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Blue Saphire Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of a reproduction fossil Ammonite shell and combini...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Ammonite Fall - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of a reproduction fossil Ammonite shell and combini...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Lavender Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of a reproduction fossil Ammonite shell and combini...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Lemmon Twist Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of a reproduction fossil Ammonite shell and combini...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Assembly - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Koi Pond on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. W...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Encounter - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Koi Pond on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. W...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Grape of Wrath - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Purple Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyo-Tako print of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Grapes of Wrath". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Orange Crush - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Orange Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyo-Tako print of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Orange Crush". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sum...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Kikusui - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Orange Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. When I began this series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own unique colors and patterns. To create these pieces I print common carp I catch myself with sumi ink using traditional techniques used by Japanese fisherman...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Cheetahpus - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Cheetah Patterned Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A newly discovered sea creature?? No, just an imaginative artist creating a Gyo-Tako print of large octopus by Jeff Conroy entitled "Cheetahpus". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sumi ink then "prints" it onto Mulberry paper - a soft, handmade paper. He then embellishes the details with watercolor to give extraordinary dimension and interest to its overall aesthetic. Framed as shown. Jeff Conroy Cheetahpus sumi ink and watercolor on archival kraft paper 25h x 36.50w in 63.50h x 92.71w cm FRAMED DIMENSIONS 30.75h x 42.50w x 1d in 78.11h x 107.95w x 2.54d cm JEC080 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints. This original form of Gyotaku is still utilized today, and can be seen hanging in fish and tackle shops all...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Gucci Ray - Sumi Ink on Mulberry Paper, Original Artwork, Gyotaku Style
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Designers have an wide reach through out the world but have yet to reach the depths of the ocean. Artist Jeff Conroy has created this Gyotaku print of large ray entitled simply "Gucci Ray" to fill that void. To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist applies sumi ink to a sting ray he caught himself on Florida's Gulf Coast, then "prints" it onto Marbled Mulberry paper - a soft, handmade paper. He then embellishes the details with watercolor to give extraordinary dimension and interest to its overall aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Gucci Ray sumi ink and watercolor on mulberry paper 37h x 25w in 93.98h x 63.50w cm JEC088 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints. This original form of Gyotaku is still utilized today, and can be seen hanging in fish and tackle shops all...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Sumi Ink

Chanel Quilted Black Caviar Ray - Sumi Ink on Mulberry Paper, Gyotaku Original
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Designers have an wide reach through out the world but have yet to reach the depths of the ocean. Artist Jeff Conroy has created this Gyotaku print of large ray entitled simply "Channel Quilted Black Caviar Ray" to fill that void. To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist applies sumi ink to a sting ray he caught himself on Florida's Gulf Coast, then "prints" it onto Marbled Mulberry paper - a soft, handmade paper. He then embellishes the details with watercolor to give extraordinary dimension and interest to its overall aesthetic. The artwork is framed as shown. Jeff Conroy Chanel Quilted Black Caviar Ray sumi ink and watercolor on mulberry paper 37h x 25w in 93.98h x 63.50w cm FRAMED DIMENSIONS 42.50h x 30.75w x 1d in 107.95h x 78.11w x 2.54d cm JEC083 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints. This original form of Gyotaku is still utilized today, and can be seen hanging in fish and tackle shops all...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper

Sleestak Ray - Gyotaku Style Print of a Sting Ray, Enhanced with Bright Greens
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
From the mind of the artist comes "Sleestak Ray", taken from the extra-dimensional race of reptilian bipedal humanoid species native to the "Land of the Lost". He has combined a childhood favorite television show with a current favorite - fishing. The artist has master the Japanese art of Gyo-Taku printing using sumi ink and then highlights the piece with watercolors. The artist uses Mulberry...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil, Paper, Sumi Ink

