May-December, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
On a first date, an intimate dinner conversation unfolds between an elegant young woman and a somewhat older companion. They share a love of Italian reds, Shake...
Oil
Star-Crossed, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Two astronauts sit across from each other, the table between them barely separating their bodies as they lean in close. It was a first date, and they had a wond...
Oil
The Cliche, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson commissioned a formal family portrait, insisting their beloved pet elephant, Elbert, be included. Elbert is family, after all. When the co...
Oil
Out to the Ballgame, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Keith Thomson depicts the Mets mascot riding the train—once again establishing his recurring narrative of unexpected commuters in transit. "With thei...
Mixed Media
Elevator?, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A little boy stands on a sidewalk, posing curiously. He is studying the metal and glass contraption, taking in the numbers of its control panel and measuring ...
Oil
Sea Shanty, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The surrealist painting depicts a pirate and a mermaid sitting at a dimly lit bar. Glowing bottles and deep green walls surround the pair. He offers to buy her ...
Oil
Why., Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A chicken wanders down a quiet suburban street on a spring morning, staring at a five-dollar bill left on the ground. Using oil paint and ink, artist Keith Thom...
Oil
The Cow of East 86th Street, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cow peeks through a window in a high-rise building, creating a sense of intrigue. This unexpected scene draws inspiration from the story of Freddie Mercury, a...
Oil
Early Bird, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sometimes, when painting a New York cityscape at sunrise, an artist takes liberties. They turn gray buildings blue, the blue sky gray, or replace the expected. ...
Oil
Scraper, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A window washer dangles from a skyscraper so reflective it seems less like a building than a very ambitious cloud. What he is thinking is left to the beholder. ...
Oil
Birds and a Friend on a Wire, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Against a glowing yellow backdrop, two birds perch on a wire alongside a cat, their silhouettes reduced to simple, striking forms. The balance of negative space...
Oil
The Dread Corsairs of Greenwich, Connecticut, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A small sailboat carrying two figures glides across the calm waters of Long Island Sound beneath a wide summer sky. At first glance, it seems the very portrait ...
Oil
Object in the Mirror, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vintage sedan cuts through a blazing blue desert sky as the driver glances out the window, caught between curiosity and concern. He knows mirages are common i...
Oil
Sweet Home, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The hot sun beats down as a man mows his unruly lawn, cutting through the tall grass one stripe at a time. Artist Keith Thomson captures the simple satisfaction...
Oil
Upper East Side, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In the first half of 2025, Manhattan's 19th Precinct, comprising much of the Upper East Side, had no murders or shootings. It is one of the least violent of N...
Oil
Yellow Christmas, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The men in blue of the NYPD and the men in red of the FDNY aren't New York's only heroes. On this blustery December 25, with snow piling up and the tri-state ar...
Oil
6, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A lone infielder charges a ground ball beneath a late-afternoon sun. Reduced to its essential elements of a single figure, an elongated shadow, and broad fields...
Oil
The Tub, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting is a modern reinterpretation of the English nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub, Three Men in a Tub," first published in Mother Goose's Melody in 1798. I...
Oil
Independence Night, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A performer leans toward the mirror, applying a final touch of lipstick beneath the glow of vanity lights. Clad in a star-spangled top and Uncle Sam hat, she re...
Oil
The Birdwatcher, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In uptown Manhattan, a solitary cat sits on a windowsill, gazing intently at a drone hovering outside. The cat doesn’t appear alarmed but curious, as though...
Mixed Media
Large Bird in the Flatiron District, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Keith Thomson painted the Flatiron District on Manhattan's West 23rd Street en plein air. One of the most delightful aspect...
Oil
Long Walk on the Beach, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young couple walks hand in hand on a sunlit shoreline, so enamored of each other that they fail to notice a Russian nuclear submarine. Alternatively, they are...
Oil
Cold Case, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Holding a cup of coffee, an NYPD officer heads out to investigate. As snow falls around him, he becomes fixated on a clue, both literally and figuratively, leaving him out in the cold. Across the street, a warm and inviting glow beams from the windows, hinting at the comfort and life within the buildings. Artist Keith Thomson uses a combination of oil paint and ink in this artwork.
About the Artist
Alabama-based artist Keith Thomson creates quick-witted, mixed-media artwork that blends realism and surrealism. His background as a political cartoonist in the 90’s is reflected in the sharp storytelling his artwork achieves. He combines stylized realism and everyday subject matter with surreal details and ironic twists. He begins his work as digital sketches using an animation software, then he transfers the sketch onto the canvas and begins applying oil paint. In addition to painting, he is a writer, of mostly spy novels and nonfiction articles. His writing prowess shines through in his witty descriptions of his pieces.
Words that describe this painting: New York...
Mixed Media
Dog Lake, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A ballerina leaps into the air with a dog behind her, seemingly following her steps. In this painting, artist Keith Thomson drew inspiration from Pyotr Ilyich T...
