Carolien van Olphen Art

Oil painting on a wooden panel realized by Marco Fariello in 2024, and depicting a girl lying on a Bed.

Oil paint on wood panel Signed on the back

America Martin "Woman with Butterfly " Oil & Acrylic on Wood Panel 55.5 x 55.5 inches (round) 56.25 x 56.25 inches framed America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian...

Blue (Sepia Toned Figurative Oil Painting of Boys on Bikes with Blue Ball) Contemporary figurative painting based on a 1960's photograph, plays deeply on feelings of nostalgia and identity. oil on wood panel 20 x 20 x 2 inches Carl Grauer’s 'Blue' plays with the tension between memories, the “return to home”, and the actual experienced past through the renderings of the family unit. Inspired by images on found slides or old family photos, Grauer provokes mixed responses of delight and sadness, reminding us that unlike space, time cannot be returned. Grauer paints 'Blue' in black and white, sepia tones, and blue oil paint on wood to capture the nostalgia of a vintage 1950's photograph. Two young children ride bicycles in a charming landscape while one child holds a big blue ball. The blue ball beautifully contrasts with the sepia toned landscape. The brushstrokes are smooth, with little texture built upon the surface. About the work: Recollections, a series that plays with the tension between memories, the “return to home”, and the actual experienced past, is an idea that I explore through the renderings of the family unit. Nostalgia comes from the Greek word nostos, meaning “to return to home” and algos, meaning “pain”. Before the rise of pathological anatomy and bacteriology made it less credible, medically; nostalgia was considered a “disorder of the imagination. Through time, nostalgia’s meaning became a more generalized reaction to the sad fact that, unlike space, time cannot be returned. I initially began with source imagery of found slides and photos of people I find at flea markets, second hand stores or from my own family’s collection. I take the source imagery and change elements to signify specific moments that could be seen as memories that are remembered or forgotten. I aim to represent nostalgic scenes that may relay a tension, sorrow or humor that could be constructed memories or actual experienced events. The exact narrative may be forgotten or unknown, but the complex projection of an idealized story that I find intriguing may serve to reflect a feeling or memory for another person. CV 1975 Born in Wilson, Kansas, USA EDUCATION 1998 Bachelor of Arts – University of Kansas 2000 Mastor of Fine Arts – University of Michigan 2015 Portrait and Figure Painting – London Atelier of Representational Art EXHIBITIONS 2016 "Petit: A Group Exhibition of Smaller Sized Art...

Amber in electric blue with yellow by David Shevlino whose female figures beautifully link traditional representation with abstraction. Through Shevlino’s sensuous application of pai...

This contemporary figurative oil painting explores themes of politics and culture. Deborah Root’s dynamic colourful compositions tell an intimate story about her experience during socially relevant and politically important moments in time. “In The Nordstrom Box, popular culture operates both as a set of instructions and as a distorted mirror...

In this cinema noir series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that are masterfully...

In this cinema noir series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that are masterfully...

'Infanta' is a contemporary portrait of a young woman created in oil and gold leaf on wood panel. from Russian American Elena Zolotnitsky who is Inspired by the concepts of beauty, a...

'SAFFO' is a contemporary portrait of a young woman created in oil on round wood panel. from Russian American Elena Zolotnitsky who is Inspired by the concepts of beauty, adolescence...

The young African boy is wearing native Zimbabwean dress to reflect the historic clothing of village life. Carole Garland captures the questioning look of the boy and his wonder why are these visitors here? The colorful burnt red stencils enhance the trim design of his costume. Carole Garland has shown in many Southern California venues, most recently at TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station; realART Gallery, Agoura Hills; West Los Angeles Art Gallery; the Rose Cafe; the Santa Paula...

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