Blue Boy of the North Atlantic - Octopus on Antique Nautical Chart Gyotako Style
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on a nautical chart, in this case a pilot chart of the Northern Atlantic Ocean from 1945, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Blue Boy of the North Atlantic sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 23h x 37w in 58.42h x 93.98w cm JEC111 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Purple Perkins Over St. Croix - Octopus on Nautical Map, Gyotaku Style Print
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on a nautical chart, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Purple Perkins over St. Croix sumi ink and colored pencil on nautical chart 30h x 33.50w in 76.20h x 85.09w cm JEC110 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Pastel - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background of black and white puppies. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Tobasco - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background of black and white puppies. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Two Black Drums - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Mulberry Paper of Two Fish
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Jeff Conroy is an avid fisherman. He is also an accomplished artist. He brought these two disciplines together by learning the art of Gyotaku Painting. After having caught ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Big Red Bug - Gyotaku Red Lobster Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". The artist uses a style of gyotaku printing which uses various inks directly on a fish (or in this case, a lobster) and then "prints" it to paper. Here he has used acrylic to print this monster on mulberry paper. This work is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Big Red Bug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Black Mirror - Gyotaku Technique Fish Painting with Sumi Ink on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Jeff Conroy Black Mirror, 2018 sumi ink on mulberry paper 25h x 37w in 63.50h x 93.98w cm [artwork is unframed. Contact gallery for framing options] Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression. It is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of printmaking that traditionally utilizes fish, sea creatures or similar subjects as printing "plates" in its process. The literal translation of the word is "fish stone rubbing...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Black Mirror - Japanese Style Gyotaku Fish Painting on Mulberry Paper Framed
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a Gyotaku method painting of two fish on a mulberry paper background. This fish impression using minimal color is akin to a fossil. The mulberry paper has a soft hue and slightly wavy texture adding the overall feel of the artwork. The artwork is framed and matted. The framed dimensions are 25 x 36.5 inches. Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression. It is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of printmaking that traditionally utilizes fish, sea creatures or similar subjects as printing "plates" in its process. The literal translation of the word is "fish stone rubbing...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper

Plum Crooked Carp - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting of Fish on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a Gyotaku method painting of a fish on a textured mulberry paper background. This fish impression using minimal color is akin to a fossil. The fish is then hand painted in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Big Turquoise Bug - Gyotaku Lobster Painting in Blue on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Big Mack Attack - Striped Bass Eating a Mackerel, Watercolor on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A large striped bass is about to devour two small mackerel in Jeff Conroy's watercolor entitled "Big Mack Attack". The fish are painted with the preci...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Koi Pond Conclave - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Archival Kraft Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. When I began this series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own unique colors and patterns. My particular favorites are the Tanchos which can be identified by the distinct red spot on their heads. To create these pieces I print common carp I catch myself with sumi ink using traditional techniques used by Japanese fisherman...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Two Macks - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of Two Mackerel on Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mackerel is inked and then "printed" with sumi ink in this Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print. The artist then embellishes the fish with colored pencil adding an extraordinary dimen...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Autumn Cotilion - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. When I began this series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own unique colors and patterns. My particular favorites are the Tanchos which can be identified by the distinct red spot on their heads. To create these pieces I print common carp I catch myself with sumi ink using traditional techniques used by Japanese fisherman dating back the mid 1800's. I then tint the images using watercolor. In each piece I hope to translate a sense of movement to give the viewer a sense of calm one might experience watching the living versions lazily meandering around a serene pond. —Jeff Conroy Several koi swim in a circle while autumn leaves fall on the surface of the water in this Gyo-tako method of painting by artist Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of the koi, the artist then uses watercolors to enhance their beauty. By using marbled mulberry paper to print on, he has created the illusion of water with the swirls of the mulberry paper. The paper itself has a soft hue and slightly wavy texture adding the overall feel of the artwork. This artwork is unframed. Contact gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Autumn Cotillion sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 25h x 37w in 63.50h x 93.98w cm JEC103 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression. It is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of printmaking that traditionally utilizes fish, sea creatures or similar subjects as printing "plates" in its process. The literal translation of the word is "fish stone rubbing...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper

