Contemporary Animal Paintings

"Ed Smith’s paintings captivate with their lush depiction of an apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic world. Or perhaps it’s just now. On his canvases birds hold their ground resolutely—de...

Vera Barnett is best known for creating elements of her composition—by sewing and painting plastic, building objects with cardboard and tape, and assembling found objects—then settin...

This piece is composed of 12 framed pieces, which creates the total size of 90 x 88 inches. Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th t...

Robert McCauley was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, Washington. He graduated from Western Washington University in 1969, and received his Master of Fine Arts Degree from Washington St...

This acrylic painting was created by Dutch artist Ge-Karel van der Sterren. Van der Sterren's work is largely characterized by its use of dreamlike narrative, and each of his bright,...

"Ed Smith’s paintings captivate with their lush depiction of an apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic world. Or perhaps it’s just now. On his canvases birds hold their ground resolutely—de...

Artist: Ron Louque (American, 1952-) Title: "Wood Ducks" *Signed by Louque lower left Year: 2009 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Board Framing: Recently framed beautifully in a gold feather motif moulding and linen liner from Holland Framed size: 14.75" x 17.75" Board size: 7" x 10" Condition: In excellent condition Extremely rare. Absolutely stunning Notes: This competition quality painting was an official entry for the 2009 Federal Duck Stamp...

Josie Morway is a self-taught artist who has been painting most of her life. She is a painter and designer working in Providence, Rhode Island. She has shown her artwork widely, from the DeCordova Museum in Massachusetts to the streets of Juarez, Mexico and Los Angeles. Her paintings are fragmented narratives, inspired by everyday words and phrases that bombard us - old signage...

Anne Sargent Walker’s “Green Deer” is a 30 x 40 inch predominantly green acrylic painting on stretched canvas, framed in black satin wood. A silhouetted young deer in soft black stan...

'The Fox Went Out One Stormy Night' from Badgley Arnoux's 'Important "Once Upon A Time" series, that has exhibited throughout California in solo museum sh...

Les Thomas has long recognized painting as a language in its own right, and its diversity in terms of poetic and conceptual messages, exhibited by each individual picture. Les Thoma...

Adorator, 2004 Acrylic on canvas 78.74 H x 35.43 W in. 200 H × 90 W cm Signed The painting "Adorator" is part of a larger series of works entitled " Minotaur" and inspired by the m...

Incipit, 2004 Acrylic on canvas (Signed on reverse) 78 7/10 H × 78 7/10 W in 200 H × 200 W cm Signed The painting "Incipit" is part of a larger series of works entitled " Minotaur"...

Les Thomas has long recognized painting as a language in its own right, and its diversity in terms of poetic and conceptual messages, exhibited by each individual picture. Les Thoma...

Les Thomas has long recognized painting as a language in its own right, and its diversity in terms of poetic and conceptual messages, exhibited by each individual picture. Les Thoma...

Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th through 18th centuries, a period of enlightenment and profound interest in science, nature, and...

This is an original painting featuring a rabbit seated next to a geometric, abstracted, frozen waterfall. Todd Horton lives and paints full time on Samis...

Artist: Ernst Aebi, Swiss Title: Roosevelt Raceway Year: circa 1975 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 36 x 50 inches (91.44 x 127 cm)

Artist: Ron Louque (American, 1952-) Title: "Eastern Wild Turkey" *Signed and dated by Louque lower right Year: 1976 Medium: Original Gouache/Watercolor Painting on Illustration Board Board size: 30" x 40" Condition: Some minor edge wear from previous framing; it was previously framed within Louque's personal collection. In excellent condition Notes: During Louque's entire artist's career, he has executed only four original Turkey paintings. This being the last example remaining, it is the first time offered for sale to the public. An original painting by Ron Louque is an excellent addition to any Ornithology or general Natural History art collection. We are the only source for Louque's original paintings. The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland ground bird native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey (not the related ocellated turkey). Although native to North America, the turkey probably got its name from the domesticated variety being imported to Britain in ships coming from the Levant via Spain. The British at the time therefore associated the wild turkey with the country Turkey and the name prevails. Biography: Ron Louque (1952-) is an American artist born in New Orleans, LA. His paintings have been featured on 34 State Conservation Stamps. He won the Federal Duck Stamp...

This is a painting of an abstracted and re-imagined playing card with birds and textures writing. This card in particular is the 2 of clubs. The painting is mixed media on clayboard,...

'Abendrot' 150x200cm, oil on canvas, 2017 signed on verso Instantdreams Gallery presents Chandra Fanti "Chandra Fanti is born in 1982 in Terni, Italy. She spent her childhood and youth in a small village in the center of Italy. Daughter of a painter, she immediately develops the passion for drawing and painting. She graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, in 2009. During the Academy's years she develops a profound interest in the work of Antonin Artaud, Gilles Deleuze, Francis Bacon, Gina Pane, Franko B...

