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The way that light weaves between buildings and casts long shadows fascinates me. It's a subject I've returned to again and again over the years. Couple that with motion and people.....

"Hide and Seek," 2023 is an oil on canvas figurative painting by Zoa Ace. The composition centers on a woman wearing a checkerboard corset and translucent tutu, standing with her hands covering her eyes. To her left is a dog sitting upright on its hind legs with a cigarette in its mouth and holding playing cards, and to her right stands a giraffe-headed figure dressed in a purple polka-dot dress near an eight ball. The background is yellow with a wood floor pattern, featuring floating dice, a balloon, a fishbowl with goldfish, and symbolic elements including a clock and an atomic model above the woman's head. The brushwork is soft and the colors are vibrant, contributing to the surreal and whimsical atmosphere. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right. Unframed, ready to hang. Zoa Ace's "Hide and Seek" depicts a surreal scene with a woman covering her eyes, a dog on its hind legs holding playing cards, and a giraffe-headed figure in a polka-dot dress. The oil on canvas measures 46 x 42 inches and features a yellow background with wood floor patterns. The composition includes floating dice, a balloon, a fishbowl, and symbolic elements like a clock and atomic model above the womans head. The painting uses soft brushwork and vibrant colors with surrealist and whimsical details. Unframed but ready to hang. Unframed but ready to hang. Max approved discount: 15% ### ADVANCED SEO Alt Text: Oil painting of a woman covering eyes with a dog and giraffe-headed figure by Zoa Ace Title: Zoa Ace Hide and Seek surreal woman dog giraffe oil painting...

"Swan Lake," 2025 is an oil on canvas figurative painting by Zoa Ace. The composition centers on a woman with curled reddish hair wearing a pink corset and long purple gloves, seated...

Seth Winegar's "River Through Gold" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a gray and stormy scene of colorful aspen trees turning shade in the fall. Seth Winegar is an...

Seth Winegar's "Autumn Shadows and Light" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts colorful aspen trees turning color in the fall. Seth Winegar is an oil painter from Uta...

Artist Statement Find Me a Meadow presents a swan moving calmly through its space, emerging from deep purples and muted blues that soften the boundary between figure and atmosphere....

Artist Statement You Have It All draws on the visual language of classic paper cut outs found across different cultures, using mirrored forms and decorative symmetry to create a sen...

Shelli Langdale's "Specter" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an aerial view of land flooded with recent rain and misty horizons. Artist Bio: Shelli Langdale is an oil painter living and painting in Chattanooga, TN. U.S.A. She has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Alabama...

Artist Statement Quiet Rituals presents a spotted horse painted with restraint and softened edges, offering a quiet tribute to calmness and presence. The gentle handling of paint an...

Artist Statement Phone Your Mother is built around warmth and simplicity, where color and form carry the experience more than description. The horizon is reduced to broad, layered p...

Artist Statement Walking to the Bus Stop was inspired by time spent in the Austrian Alps, where daily life unfolds quietly alongside animals and land. The painting captures a moment...

“Flowers, Showers” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location in Morrison, Colorado, USA. The piece depicts a lush woodland clearing with wildflowers, aspens, and fa...

Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...

Artist Bio: Robin Hextrum is a contemporary oil painter who lives and works in the Denver area. She grew up in a small coastal town called Stinson Beach in Northern California where ...

Artist Bio: Robin Hextrum is a contemporary oil painter who lives and works in the Denver area. She grew up in a small coastal town called Stinson Beach in Northern California where ...

Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...

This work was created as a demo for my class where I taught students to see from a different fresh perspective. Collage is a tool that allows that - a creation of a new image with in...

Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...

Collage is a wonderful way for me to play and to create unusual takes on the expected. In this view of Maria van Oosterwijck's floral still life I was looking to view the work throug...

Artist Statement (You Know Cowboys and Angels) Do You Know Cowboys and Angels was shown in the solo museum exhibition Almost True Tales at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, alongside a pu...

Artist Statement (I Will Take You to Sifnos) I Will Take You to Sifnos presents a bold bouquet held within an ordinary glass container, transforming a familiar, everyday subject int...

Artist Statement (Sweet Grass) Sweet Grass holds a quiet sense of movement and softness shaped by memory rather than description. The place feels familiar as if it has been walked b...

“Hold Firm” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location in Laguna Beach, California, USA. The piece captures the coastal rock formations and breaking waves along the ...

“Rosebud” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado, USA. The piece highlights blooming roses and surrounding gard...

“In the Thicket” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado, USA. The piece depicts a vibrant garden scene with den...

