Stephen Capogna Paintings
Artist Comments
A macro hyperrealistic rendition of a baseball by artist Stephen Capogna. "The painting depicts an ultra-close detail of a baseball with a space-like horizon in the background," states Stephen. Painting with a methodical process Stephen utilizes an airbrush and thousands of templates. The result is a highly detailed compelling image.
About the Artist
In a striking example of hyperrealism, Stephen Capogna’s body of work manages to capture the essence of macro photography in highly detailed acrylic paintings. Stephen’s inspiration initially came from golf courses near his home. The work focuses on the minute details of sporting goods, from the lightly scratched dimples on a golf ball to the individual fibers on a tennis ball. He works exclusively from his own photographs using an innovative airbrushing technique. Stephen utilizes a large spray gun at the beginning of a painting for color application in large areas. He then wields a small airbrush for the finer details, using templates hand-cut from mylar to create edges and shapes. “One of the biggest defining moments for me was incorporating the airbrush into my process of painting,†Stephen...
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This is a painting of a saxophone, the image was painted entirely with an airbrush. I photographed this saxophone outdoors on a sunny summer day.
About...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This piece is a close up of a tennis ball. This piece was completed using an airbrush. Working from background to foreground I used...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This is a piece I painted after I did a photo shoot in my backyard. I was interested in photographing the saxophone on a bright sunny day with a field of grass ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Taking the same objects I've used in the past, I am zooming in closer on my reference photographs to give them an abstract quality. These are super close ups. S...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This is a close up painting of a golf ball. This piece was painted entirely using an airbrush. Every dimple, highlight, shadow, mark was created using templat...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This is a close up painting of a basketball. The painting was completed entirely using an airbrush. Hundreds of templates were created by hand using mylar.
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
In this painting, I decided to focus on the texture of a basketball. I find the bumps of rubber on the ball fascinating. Using three layers of templates, I wo...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Up close painting of a basketball. This is a macro shot of a very small portion of a basketball. With these new paintings I'm trying to capture all the small ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Stephen Capogna Paintings
Acrylic
2010s American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
2010s American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
2010s American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
2010s American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Watercolor, Paint, Paper
2010s American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Other Art Style Stephen Capogna Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Stephen Capogna Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
2010s American Realist Stephen Capogna Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stephen Capogna Paintings
Wood, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stephen Capogna Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