UFO (Unidentified Flying Octopus) - Gyotaku Style Print, Psychedelic Pattern
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Set on a dark blue sky complete with stars, this UFO (Unidentified Flying Octopus) casts its glowing aura upon the night sky. The psychedelic nature of the creature's patterning enh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Desert Desert - Surreal Rural Scene, Hyper-realistic Original Oil Painting
By Christopher Klein
Located in Chicago, IL
As a Mexican musician sings and plays the guitar dressed for the day of the dead. He is being unknowingly stalked by a mythical beast. Little does he know that he is singing about ...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Raven - Girl In Red Dress with Exposed Breast, Holding Bird, Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
The raven is often thought of as a connection between the spiritual and physical world. In this painting, a wise young girl holds a raven in her hands up to her eye as if searching for some great meaning. A clock and a burning candle in the foreground suggests a symbolic connection between the two. The peaceful mountain landscape...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ruins of the Barren - Gestural Abstract Painting with Earth Tones and Vivid Red
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Au Sable Eagle - Photorealistic Portrait of a Female Bald Eagle, Framed
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Traditional portrait painting takes a twist when the subject is a majestic bald eagle. Artist Rick Pas delivers an extraordinarily realistic detailed portrait that almost feels tang...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Cecropia Moth on Tree Bark - Life-Like Original Acrylic Painting, Framed
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Michigan based artist Rick Pas paints images from nature in microscopic detail. Here a brightly colored Cecropia moth rests on highly textured tree bark. The Cecropia is the largest ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

The Comic Wood Duck- Photorealistic Portrait of a Duck on Pink Backdrop, Framed
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Taking a cue from celebrity publicity headshots, artist Rick Pas presents us with "The Comic Wood Duck". The duck takes on human characteristics, as if laughing at the camera, its colorful plumage set off by the pink backdrop. This piece is framed in a simple black frame measuring 15 x 15 inches. Rick Pas The Comic Wood Duck acrylic on panel 12h x 12w in 30.48h x 30.48w cm RPA018 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. RESUME Rick Pas b. 1958, Flint, MI Education Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Pearson Art Scholarship SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2022 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL, Take Flight William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom & Winter National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY, Western Visions Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Braveheart 2021 William Baczek Fine Arts, 25th Anniversary Exhibition 2020 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Gallery Victor Armendariz, The Palette of Pride 2019 The James Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, Environmental Impact II Lovetts Gallery, Realism, Reveries, & Rhapsody Gallery Victor Armendariz, New Work 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Front and Center Corporate Art Advisory, Chicago, IL, Portraits and Places: Redefining Realism William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom Lovetts Gallery, Rear Window 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter, Animal Kingdom, Summer Lovetts Gallery, The Good, the Bad, and the WTF? & Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Summer, & Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring & Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI, Interspecies 2012 Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids, MI, A Natural Selection Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Extremes & Umvelt 2010 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI, Juried Fine Arts Exhibition San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, Art and the Animal 2009 West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Gallery Project, Animal Intelligence Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI, The Natural Eye Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, Art and the Animal 2007 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition 2006 WARD Gallery, Harbor Springs, MI, New Dimensions in the Natural World Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Nature Reperceived 2005 Light Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Animal House Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art of the Animal Kingdom The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, AMERICAN BIRDS: A Flight Through Time WARD Gallery, Summer Celebration 2004 Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC, Contemporary Realism Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, Art and the Animal Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, Fifth Year Celebration 2003 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International 2001 Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, 57th Juried Exhibition Wild Wings, Lake City, MN, Fall Festival 2000 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Birds in Art (Also 1983-85, 1987, 1992, 1994) Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI, Midwest Winter Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, National 2000 1993 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wildlife: the Artist's View (Also 1990) 1992 National Park Academy of the Arts, Jackson Hole, WY, Arts for the Parks (Also 1990) 1989 College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

La Chitarra - Urban Street Scene, Original Painting, Framed
By Keiko Ogawa
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil, Canvas

