Eric Zener is a self-taught Photorealist artist recognized for his figure paintings of lone subjects often submerged in swimming pools.
Zener employs water as a metaphorical tool to express renewal and personal transformation. It speaks to the collective desire in all of us to retreat from the noise of the world, challenging the shallow, surface-level questions and concerns that frame our daily lives. Additionally, Zener works across a broad spectrum of materials, including paint, silver leaf, and resin, to create texture, depth, and dimensionality in his work.
Zener’s work has been exhibited in the United States, and internationally, for over 25 years. His solo exhibition history has largely been with his long-standing dealers in San Francisco and New York. Additionally, Zener has had numerous shows in Asia, Australia and Europe. Eric’s work has been featured and reviewed extensively in art magazines and other publications. Apart from gallery representation his work has also been included in museum shows and international residency programs.
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Repose - Contemporary Oil Painting, Framed Seascape, Tranquil Blue, 60x70
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener In Zener’s view, through consciously observing the natural movement of water we may arrive at wisdom. “The ocean, in all its moods, becomes a vis...
Canvas, Oil
Deeper Bliss Oil Painting, Contemporary Figurative
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in ...
Canvas, Oil
ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Canvas, Oil
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SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Canvas, Oil
SUMMER RIPPLE - Contemporary / Figurative / Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a qu...
Canvas, Oil
SUMMER WORMHOLE - Contemporary Mixed Media / Photorealism / Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Mixed Media Piece by Eric Zener
Resin, Mixed Media
$58,000
ABOVE IT ALL - Contemporary Realism / Male Figure Swimmer / Ladder Journey Sky
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a que...
Canvas, Oil
PATHWAYS - Abstract Landscape / Branches and Tree / Blue and Brown
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a...
Canvas, Oil
A Blending Into - Realism Figurative Painting, Oil on Canvas, 36x60
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Signed on Verso. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a quest to observe a...
Canvas, Oil
RED GROVE - Realism / Mixed Media / Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Resin Piece by Eric Zener.
Resin, Mixed Media
HOW TO BE HAPPY - Underwater Photorealism / Female Swimmer / Large Portrait
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener. Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in ...
Canvas, Oil
Twilight Neutra House
By Karen Lynn
Located in Deddington, GB
I am fascinated by the architecture of Richard Neutra in Palm Springs. The painting shows a scene at dusk and the predominant colours are greys, blues, oranges and pinks. The eye is ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,659
H 39.77 in W 39.77 in D 1.58 in
Pink Sky Neutra House, Original painting, Architect, Contemporary, Hockney style
By Karen Lynn
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a painting from my series of architecural paintings. In this particular painting I have played with colour by adding a striking cinematic pink sky which contrasts against a turquoise pool and a green grass garden. I love mid century architecture, its straight lines with its glass windows giving wonderful reflections. I also love to paint warm climates with tropical plants and palm trees which have an exotic feel good vibe. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pink Sky Neutra House...
Canvas, Oil
East Head, Windy Day
Located in Deddington, GB
Stephen Kinder East Head windy day Original Landscape Painting Oil Paint on Board This painting was completed on location in the late summer of 2020. It was a breezy day on West Wittering...
Canvas, Oil
$700
H 12 in W 12 in
"The Fish Bowl", Building Facade with Fish and Landscape Mixed Media
By Eustace Mamba
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Fish Bowl" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This original artwork made of oils and acrylics on sewn mixed media measures 12”h x 12”w. It ships with a gallery-...
Canvas, Paint, Oil, Other Medium, Fabric
$2,608
H 24.81 in W 24.81 in D 1.38 in
Long Meadow, Original painting, Landscape, Floral Art, Impressionist
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
This work comprises a pair of paintings of a meadow called Long Mead, which create a diptych. Although the paintings could be available separately, they compliment one another when h...
