and museums. I can’t count the number of odd jobs that have put bread on the table since then, but they include farm hand, carpenter, bookbinder, vest maker, stripper at a three woman printing company and picture framer off and on for 25 years. My easel has been set up in every one of the 26 places I have lived so far.
As of 2001 I now paint full time and divide my time between my log cabin and adjoining studio along the Little Conewago Creek in Manchester, PA and the open studio of Martha’s Vineyard, MA. By the time I decided to give painting my full time efforts I was well into my early forties. My partner of twenty years is a hospice nurse and living with her has taught me that life is short...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Strawberry Sundae" Large Photo Realist Ptg., Ice Cream Parfait & Whipped Cream
Located in Wellesley, MA
Mary Ellen Johnson is internationally recognized as one of the top Photo Realist painters working today whose extraordinary area of expertise is large-scale, unimaginably realistic, stunningly beautiful and delightful images of food. Currently available are this gorgeous strawberry parfait sundae, a mouth-watering slice of cherry pie with vanilla ice cream, a delicious slice of cherry cheesecake and bowl of berries with whipped cream:
Mary Ellen Johnson
"Strawberry Sundae"
2018
Oil on Wood Panel
39.75 x 34.25 Inches
Note: This painting is framed in dark wood.
The artist has also completed many commissioned food paintings including the Canadian Government's request for images of 5 of Canada's favorite foods which subsequently became stamp images - and The Cheesecake Factory's two commissions for their corporate headquarters and the owners' Malibu beach house.
A quote from the artist:
“I make the panels large to give a monumental feeling to the painting when viewed. These large images not only confront the viewer with their size but with their tremendous sense of extravagance. My work explores the deep connection that food has with humanity.”
Mary Ellen Johnson
Johnson further describes herself as a ‘Precision Realist’ whose primary subject is food. Sold works include paintings of PB & J sandwiches, pancakes with blueberries and syrup, banana splits, ice cream, hot dogs, cupcakes, waffles, muscles and sushi, among others. Unequaled for their brilliance and dramatic depictions of mundane subjects with their connotations of nostalgia, comfort and tradition, it is also her scale, cropping and over the top technical skill that renders these works so overwhelmingly appealing!
MARY ELLEN JOHNSON
Born: 1967, West Long Branch, NJ.
Education: 1989, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
Beth Urdang...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Iridescence, super realistic oil painting of colorful iridescent ribbons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
colorful ribbons
Oil on canvas
Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Powdered Sugar" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Powdered Sugar" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a powdered donut with a white background.
Gregory was b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Electric Dreams of Uncanny Things, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Arbiter" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted, fiery still life with bright colors.
About the Artist:
David is an internationally accla...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ken Orton, "Rose Blossom", Blue Glass Jar Still Life Photorealist Oil Painting
By Ken Orton
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Ken Orton's "Rose Blossom" is a 36x54 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a still life setting featuring an up-close cropping of an assortment of glass bottles and jars. Soft and subtle tones of blue bend, reflect and refract through the glass and onto the table below. Ken's paintings are large scale and cropped in a way to create a very dramatic effect.
About the artist:
Ken Orton has dedicated his life to painting. His childhood was spent drawing the urban, industrial surroundings of Birmingham, England. At the Birmingham and then Manchester Colleges of Art he studied Art Education and after six years teaching in England accepted an offer to head the arts program at the Joan Miro Centro de Arte of the Baleares International School in Mallorca, Spain. For the next twenty years he would introduce the concepts of pictorial composition, color theory and draftsmanship to his students. Many of these students would go on to achieve great success in the many branches of the arts, architecture and music and remain close friends with their teacher to this day.
An integral part of Orton’s perspective training for his students was the study of the ellipse. He often used glass cylinders to demonstrate how the perceived ellipses generated by variations in the circle's relationship to the eye-line could be used as a powerful tool in creating the appearance of a third dimension on a two dimensional surface. Later, after he had moved to America in 1999, he discovered a treasure trove of antique mason jars...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Better to Burn Out" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Better to Burn Out" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dollar bill in flames.
Gregory was born in Kansas City,...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Calling All Muses", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "Calling All Muses" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a whimsical still life featuring a porcelain tea cup, b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pony Power - Ford Mustang Emblem" (Original Acrylic Painting)
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Pony Power - Ford Mustang Emblem" is an acrylic painting that depicts a Ford Mustang Emblem.
Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Revel Restaurant, Acrylic on Panel
By Charles Ford
Located in Southampton, NY
Charles Ford's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York. His "City Paintings" have a very realistic color palette, very true to life. His colors are...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Window
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine
Ms. Jensen is a Still Li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Botanicals No. 1", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Botanicals No. 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of yellow and white blooms with a blue and clear bottle.