Oil
Cash Cow, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A lone figure stands before a slot machine set against a wide Western horizon. The barren landscape reflects a sense of modern isolation. The man isn’t gambli...
Oil
Late in the Game, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Light streams through the window as friends gather around a table, fully absorbed in their game. Much like the last hundred poker nights, they have been at it...
Mixed Media
$2,967Sale Price|35% Off
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in
Surrealist Mineral Still Life with Dalinian Organic Forms and Textured Surface
By Antoni Pitxot
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Surrealist Mineral Still Life with Dalinian Organic Forms and Textured Surface Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – Barcelona, 2015) Title: Surrealist Mineral Still Life wi...
Oil
"To the Place I Dream Of" Oil Painting
By Claudia Griesbach-Martucci
Located in Denver, CO
To the Place I Dream Of
Oil
$588
H 1.19 in Dm 18.12 in
Coffee Hour - Original contemporary artwork - surrealistic animal painting
By JJ Galloway
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Oil
Musician Trio No 1
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Title: "Musician Trio No. 2 : Exploring the Movement of Music Through Art" Koko, a classically trained musician, has created a captivating series of paintings titled the "Musician" ...
Oil
$6,000
H 46.46 in W 70.08 in D 0.79 in
Case (XL) (Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas, Banana peel, Unframed)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In "Case", banal, everyday things meet in this painting to create an unusual, strange, absurd and ironical situation derived by the disproportional scale size of things. Rudolf Kos...
Canvas, Oil
$18,946
H 36.61 in W 29.92 in
Feast of Esther, oil on panel, early 17th century Italian school, Renaissance
Located in PARIS, FR
Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther Attributed to Denys Calvaert (Antwerp, 1540 – Bologna, 1619), not signed Early 17th century Italian School, circa 1610 Oil on poplar panel,...
Wood Panel, Oil, Poplar
$24,000
H 15 in W 17.75 in
Be Good or Be Gone. McSorley's Old Ale House, New York City. American Scene.
By Clyde Singer
Located in Marco Island, FL
Clyde Singer captures a moment between bar patrons at the historic McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City. The painting titled, Be Good or Be Gone, takes its name from a sign be...
Oil, Board
$450
H 14 in W 11 in
The Summer Passed Away As Imperceptibly As Grief - Dandelion Flower Original Art
By Kathleen Keifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to Contempora...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Silver Cord, " Oil Painting
By Amanda Seckington
Located in Denver, CO
Amanda Seckington's "Silver Cord" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a vibrant purple and red eye and face.
Oil, Panel
"Pocket Full of Dreams", Oil painting
By Tiffany Dae
Located in Denver, CO
Tiffany Dae's (US based) "Pocket Full of Dreams" is a original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine figure surrounded by darkness, gently holding...
Oil, Panel
$588
H 1.19 in Dm 18.12 in
Unicorn Pigeon - Original contemporary artwork - surrealistic animal painting
By JJ Galloway
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Oil
$124,500
H 44.75 in W 51.75 in D 4 in
A Very Fine Danish 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Sewing Room" (Systue)
Located in LA, CA
Wenzel Ulrik Tornøe (Danish, 1844-1907) A very fine and large oil on canvas titled "Systue" ("The Sewing Room"). The finely executed artwork depicting the interior of a sewing room w...
Oil
$475
H 5 in W 4 in
"Fuchsia de Mirabilibus" (2023) by Sybiline, Oil Painting, Fairy Flower
By Sybiline
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's (CAN based) "Fuchsia de Mirabilibus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green fairy in a suspended flower. About the Artist: Sybiline is a Canadian art...
Oil, Panel
$1,253Sale Price|38% Off
H 21.26 in W 25.6 in
Mediterranean Garden with Woman Under Almond Blossom Impressionist Oil canvas
By Jose Antonio Pineda Bueno
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Garden with Woman Under Almond Blossom, Impressionist Oil Artist: José Antonio Pineda Bueno Birth: Motril, Granada, Spain, 1950 Title: Bajo el almendro Medium: Oil on canvas Period: Contemporary Spanish School Style: Mediterranean Impressionism / Post-Impressionist Figurative Painting Subject: Garden scene, female figure, almond blossom, Mediterranean landscape Dimensions: 54 × 65 cm / 21.3 × 25.6 in Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed lower right Inscription: Titled on the reverse: Bajo el almendro Condition: Good overall condition. Stable pictorial surface, strong impasto, visible texture and vibrant original colors. DESCRIPTION A luminous Mediterranean garden scene painted in oil on canvas by Spanish artist José Antonio Pineda Bueno, born in Motril, Granada, in 1950. The composition depicts an elegant female figure seated beneath a blossoming almond tree, surrounded by abundant vegetation, white and pink flowers, intense greens and warm touches of yellow, red and orange. The scene has an immediate visual charm: fresh, decorative, poetic and full of spring light. The painting is built with a rich, expressive and highly textured brushstroke. The impasto gives the surface a strong physical presence, allowing the flowers, foliage and figure to emerge through a vibrant and almost tactile rhythm. The white parasol, the yellow hat and the red tree trunk create a dynamic structure within the composition, while the surrounding blossoms dissolve into a loose, atmospheric and colourful garden. This is a highly attractive work for collectors of Spanish contemporary painting, Mediterranean art, impressionist garden scenes and figurative compositions with a luminous decorative presence. It combines elegance, colour and atmosphere in a way that makes it especially suitable for refined interiors. The title written on the reverse, Bajo el almendro / Under the Almond Tree, adds a lyrical and evocative dimension to the painting. It is a work with strong visual appeal, joyful Mediterranean energy and a very commercial decorative strength. The kind of painting that does not simply hang on a wall: it makes the room feel better dressed. European art with a Mediterranean soul. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY José Antonio Pineda Bueno is a Spanish painter born in Motril, Granada, in 1950. His work is associated with a colourful figurative language rooted in Mediterranean light, garden scenes, female figures, Andalusian landscapes and vibrant natural atmospheres. His style combines expressive brushwork, rich impasto and a luminous palette close to impressionist and post-impressionist sensibilities. Pineda Bueno’s paintings are particularly appreciated for their decorative strength, chromatic vitality and joyful interpretation of Mediterranean life and landscape. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / PICTORIAL INSPIRATION This painting connects with the great tradition of impressionist and post-impressionist garden painting...