Canvas, Oil
$5,900
H 47.25 in W 44.1 in D 1.19 in
Contemporary Abstract Figurative Observation, 120X112 cm, Excellent
By Natan Cooper
Located in New York, NY
A solitary figure sits in quiet reflection, outlined in luminous lines against a layered field of blues, golds, and shadows. The body feels both solid and transparent, as if memory a...
Canvas, Oil
$541
H 16.15 in W 13.98 in D 1.58 in
Island Garden Border IX, Original Paintings, Landscape, Nature, Plants
By Dylan Lloyd
Located in Deddington, GB
Dylan Lloyd Island Garden Border IX Island Garden Border IX is an original oil painting by Dylan Lloyd. The hints of plummy autumn tones contrasted with the vibrant green tones give...
Canvas, Oil
$4,385
H 39.77 in W 39.77 in D 2.17 in
Carpet of Flowers II, Original painting, Abstract Landscape, Floral art, Meadow
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
A summer meadow strewn with wild flowers, re-interpreted to create an effect like a tapestry or sampler. Mixed media but mainly oil, on canvas. Framed in a white tray frame - framed ...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$2,672
H 19 in W 23 in D 2 in
A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway
By Rex Preston
Located in Preston, GB
A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway by 20th Century British Artist. Impasto, abstract landscape. Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measu...
Canvas, Oil
$4,400
H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in
Floral Painting Contemporary Oil on Canvas Large Flower Painting 30 x 24
By Stephanie Amato
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Full Bloom is a contemporary floral painting by Stephanie Amato that celebrates the beauty and movement of flowers through expressive, painterly brushwork. Executed in oil on canv...
Canvas, Oil
No promises
By Roxana Khonkulova
Located in Zofingen, AG
Fragility and temporality make presence more precise and authentic. Without promises is not a rejection of love, but a refusal to fix it - an attempt to allow the feeling to exist be...
Canvas, Oil
$8,544
H 39.38 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
Beach - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Beach View, People
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Hallein, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
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H 50 in W 44 in
ENVELOP - Contemporary Figurative Realism / Swimmer / Diver / Water
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener. The painting is signed.
Canvas, Oil
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H 44 in W 88 in
REJOINING, photo-realism, landscape, dense forest, grey sky, green, vivid color
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener.
Canvas, Oil
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H 30.75 in W 41 in
AWE, women with body underwater, shades of blue, shades of green, bright bikini
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
A swimming woman figure, viewed from under the water. Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and b...
Resin, Mixed Media
LOOKING AHEAD, man in water, photorealism, underwater, swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psych...
Resin, Mixed Media
EPHEMERA I, Swimmer, Blue Water, Pool, Bubbles, Female Form
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic oil paintings are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in the water. A self-taught artist, Zener manipulates li...
Canvas, Oil
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H 88 in W 66 in
Unbound, Contemporary Realist Painting, Oil, Figurative, Swimmer, Ocean, Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
In this painting, a large female swimmer comes into close-view as she rises from under the blue pool water towards the surface. The painting is similar to a large selfie or an underw...
Canvas, Oil
Where I End and You Begin
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psych...
Canvas, Oil
Splash Study - Blue Water
By Eric Zener
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Eric Zener Splash Study Mixed Media with Resin and Silver Leaf on Panel 14.50 x 20.50 in Blue Color Palette, Water, Bubbles, Pool
Silver Leaf
Reach For Me III, Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Eric Zener Reach For Me III Mixed Media with Resin and Gold Leaf on Panel 15.5 inches x 20.5 inches
Gold Leaf
Reach For Me II, Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Eric Zener Reach For Me II Mixed Media with Resin and Silver Leaf on Panel 12 inches x 14 inches
Silver Leaf
Reach For Me I, Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Eric Zener Reach For Me I Mixed Media with Resin and Silver Leaf on Panel 15.5" x 20.5"
Silver Leaf
Rhapsody in Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Eric Zener Rhapsody in Blue Mixed Media with Resin on Panel 41" x 78"
Mixed Media, Panel