This is a painting of an abstracted and re-imagined playing card with birds and textures writing. This card in particular is the 5 of spades. The painting is mixed media on clayboard...

Mike Piggott was born in 1963, Charlottesville, VA. He received his BA at Virginia Commonwealth University and studied at the Winchester College of Art, Winchester England. Mike Pigg...

ink and watercolor on paper, 26"x 30" This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that depict ad-hoc structures, similar to tree houses or forts. The ...

Florence Cadène’s artwork is like a natural history, a sensitive memory in the heart of animal nations, a possible communion between the eyes of humans and all dimensions of life. ...

Oil on canvas

Santiago Fuente Bo pieces are exceptionally high in detail, but as well are playful and thought provoking. He is influenced with the ever-changing idea of what home means. His consta...

“String Theory (Dusk)” by Allison Green depicts a spherical, leafy birdcage containing two birds against a pale pink background. The painting is part of ...

Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...

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...

"Es" 120 x 180 cm, oil on canvas glued on wood 2012 The second image shows the artist in front of one of her paintings. Instantdreams Gallery presents Chandra Fanti "Chandra Fanti is born in 1982 in Terni, Italy. She spent her childhood and youth in a small village in the center of Italy. Daughter of a painter, she immediately develops the passion for drawing and painting. She graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, in 2009. During the Academy's years she develops a profound interest in the work of Antonin Artaud, Gilles Deleuze, Francis Bacon, Gina Pane, Franko...

"Voices I" is an original acrylic painting on wood by Neil M. Perry. It measures 11"H x 14"W. It portrays a tiger with a snake and flowers in bloom. This piece was created for a group exhibition titled "Growth//Decay" in 2016. Bio // Neil M. Perry is an artist and illustrator who grew up on the North East coast of England, currently living and working in Portland, Oregon. Neil has participated in group and solo exhibitions at galleries in Europe, the United States and Japan. Thanks largely to David...

Artist: Ron Louque (American, 1952-) Title: "Barrow's Goldeneye" *Signed by Louque lower left Year: 1989 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Board...

Acrylic on canvas

Santiago Fuente Bo pieces are exceptionally high in detail, but as well are playful and thought provoking. He is influenced with the ever-changing idea of what home means. His consta...

Santiago Fuente Bo pieces are exceptionally high in detail, but as well are playful and thought provoking. He is influenced with the ever-changing idea of what home means. His consta...

Tide is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This blue, purple and green tons expressionist painting is inspired from horses walking on the beach, alon...

A mixed media on paper, this painting by Latin American artist Carlos Luna, depicts an abstracted and stylized horse running again a blue filagreed background with a man and woman lo...

mixed media on paper Signed lower right. Carlos Luna’s oeuvre is an amalgam of native Cuban influence from twentieth century artists such as Wifredo Lam, Mario Carreño, and Cund...

Hunt Slonem's "Ascension (Pink)" presents a mesmerizing display of white butterflies gracefully floating across a background adorned with pink and gold scores. The delicate beauty of...

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present Marsh Keepers, a solo exhibition of environmental embroidery by Amélie Guthrie in celebration of the natural world and humanity's responsibi...

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present Marsh Keepers, a solo exhibition of environmental embroidery by Amélie Guthrie in celebration of the natural world and humanity's responsibi...

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present Marsh Keepers, a solo exhibition of environmental embroidery by Amélie Guthrie in celebration of the natural world and humanity's responsibi...

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present Marsh Keepers, a solo exhibition of environmental embroidery by Amélie Guthrie in celebration of the natural world and humanity's responsibi...

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present Marsh Keepers, a solo exhibition of environmental embroidery by Amélie Guthrie in celebration of the natural world and humanity's responsibi...

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present Marsh Keepers, a solo exhibition of environmental embroidery by Amélie Guthrie in celebration of the natural world and humanity's responsibi...

A wonderful composition of one of Reynolds’ most iconic subjects, hummingbirds. This piece depicts two multicolored hummingbirds mid-flight over a teal and silver reflecting pond. Th...

“Everything that surrounds me affects me. Memories, politics, nature, people, a dry leaf on the ground, music and books.” Corvengi’s works explore his version of a lost paradise, an...

American painter and author Alex Beard is best known for his elaborate wildlife compositions created in his signature style of gestural painting, which he has coined “Abstract Natura...

American painter and author Alex Beard is best known for his elaborate wildlife compositions created in his signature style of gestural painting, which he has coined “Abstract Natura...

American painter and author Alex Beard is best known for his elaborate wildlife compositions created in his signature style of gestural painting, which he has coined “Abstract Natura...

American painter and author Alex Beard is best known for his elaborate wildlife compositions created in his signature style of gestural painting, which he has coined “Abstract Natura...

Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...

Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Tips Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Pro...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Single Owl Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Pr...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Ray's Walk Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 24.5" x 10" Framed Dimensions: 29.5" x 25.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique...

Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed lower left by the artist THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bu...