“Scattered” is a woodland landscape study by Judd Mercer. The painting captures a grove of aspen and birch trees with warm seasonal light filtering through the foliage. This piece wa...

"Night Rider" depicts a bird riding a motorcycle in the soft light of an early evening. I don't own a motorcycle but I've always fantasized about riding one! This artwork is unframe...

I listen to a lot of "blues" music, I was listening to the song "Sitting on Top of the World", and this image popped into my head. I quickly grabbed whatever paper I had handy and ma...

ARTIST STATEMENT Sparky LeBold has made a name for himself both in America and abroad over the course of his stellar career.  Since graduating from Art Center College of Design in P...

“Shoreline Shade” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location in Long Beach, California, USA. The piece captures a sunlit shoreline with tree shadows cast across the ...

“Hold Firm” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location in Laguna Beach, California, USA. The piece captures the coastal rock formations and breaking waves along the ...

Artist Statement I've always been drawn to little whimsical worlds, and unicorns have always felt like the peak of magic to me. However, I love the idea that magic doesn't have to be...

“To the Brim” is a plein air painting by Judd Mercer, created on location in Morrison, Colorado, USA. The piece captures the sunlit red rock formations and surrounding foothills of t...

Shelli Langdale's "Astronaut Selfie" is an original, handmade oil painting, in which an astronaut is holding a camera at themselves while looking out into the vastness of space. Thi...

Shelli Langdale's "Cat Becoming" is an original, handmade oil painting, presenting a cat in space gear, crouched forward in an odd and lovable stance. [ Artist Bio: Shelli Langdale ...

Shelli Langdale's "Firefly" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a scene of two astronauts in an alien landscape, surrounded by cosmic flora. This piece is unframed yet re...

Brian Sostrom's (US based) "Rise Above" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a fluffy cumulus cloud wafting high above the landscape, glow...

Artist Statement on Piece My Secret Place refers to a spot in the artist’s town that is familiar rather than hidden, a place returned to and repainted many times. Working from somet...

Nadezda's "Garden Stream" (2025) is a beautiful handmade oil painting on panel. Part of her 2026 solo exhibition "She is Garden", this piece depicts a portrait of a young woman weari...

Nadezda's "Garden Wind" (2025) is a beautiful handmade oil painting on panel. Part of her 2026 solo exhibition "She is Garden", this piece depicts a portrait of a woman in a cocktail...

Nadezda's "Jasmine" (2025) is a beautiful handmade oil painting on panel. Part of her 2026 solo exhibition "She is Garden", this piece depicts a portrait of a woman stepping out from...

Nadezda's beautiful handmade oil on panel painting "Listening" (2025) is a portrait of a woman dressed in an intricate gothic outfit, resting with her legs to the side and hands clas...

Nadezda's beautiful handmade oil on panel painting "Swan-Princess" (2025) is a portrait of a woman dressed in an intricate white outfit, standing in a regal post among several white ...

Nadezda's beautiful handmade oil on panel painting "Night Swim" (2024) is a portrait of a woman dressed in an intricate green-gold outfit, donning a headdress and resting in a conten...

Nadezda's beautiful handmade oil on panel painting "Wild Flowers" (2025) is a portrait of a young girl resting contently in a courtyard, holding a bouquet of dandelions and cornflowe...

Nadezda's beautiful handmade oil on panel portrait painting "Wisteria" (2025) depicts a young woman in a patterned white and cerulean dress, reaching up to the soft petals of a wiste...

Artist Statement: These are my favorite halls decked in snow for the holidays! About the Artist: As an artist, Tracy Wall sheds new light on everyday life, inviting the viewer to se...

Michael Magrin b.1978 Since moving to Colorado from New York in 2001, I have sought to capture the elements ubiquitous to the Western landscape through oil painting, with an emphas...

Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...

Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...

Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...

Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...

Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...

Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Peaches" is a charming acrylic and charcoal painting, created on canvas, which depicts peaches resting on a plate near a pitcher of sweet cream. Van Fossan w...

Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Pleasantries" is a charming acrylic and charcoal painting, created on canvas, which depicts slices of mango resting on a plate Van Fossan was born in Vail, C...

Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Song of Gold" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a large field with a cloudy sky during golden hour. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colo...

Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...

Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...

Kirsten Savage is one of Colorado’s top representational artists. As an avid world traveler and experienced mountaineer, Kirsten spends her time seeking out beautiful spaces where th...

Richard grew up in the town of Golden, CO. His parents immigrated from Cuba in 1959, making their way from Miami to Colorado. His interest in art began while painting with his mother...