The Surprised Wood Duck - Photorealistic Bird Portrait, Yellow Background
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted with such exacting detail it is hard to believe a human hand can be so exacting. This piece is framed in a simple wooden frame measuring 15 x 18 inches. Rick Pas The Surprised Wood Duck acrylic on panel 12h x 15w in 30.48h x 38.10w cm 15h x 18w x 1d in (framed) RPA023 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. RESUME Rick Pas b. 1958, Flint, MI Education Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Pearson Art Scholarship SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2022 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL, Take Flight William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom & Winter National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY, Western Visions Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Braveheart 2021 William Baczek Fine Arts, 25th Anniversary Exhibition 2020 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Gallery Victor Armendariz, The Palette of Pride 2019 The James Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, Environmental Impact II Lovetts Gallery, Realism, Reveries, & Rhapsody Gallery Victor Armendariz, New Work 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Front and Center Corporate Art Advisory, Chicago, IL, Portraits and Places: Redefining Realism William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom Lovetts Gallery, Rear Window 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter, Animal Kingdom, Summer Lovetts Gallery, The Good, the Bad, and the WTF? & Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Summer, & Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring & Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI, Interspecies 2012 Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids, MI, A Natural Selection Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Extremes & Umvelt 2010 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI, Juried Fine Arts Exhibition San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, Art and the Animal 2009 West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Gallery Project, Animal Intelligence Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI, The Natural Eye Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, Art and the Animal 2007 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition 2006 WARD Gallery, Harbor Springs, MI, New Dimensions in the Natural World Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Nature Reperceived 2005 Light Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Animal House Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art of the Animal Kingdom The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, AMERICAN BIRDS: A Flight Through Time WARD Gallery, Summer Celebration 2004 Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC, Contemporary Realism Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, Art and the Animal Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, Fifth Year Celebration 2003 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International 2001 Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, 57th Juried Exhibition Wild Wings, Lake City, MN, Fall Festival 2000 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Birds in Art (Also 1983-85, 1987, 1992, 1994) Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI, Midwest Winter Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, National 2000 1993 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wildlife: the Artist's View (Also 1990) 1992 National Park Academy of the Arts, Jackson Hole, WY, Arts for the Parks (Also 1990) 1989 College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Calls in the Manitou Passage - Photorealistic Painting of Bald Eagle Screeching
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
A male bald eagle screeches to be heard above the stormy backdrop of Lake Michigan's Manitou Passage in Northern Michigan. Extraordinarily painted with such realistic detail, this majestic bird's feathers beg for the viewer to come in for a closer look at its plumage. The piece is framed in a simple black wooden frame measuring 31 x 51 inches. Rick Pas Calls in the Manitou Passage acrylic on panel 28h x 48w in 71.12h x 121.92w cm RPA022 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. RESUME Rick Pas b. 1958, Flint, MI Education Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Pearson Art Scholarship SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2022 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL, Take Flight William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom & Winter National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY, Western Visions Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Braveheart 2021 William Baczek Fine Arts, 25th Anniversary Exhibition 2020 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Gallery Victor Armendariz, The Palette of Pride 2019 The James Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, Environmental Impact II Lovetts Gallery, Realism, Reveries, & Rhapsody Gallery Victor Armendariz, New Work 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Front and Center Corporate Art Advisory, Chicago, IL, Portraits and Places: Redefining Realism William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom Lovetts Gallery, Rear Window 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter, Animal Kingdom, Summer Lovetts Gallery, The Good, the Bad, and the WTF? & Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Summer, & Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring & Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI, Interspecies 2012 Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids, MI, A Natural Selection Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Extremes & Umvelt 2010 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI, Juried Fine Arts Exhibition San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, Art and the Animal 2009 West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Gallery Project, Animal Intelligence Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI, The Natural Eye Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, Art and the Animal 2007 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition 2006 WARD Gallery, Harbor Springs, MI, New Dimensions in the Natural World Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Nature Reperceived 2005 Light Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Animal House Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art of the Animal Kingdom The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, AMERICAN BIRDS: A Flight Through Time WARD Gallery, Summer Celebration 2004 Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC, Contemporary Realism Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, Art and the Animal Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, Fifth Year Celebration 2003 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International 2001 Sioux City...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Dark Mane - Photorealistic Painting of a Safari with a Lion and Land Rover
