Fish Art
1980s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Digital Pigment
1980s Prints and Multiples
Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Conceptual Nude Photography
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Aesthetic Movement Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Assemblage Color Photography
Archival Pigment
1980s Cubist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pen, Permanent Marker
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Gouache, Parchment Paper
1950s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Metal
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Modern Still-life Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Oil
1950s Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Steel
Early 2000s Modern Landscape Prints
Mezzotint
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Color Photography
C Print, Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
Artist Comments
Artist Emil Morhardt paints a swooping hawk he observed circling the sky and then landing on a tall nearby tree. The bird inspects the many gopher holes nearby. Emil captures it just as it launches a successful attack—painting the plumage with fine detailed brushwork and intense colors against a pure white background. The piece embodies the essence of this powerful raptor.
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
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Oil
1960s Photorealist Still-life Photography
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Street Art Animal Paintings
Glass, Wood, Spray Paint
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Photographic Film, Pen, Drypoint, Etching
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Pencil
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Challenging conventional still-life pieces, artist Dwight Smith paints a contemporary koi pond with metal screws in the center. "Industrial or organic, animat...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Drawings and Water...
Watercolor
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Etching
20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Paper, Ink, Watercolor