About the artist:
Greg...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"1970 Stingray" Modern Photorealistic Classic Red and Blue Muscle Car Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Photorealistic painting of a 1970 Stingray, a classic muscle car. Includes both a red and a blue version of this well known vehicle. Kelley is able to capture even the smallest details of the cars, all the way down to the writing on the tires. Signed, titled, and dated on the back. Currently not framed, but options are available.
Artist Biography: Cheryl Kelley...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Old Dirty Bastard" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Old Dirty Bastard" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a donut topped with chocolate and peanut butter.
Gregory was born in Kansas City,...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Cherry Cheesecake" Large Photo-Realist Painting, Slice and Bright Red Cherries
Located in Wellesley, MA
Mary Ellen Johnson is internationally recognized as one of the top Photo Realist painters working today whose extraordinary area of expertise is large-scale, unimaginably realistic, stunningly beautiful and delightful images of food. Currently available are this delicious slice of cherry cheesecake, a slice of cherry pie with vanilla ice cream, an equally gorgeous strawberry parfait sundae, and a bowl of mixed berries with whipped cream:
Mary Ellen Johnson
"Cherry Cheesecake"
2010
Oil on Wood Panel
38 x 27.5 Inches
Note: This painting is framed in dark wood.
THE BACKGROUND IS A VERY LIGHT CREAM
SOLID COLOR WITH THE SHADOW.
The artist has also completed many commissioned food paintings including the Canadian Government's request for images of 5 of Canada's favorite foods which subsequently became stamp images - and The Cheesecake Factory's two commissions for their corporate headquarters and the owners' Malibu beach house.
A quote from the artist:
“I make the panels large to give a monumental feeling to the painting when viewed. These large images not only confront the viewer with their size but with their tremendous sense of extravagance. My work explores the deep connection that food has with humanity.”
Mary Ellen Johnson
Johnson further describes herself as a ‘Precision Realist’ whose primary subject is food. Sold works include paintings of PB & J sandwiches, pancakes with blueberries and syrup, banana splits, ice cream, hot dogs, cupcakes, waffles, muscles and sushi, among others. Unequaled for their brilliance and dramatic depictions of mundane subjects with their connotations of nostalgia, comfort and tradition, it is also her scale, cropping and over the top technical skill that renders these works so overwhelmingly appealing!
MARY ELLEN JOHNSON
Born: 1967, West Long Branch, NJ.
Education: 1989, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
Beth Urdang...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"French Breakfast Radish", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "French Breakfast Radish" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a radish rising from an open tea kettle with a Fr...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carpenter Bee
Located in Denver, CO
Carpenter Bee, 2020
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Camera Obscura", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "Camera Obscura" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an old fashion camera with an open bird cage as steam from...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Ritual" Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Ritual" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the glow of a lit candle glowing red against a dark background.
Mia Bergeron's interest in art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
"Vast" Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Vast" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the faint glow of a candle cast in blue darkness.
Mia Bergeron's interest in art was cultivated ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
"Return" Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Return" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the glow of a lit candle glowing black and blue.
Mia Bergeron's interest in art was cultivated early on, beginning with continuous exposure to visual works through her parents' graphic design firm in New York City. In 1998, Mia studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. After taking foundational courses at RISD, Mia decided to pursue a more traditional education. In 2002-2005, Mia studied and taught at The Charles H...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
Ken Orton, "Mandrake" Rainbow Glass Bottle Still Life Photorealist Oil Painting
By Ken Orton
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Ken Orton's "Mandrake" is a 54x36 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a still life setting featuring multiple antique bottles and jars. The bottles range in size, color and shape, the most prominent of is Presto jar. Light from the background adds depth and interest to the composition, and the warm orange tones shining through the foreground glass compliments the subtle soft blues and greens within the clear glass. The artist chooses to paint larger than life still lives, cropping in closely and creating a fish-eye lens effect for more impact. Every detail from the reflections on the table, to the illusion of the raised letters on the bottles, is painted masterfully.
About the artist:
Ken Orton has dedicated his life to painting. His childhood was spent drawing the urban, industrial surroundings of Birmingham, England. At the Birmingham and then Manchester Colleges of Art he studied Art Education and after six years teaching in England accepted an offer to head the arts program at the Joan Miro Centro de Arte of the Baleares International School in Mallorca, Spain. For the next twenty years he would introduce the concepts of pictorial composition, color theory and draftsmanship to his students. Many of these students would go on to achieve great success in the many branches of the arts, architecture and music and remain close friends with their teacher to this day.