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
A lion strolls in front of a Range Rover in this photorealistic painting entitled "Dark Mane" by Rick Pas. Though small in scale this painting delivers gr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Screaming Young Kestral II - Photorealistic Bird Portrait, Cloud Covered Sky
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted with such exacting detail it is hard to believe it is not a photograph. This piece is framed in a simple wooden frame measuring 27 x 27 inches. Rick Pas Screaming Young Kestrel 2 acrylic on panel 12h x 12w in 30.48h x 30.48w cm RPA016 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. RESUME Rick Pas b. 1958, Flint, MI Education Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Pearson Art Scholarship SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2022 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL, Take Flight William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom & Winter National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY, Western Visions Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Braveheart 2021 William Baczek Fine Arts, 25th Anniversary Exhibition 2020 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Gallery Victor Armendariz, The Palette of Pride 2019 The James Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, Environmental Impact II Lovetts Gallery, Realism, Reveries, & Rhapsody Gallery Victor Armendariz, New Work 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Front and Center Corporate Art Advisory, Chicago, IL, Portraits and Places: Redefining Realism William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom Lovetts Gallery, Rear Window 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter, Animal Kingdom, Summer Lovetts Gallery, The Good, the Bad, and the WTF? & Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Summer, & Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring & Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI, Interspecies 2012 Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids, MI, A Natural Selection Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Extremes & Umvelt 2010 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI, Juried Fine Arts Exhibition San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, Art and the Animal 2009 West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Gallery Project, Animal Intelligence Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI, The Natural Eye Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, Art and the Animal 2007 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition 2006 WARD Gallery, Harbor Springs, MI, New Dimensions in the Natural World Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Nature Reperceived 2005 Light Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Animal House Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art of the Animal Kingdom The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, AMERICAN BIRDS: A Flight Through Time WARD Gallery, Summer Celebration 2004 Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC, Contemporary Realism Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, Art and the Animal Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, Fifth Year Celebration 2003 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International 2001 Sioux City...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Peregrine City - Photorealist Painting of a Peregrine Falcon in an Urban Setting
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Every detail in this extraordinary painting is rendered with exacting care. It is not unusual to find these majestic predatory birds amongst the skyscrapers and bridges of our cites...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Urban Coyote - Highly Detailed Photorealist Painting of Coyote in Urban Setting
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Pas Urban Coyote Acrylic on panel 24h x 30w in 26.75h x 32.75w in framed RPA003 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. The subjects of my paintings are usually based on the patterns and textures of nature and human interaction with nature. I have found subjects to paint in remote wilderness areas of the world, local parking lots, and my own backyard. EDUCATION Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts Pearson Art Scholarship COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago, IL Ameritech, Detroit, MI Charles S. Mott Foundation, Flint, MI General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI Potter Park Zoological Society, Lansing, MI SELECTED PUBLICATIONS "Rick Pas From moths to modern-day life." Southwest Art, January 2016 "Interpreting nature." American Art Collector, September 2015 "Abuzz About Bugs." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2015 The Lusitania Conspiracy, Walters Media LLC, Traverse City, MI, 2015 (cover illustrator) "Layer Upon Layer." