AVEL Figurative Paintings

Judd Mercer's (US based) "Local Residents," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green grassy pasture where a herd of black cows graze. About the Artist: Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency. After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic and Herman Pekel...

Jules Louis Dupré was born in Nantes, France, in 1811. His father was a porcelain manufacturer in Parmain — a small village on the shores of the Oise — and by 1822 Dupré was working ...

A charming, realistic oil painting of a classic canal scene in Amsterdam, rendered in a traditional 19th-century academic style with a warm, inviting atmosphere. A tall, elegant ‘bef...

Mark Harrison’s "Homeward Bound" (2024) is a masterful oil on canvas seascape capturing the haunting beauty of the ocean beneath a moonlit sky. Painted in a panoramic format, the wor...

This coastal landscape, painted in oil on canvas in the second half of the 19th century and attributed to the British marine artist William John Roffe (1845-1889), captures the poeti...

Mark Harrison’s "Passing Through" is a panoramic oil painting that captures the majesty and solitude of the natural world. Completed in 2024, this original, handmade work transports ...

Orasio Giovanni Grevenbroeck (Active 17th-18th Century) – "Fantasy Harbour View" Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (Framed): 154 x 238 cm Dimensions (Flat): 153 x 234 cm Frame: Elegant period-style frame Description: This grand-scale maritime painting by Orasio Giovanni Grevenbroeck, an artist active in Italy and France between the 17th and 18th centuries, presents an idealized harbor scene, skillfully blending architectural fantasy and daily coastal life. The painting is not signed. The composition unfolds with bustling activity at the water’s edge, where merchants, sailors, and laborers engage in trade, unloading barrels, and negotiating transactions. The fortified port city, crowned with cylindrical towers, elegant bridges, and hillside settlements, suggests an imaginary Mediterranean or Adriatic setting, characteristic of Grevenbroeck’s capriccio-style harbor views. His atmospheric perspective and luminous palette capture the soft morning light, casting delicate shadows across the calm waters and rugged shoreline. The detailed rendering of maritime vessels, animated figures, and classical architecture reflects the Baroque and Rococo fascination with seascapes and exoticized urban vistas. A highly decorative and historically significant piece, "Fantasy Harbour View" is an exceptional example of 17th-18th century European maritime painting, ideal for collectors of Old Master seascapes...

Mark Harrison’s "Phone Home" (2024) is a captivating original oil painting that immerses viewers in a solitary desert scene defined by expansive silence and subtle human presence. Se...

Mark Harrison's "Home and Dry" is an original, handmade oil painting that captures a fleeting yet powerful moment in the American landscape. Created in 2024, this horizontal composit...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "Down the Road," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dirt country road leading down a grassy hill into a farm house and barn. About the Artist: Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency. After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic...

Title: The Shade Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 12 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is uns...

Christopher Clark's "Field of Memories" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a landscape of two trees backlit by a brilliant sun shining on a poppy field. Christophe...