Bird Paintings
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A pair of little woodpeckers perch on opposite sides of a branch, busy probing the small holes they've made for fresh tree sap. The intricate features of their plumage and the textured bark create a striking contrast against the stark white background. Rendered in vibrant colors and fine detail, artist Emil Morhardt brings this charming scene to life.
About the Artist
Emil Morhardt is an acrylic painter from Santa Barbara, California who expresses his passion for birds through realistic acrylic paintings. He paints at home in a studio room that has large windows and a north-facing view of the mountains. He observes the animals from this window, watching roadrunners, foxes, bobcats, deer, and coyote run by. Surrounded by this wildlife, Emil paints bird portraits reminiscent of those by artist John James Audubon. He bases his paintings off hundreds of photographs he takes of birds in the wild and at wildlife recovery centers. Emil captures the freedom and inquisitiveness that birds display...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-War Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Portrait Paintings
Resin, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Oil
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Parchment Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Artist Comments
A whimsical scene unfolds as a group of ibis birds roam the lawns of the St. Petersburg neighborhood in Florida. Meanwhile, bunnies residing in the houses watch as the giant birds...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Interior Paintings
Oil
1990s Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
20th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
1910s Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
1970s Modern Landscape Prints
Etching, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Pastel, Wax Crayon
1990s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller began painting in Florida over two decades ago. As an Ohio native, she was surprised by the number of crows and ravens thriving in th...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Folk Art Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Metal
2010s Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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