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2011 "Rick Pas: Touchable Texture." Acrylicartist, Fall, 2010 "Competition Spotlight." The Artist's Magazine, April, 2009 "Holland show features art inspired by nature." The Grand Rapids Press, July 27, 2008 "Don't Miss 'Natural Eye' exhibit at HAAC." The Holland Sentinel, June 12, 2008 "Softening the definition of landscapes." American Art Collector, May 2008 "Nature is in the Details." The Artist's Magazine, October, 2007 "Nature's Surfaces and Textures." Whisper in the Woods, Summer, 2007 "Arizona Best of the West-Animal Art." Southwest Art, May 2007 "Cover Competition Finalists." American Artist Watercolor, Spring, 2007 Pintores de la Naturleza, SEO/Birdlife, Madrid, 1997 (illustrator) "A Dark, Dark Day Indeed." Audubon, March, 1988 (illustrator) "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1987 (article & cover illustrator) "Music in the Men's Room." Audubon, July, 1985 (illustrator) "Bird Art Takes Wing at Wausau." Milwaukee Journal, September 11, 1983 "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1982 (article & cover illustrator) AWARDS Art Renewal Center Salon 2015-2016, Honorable Mention - Animal category Art Renewal Center Salon 2014-2015, Third Place - Animal category The Artist's Magazine Art Competition Finalist, 2006-2010, 2014 Art Renewal Center Salon 2012-2013, Honorable Mention - Animal category Society of Animal Artists Patricia A. Bott Award for Creative Excellence 2011 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Finalist Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence 2010 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, Second Place - Animal category American Artist Cover Competition Finalist, 2007 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International Honorable Mention, 2003 Arts for the Parks Region III Award, 1992 Indiana Migratory Bird Stamp Design, 1985 Michigan United Conservation Clubs' Wildlife Artist of the Year, 1982,1987 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA, Animal Kingdom William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer Part 1 JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact (Exhibition national tour locations include: The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI Roger Tory Peterson...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Grilling Guests - Photorealistic Painting of Summer Grilling Scene with Frogs
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Pas Grilling Guests acrylic on panel 24h x 24w in 60.96h x 60.96w cm RPA004 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. The subjects of my paintings are usually based on the patterns and textures of nature and human interaction with nature. I have found subjects to paint in remote wilderness areas of the world, local parking lots, and my own backyard. EDUCATION Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts Pearson Art Scholarship COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago, IL Ameritech, Detroit, MI Charles S. Mott Foundation, Flint, MI General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI Potter Park Zoological Society, Lansing, MI SELECTED PUBLICATIONS "Rick Pas From moths to modern-day life." Southwest Art, January 2016 "Interpreting nature." American Art Collector, September 2015 "Abuzz About Bugs." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2015 The Lusitania Conspiracy, Walters Media LLC, Traverse City, MI, 2015 (cover illustrator) "Layer Upon Layer." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2011 "Rick Pas: Touchable Texture." Acrylicartist, Fall, 2010 "Competition Spotlight." The Artist's Magazine, April, 2009 "Holland show features art inspired by nature." The Grand Rapids Press, July 27, 2008 "Don't Miss 'Natural Eye' exhibit at HAAC." The Holland Sentinel, June 12, 2008 "Softening the definition of landscapes." American Art Collector, May 2008 "Nature is in the Details." The Artist's Magazine, October, 2007 "Nature's Surfaces and Textures." Whisper in the Woods, Summer, 2007 "Arizona Best of the West-Animal Art." Southwest Art, May 2007 "Cover Competition Finalists." American Artist Watercolor, Spring, 2007 Pintores de la Naturleza, SEO/Birdlife, Madrid, 1997 (illustrator) "A Dark, Dark Day Indeed." Audubon, March, 1988 (illustrator) "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1987 (article & cover illustrator) "Music in the Men's Room." Audubon, July, 1985 (illustrator) "Bird Art Takes Wing at Wausau." Milwaukee Journal, September 11, 1983 "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1982 (article & cover illustrator) AWARDS Art Renewal Center Salon 2015-2016, Honorable Mention - Animal category Art Renewal Center Salon 2014-2015, Third Place - Animal category The Artist's Magazine Art Competition Finalist, 2006-2010, 2014 Art Renewal Center Salon 2012-2013, Honorable Mention - Animal category Society of Animal Artists Patricia A. Bott Award for Creative Excellence 2011 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Finalist Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence 2010 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, Second Place - Animal category American Artist Cover Competition Finalist, 2007 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International Honorable Mention, 2003 Arts for the Parks Region III Award, 1992 Indiana Migratory Bird Stamp Design, 1985 Michigan United Conservation Clubs' Wildlife Artist of the Year, 1982,1987 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA, Animal Kingdom William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer Part 1 JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact (Exhibition national tour locations include: The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI Roger Tory Peterson...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Kirké with Swine II - Greek Goddess of Sorcery, Original Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Kirké fascinated both the ancient Greeks and Romans because the stories told about her were unbelievable but too enticing to ignore. She was called the Dread Goddess for a very good ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Gallery - Oil on Canvas - Jim Zasoski
Located in Chicago, IL
This artwork is framed. Jim Zasoski The Gallery Oil on Canvas 40h x 32w in 101.60h x 81.28w cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mockery and Hate - Norse Mythology Still Life with Flowers and Animal Skull
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
Mockery and Hate are the English translations of Sköll and Hati, the Norse mythological wolves that chase the Sun and Moon across the sky and ultimately devour them at Ragnarok. They...
Category