Oil
"Cheshire cat"
By Kyrylo Bondarenko
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting is about the fairy tale Alice in Wonderland and her friend, the Cheshire Cat. In this work, I have captured a dance of colors and emotions on canvas. Through oil ...
Paper, Oil
The Pickup Artist, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
At last call, a witch nurses a glass of red wine when a suitor walks up to the bar and makes his move. She transforms him into a frog, teaching him that "witch"...
Oil
How They Do It, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bustling wooden ship under construction rests inside a glass bottle. Dozens of tiny, colorful workers hammer, hoist, and climb among the masts and scaffoldi...
Oil
Steel, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A ballerina balances en pointe on a rust-red steel girder suspended high above a pastel-hued cityscape. The image contrasts delicate grace with industrial stren...
Oil
Utopia, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A family enjoys a cheerful picnic, radiating warmth, happiness, and connection. Vibrant hues, especially golden sunlight, and a bright blue sky, enhance the s...
Oil
Monday, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A man sitting on his bed locks eyes with a bear approaching him. Outside the window, the sun rises over the city, casting light and shadows on the figures. The ...
Mixed Media
Buttercup's Birthday, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Keith Thomson presents an unconventional dinner scene between a family and their sleek four-legged friend. "As the old saying goes, 'The history of manki...
Mixed Media
Hair of the Dog, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Keith Thomson depicts a comical story of a man in a bar. He sits on a stool and asks for the hair of the dog. Instead of givi...
Mixed Media
Brunch, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Keith Thomson paints a family of four on the dining table at brunch. Each looks down on their own mobile device of choice. They sit together yet are abso...
Mixed Media
The Action, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Casinos are an impressionist's playground," says artist Keith Thomson. He captures a playful rendering of seniors trying their luck at a table game of craps. T...
Mixed Media
Flamenco Corner, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Flamenco guitars are built with a spruce top and cypress back and sides to afford a brighter, more vibrant tone than classical guitars," explains artist Keith ...
Mixed Media
The Tree, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A potted plant flourishes on the fire escape of a brownstone New York City apartment building. "The grass is always greener, even in New York, where there is ...
Mixed Media
One Day in Spain..., Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This was inspired by the sight of a guy in the stands at Pamplona's bullfighting stadium, the Plaza de Toros," says artist Keith Thomson. "He was holding up ...
Oil
High Court, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bird's-eye view of a tennis court with two players in a singles match. Defined shadows appear close to the players, net, and ball, signifying that it is close midday. "This is an impressionist take on a tennis match with credit to the drone," jokes artist Keith Thomson. "Whereas in the past, an artist would have needed to rent the Goodyear blimp to attain this perspective."
About the Artist
Alabama-based artist Keith Thomson creates quick-witted, mixed-media artwork that blends realism and surrealism. His background as a political cartoonist in the 90’s is reflected in the sharp storytelling his artwork achieves. He combines stylized realism and everyday subject matter with surreal details and ironic twists. He begins his work as digital sketches using an animation software, then he transfers the sketch onto the canvas and begins applying oil paint. In addition to painting, he is a writer, of mostly spy novels and nonfiction articles. His writing prowess shines through in his witty descriptions of his pieces.
Words that describe this painting: tennis, sports, game, match, playing, pop, sports, representational, oil painting
High Court...
Oil
Staten Island Ferry, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This was a study of Staten Island ferries with the objective of determining what makes the craft so iconic as well as belo...
Mixed Media
Beach St. Station, Original Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Keith Thomson says of this humorous surreal scene, "Beach 44 Street is a New York City Subway stop in Queens on the A Train line. ...
Mixed Media