An integral part of Orton’s perspective training for his students was the study of the ellipse. He often used glass cylinders to demonstrate how the perceived ellipses generated by variations in the circle's relationship to the eye-line could be used as a powerful tool in creating the appearance of a third dimension on a two dimensional surface. Later, after he had moved to America in 1999, he discovered a treasure trove of antique mason jars...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Powdered Jelly" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Powdered Jelly" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a powdered donut with a white background.
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Coconut Cream" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Coconut Cream" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pastry dotted with a textured topping.
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"One for Solitude", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "One for Solitude" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a wood paneled rustic interior complete with a checkered...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Tribute to Adeline
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'A Tribute to Adeline' depicts a historic San Francisco building with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the facade of the building with inset window panes. The subtle and br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Window 2
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary realist oil painting by American artist A.J. Fries.
Artist’s Statement:
My paintings are less about the images or scenes that they depict and more about my state o...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
"Hello, My Name Is" trompe l'oeil oil painting of nametags and sharpie on blue
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Hello, My Name Is" is a trompe l'oeil oil painting of nametags and sharpie on blue background.
Anthony Mastromatteo reintroduces himself in his first exhibition with the Grenning ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Chocolates from Andy", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Chocolates from Andy" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of eight untouched chocolate candies nestled in their con...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
January Light
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'January Light' depicts an historic San Francisco home with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the window pane. The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Pink and Black, colorful, super realism
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas, color superrealism
Doug Newton’s hyper-real oil paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways li...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"I Believe in Ghosts" is a contemporary trompe l'oeil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"I Believe in Ghosts" is a contemporary trompe l'oeil painting of words scrambled with Casper the Friendly Ghost.
The ghost in this case is not just Casper the Friendly Ghost, howe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Big Cherry Pie a la Mode" Photo-Realist Cherry Pie Slice/ Vanilla Ice Cream
Located in Wellesley, MA
Mary Ellen Johnson is internationally recognized as one of the top Photo Realist painters working today whose extraordinary area of expertise is large-scale unimaginably realistic, stunningly beautiful, and delightful images of food. Currently available are this mouth-watering slice of cherry pie...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Hot Chilis" Large Acrylic Painting with Rectangular Abstraction
Located in Austin, TX
A photorealistic depictions of red chili peppers, emphasizing the aesthetic vibrance of their color and sheen.
38.5" x 51.5" Acrylic on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"There Is No Room For Subtle Things" trompe l'oeil oil painting of comic clips
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"There Is No Room For Subtle Things" is a trompe l'oeil oil painting of comic clips taped to a red wall.
Recently, it feels like there is no room for complexity in our world. You e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Vertigo" trompe l'oeil comic clipping of Daredevil on tightrope taped on wall
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Vertigo" is a trompe l'oeil painting of a comic clipping of Daredevil on tightrope taped on wall.
The arts have been an integral part of Anthony Mastromatteo’s life for over 25 yea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Ribes Rubrum - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Ribes Rubrum
19.70 x 15.75 x 0.4, 0.6 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"The red currant is widespread in almost all of Europe. It occurs wild o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Mourning Quinces - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Mourning Quinces
15.75 x 11.8 x 0.4, 0.6 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"When this pastel painting was finished, I suddenly realised that it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Tasty Cakes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unframed Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 25 inches
Framed Dimensions: 14 x 26 1/4 inches
American, b. 1948
What is “sharp focus” drawing? Put very simply, it is a rendering with refined, prec...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Three Canberries - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Three Cranberries
11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4, 0.4 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"The cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, in German named Moosbeere, but...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
FRAGILE II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ball covered with adhesive tape "FRAGILE" on a black background. symbolizing the planet. Several layers of paint on a fine canvas. Matt varnish :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hot Cake House
Located in Fairfield, CT
For nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have live...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Rose on Carpet, Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
A photorealistic red rose set against a backdrop that resembles a carpet or a cross-stitch pattern. This large oil on canvas painting is nicely set into a gold frame with thin white ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oracle, Contemporary Art Photorealist Memento Mori Oil Painting by Matthew Bober
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oracle
2016
Oil on Panel
9" x 12" unframed
16 1/2" x 19 1/4" framed
Taxidermy monkey head sits atop a brick wrapped in plastic. Many of the artist's ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Full Bowl of Cherries
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Fine 22K gold gilt frame.
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hello, My Name Is: Paintbrush - miniature pictograph painting on paper
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly intricate trompe l'oeil oil paintings ranging in size from 7 x 5 inches to 48 x 36 inches. In supplement to the exhibition, Mastromatteo painted 10 pictographs on "Hello My Name Is" nametags and put them in plastic sleeves one would clip on their person for any kind of large function. There is always a bit of tongue and cheek...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
Gleeful Gambol
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1975
Joel Carson Jones lives, teaches, and paints in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1975. With the work-ethic of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, he em...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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