2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

High Plaines Homestead - Pronghorn Deer in Graphite on Antique Map Drawings
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Vellum, Graphite

Step Up - Mountain Goats in Graphite on Antique Architectural Drawings
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Vellum, Graphite

Base Graded and Level - Buffalo in Graphite on Antique Architectural Drawings
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Vellum, Graphite

Laid to Rest - Still Life with Dead Bird and Golden Plate, Oil on Panel, Framed
By Tina Figarelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piec...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Salt Creek, Pays des Illinois - Wooded Landscape with Eagle, Oil on Canvas
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Don Pollack's work centers on portraying the interplay between society and nature. He employs impressive realism in oil painting to illustrate his personal journeys. Pollack also delves into the connections between our national memory, the North American landscape, and the rich history of the land. In his latest series, "Je Me Souviens," (I Remember) he explores the intricate relationship between French influence, language, landscape, and history in the North American Midwest. "Salt Creek...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled #14, Original Raw Graffiti Painting, Acrylic & Spray Paint on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
This untitled work by Jesús Villalpando (aka Feng) is colorful in its composition with it's thickly applied paint and rapid brushstrokes. The work is effortless, if not completely i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper

The Big Land - Serene Wooded Landscape with Hidden Caribou, Oil on Canvas
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Don Pollack's work centers on portraying the interplay between society and nature. He employs impressive realism in oil painting to illustrate his personal journeys. Pollack also del...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Venetian Venus - Original Oil on Canvas, Framed in Heavy Wooden Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Beerhorst Venetian Venus oil on canvas 23.50h x 23.50w in 59.69h x 59.69w cm RIB006 Rick Beerhorst B. 1960 Education 1987 University of Illinois...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Still Life with Nike and Sailboat - Oil Painting with 23K Gold Leaf Backdrop
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of objet d'art sit upon a gleaming table, their reflections enhanced by the light of the gilt background which is hand applied using 23K gold leaf. The objects - a toy sailboat...
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rising - Surreal Landscape with Row of Trees and Owl, Oil on Panel
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
The pristine, symmetrical and orderly landscape brings an unnatural stillness to John Hrehov's painting entitled "Rising". The owl is central to the sparse landscape peeking out of it's home in the tree. Straight lines and geometric patterns are used to compose a glossy concept of reality. The painting is framed in a simple dark gray wooden frame measuring 25.25 x 29.25 inches. John Hrehov Rising oil on panel 24h x 28w in 60.96h x 71.12w cm JHR012 John Hrehov Education 1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1981 BFA-Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH. Solo Exhibitions 2017 John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Tom Thomas Gallery, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN. 2012 Shades from White to Black, New Drawings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2011 John Hrehov: Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. 2009 John Hrehov: A Survey 1999-2009 Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. Paintings and Drawings. Seerveld Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. 2004 John Hrehov: Drawings and Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2002 Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 2001 Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. 2000 The Picture Proper. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. Fearful Symmetry. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN. Allegories in Contemporary Life. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY. 1999 Paintings and Working Drawings. Adams Hall Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. 1998 John Hrehov. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. John Hrehov: Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. 1997 Object Lesson, Paintings, and Drawings by John Hrehov. Yvonne Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY. 1995 John Hrehov. Trinity Art Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. 1993 John Hrehov: Selected Works 1980-1992 Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. Group Exhibitions 2019 2019 Alumni Exhibition. Reinberger Gallery at The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH. Out Of The Closet. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. 1026 West Berry Street: The Fort Wayne Art School. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN. 2018 Artlink Regional Exhibition. Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN. 2017 Sola Grace-Faith-Scripture: An Exhibition of Sacred Visual Art. Good Shepherd Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. Norman Bradley...
Category

2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Gift - Still Life with Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Perfume Bottle, Gold
By Felipe Alfaro
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact the gallery with questions. A ruby-throated hummingbird flits by an empty perfume bottle with a swath of gold setting off its beautiful coloring. The bold strokes of gold and black enhance the meticulously rendered bird. Due to the delicate nature of the mixed media, this piece is matted and framed with museum glass. The framed dimensions are 11.5 h x 13.5 w inches. Felipe Alfaro...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Catbird - Dead Bird Still Life, Original Oil Painting on Panel
By Tina Figarelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Depictions of dead birds have a long and rich history in Western Art having been used as a subject matter by artists from Albrecht Durer to Pablo Picasso. The Golden Age of Dutch Painting brought an iconic rise to still-life painting. Much like decadent, ripe fruit and extravagant, sumptuous floral arrangements, these taxadermied birds were transformed into stunning examinations of color, light and texture. Here, artist Tina Figarelli...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Eyes of Shivers - Cinema Inspired Oil Painting w/ Couple Embracing and a Dog
Located in Chicago, IL
In Shivers, a disease is spread through the throat, resulting in a zombie-like infection. In this painting, coupled with an image from The Eyes of Laura Mars, is a reference to ideological possession and the use of compelled speech. It is a concern towards those who display totalitarian traits in their quest for justice, too caught up in their own righteousness to really consider the damage they are doing. The do in the background stands above the lifeless body of a woman, it is dogma and its dismantlement of womanhood. Inspired by the films Shivers, 1975 The Eyes of Laura Mars, 1978 Georgia Hinaris Eyes of Shivers oil on panel 16h x 24w in 40.64h x 60.96w cm GHS003 Horror films are the most profound and visceral of films, garnering the most extreme responses: vehement hatred and cultish admiration. Horror elicits a controlled neurosis while exposing the rejected weaknesses and brutalities of humanity. I embrace the power of cinema and its ability to alter perception, as it is media that is a reflection of our primordial desires. I’m fascinated by concepts involving the limits of human perception, the ambiguity of morality in relation to nature, the paradoxical nature of reality, and the human struggle to reckon with uncertainty. Humans bear the burden of being as we are, all caught in a flux of unbelievable cognitive abilities and animalistic instincts. Every painting is in its own universe and I cater to it. Nothing is precious. Chaos is embraced. Georgia Hinaris, b. 1993, Chicago, Illinois Education 2019 MFA Painting, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 2015 BFA Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Exhibitions 2020 Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY Summer Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY 2019 Di Donna Gallery, New York, NY AXA Art Prize, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, Richard Gray...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Sound of the Changing Season - Surreal Rural Scene, Hyper-realistic
By Christopher Klein
Located in Chicago, IL
A violinist, playing a melancholy tune, helps conjure up the change of season from fall to winter on Halloween, as represented by the black cat. The cat is holding the Tempest in the Teapot kettle. The raven, who is bursting forth from the steam of this tempest, represents the cold, dark and harsh winter to come. Juxtaposing and altering unrelated natural objects with the machinations of man to create a scene of an impossible surreal world, the viewer enters the mind of artist Christopher Klein...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Dog Years - Brightly Colored Self Portrait of Artist as a Aqua Colored Dog
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact the gallery with questions. Raya, like every productive artist, is a collection of actions, utopias and talents. He is an acrylic painter and a muralist; an installation artist and a practitioner of the theory of the fragment as a synthesis of the whole; he is Chicano but his work has no passport; he is an obsessive self-portraitist (I, as the multiplicity locked within the I) and his an advocate of his community (in the fullest sense of the world); his is from Chicago and - being a nation onto himself - is a native of his art education; his yearns for the Tijuana of tomorrow while being a full-fledged inhabitant of the Tijuana of half a century back; he admires high-tech while being a fan of Frida Kahlo. --Carlos Monsivais Marcos Raya Dog Years oil on canvas 17h x 17w in 43.18h x 43.18w cm MSR054 Marcos Raya brings together old and new works in a variety of media that mostly explores the sociological impact of technological change. His paintings, collages and installations present an idiosyncratic hybrid of Mexican folklore...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

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