Colorado - Still-life Paintings

Clyde Steadman's "Fuck Cancer" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto still life of prescription bottles, syringes, and medicine case...

Josh Talbott's (US based) "Spring" is an acrylic painting that depicts a rubber toy duck trapped in a spring loaded mouse trap Bio: Josh Talbott grew up ...

Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Peony with Yellow Patterns" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pink and white peony with a yellow pattern in the background. Robin Hex...

Sybiline's (CAN based) "Afternoon Delight" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Sphynx cat eyeing a pink teacup with milk and plate with a w...

Jon Doran's (UK based) "Dark Cup on Grey" was painting in 2019 and it depicts a grey cup with an abstracted background. Artist statement: "I am interested ...

Mikael Olson's (US based) "Greasy Pizza" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the interior of a pizza kitchen. Artist Biography and Statement: Born in Denver in 1973, ...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "Flower Farm," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a crop of flowers growing thickly as it spreads out along the ho...

Kelly Birkenruth's oil painting "Help Has Arrived" depicts five tennis balls, one golf ball, and three golf tees suspended by string. About the artist: Kelly Birkenruth’s captivating paintings are in the style of contemporary realism while staying firmly grounded in the tradition of the Old Masters. She is able to pull the viewer into her paintings by interweaving emotion with a humanistic quality through her supreme handling of light. Through her portraits and still lifes she is able to evoke sensitivity and empathy, which in turn allows her to create images which transcend mere representation to capture the true essence of her subject. Kelly’s arresting compositions, draftsmanship, use of color and observation of detail allow her to create paintings with a timeless quality. After earning her degree from Pennsylvania State University, Kelly moved to southern California where she began a career as a fashion model. Her agency soon sent her abroad to Paris and Tokyo, where she spent the next several years modeling. When she wasn’t walking the runway, she spent endless hours in the great museums of the world, closely observing and studying the works of the Old Masters. “My time abroad, particularly in Paris, opened my eyes to the vast beauty and power of a great painting. After that I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to the pursuit of Fine Art” said Birkenruth. After returning to the States, Kelly studied at Otis College of Art in Los Angeles, CA. She then continued her studies through workshops and private study with renowned artists such as Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael and Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal. In the spring of 2019...

Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Light of Villa Vitalba" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an interior setting adorned with fine wooden furniture and artwork as su...

Sheri Farabaugh's "Portabellas" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of two portabella mushrooms on a wood grain surface.

Josh Talbott's (US based) "Maneuvers" is an acrylic painting that depicts a green army man toy with a bright red hungry hippo and blue marble with random ...

Introducing "Everblooming," an original oil on mounted linen by contemporary artist Robin Cole, dated 2024. The painting, sized at 20 x 10 inches (50.80 x 25.40 cm), with framed dime...

Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Wrapped" (2020) is an original, handmade oil painting. Artist Biography: The Soviet educational system singled out 8-year-old Daud Akhriev for spe...

Thane Gorek's "Stop and Go Buddhas" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a realistic still life of red, green, and yellow Buddha statues arra...

Jon Doran's (UK based) "Fragmented Roses" is an oil painting created in 2019 and it depicts white roses with an abstracted background. Artist statement: "I am interested in taking ...

Robin Hextrum's "Unfolding Petals on Copper" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white Peony flower opening and blossoming with its green le...

Rebecca Mason Adams' "Hand Study #1" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a monochromatic hand grasping fabric that is full of cascading ...

Zack Zdrale's "Warhead" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of a human skull with a plastic soldier figure placed on top of it...

Thane Gorek's "Sinful Thoughts" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a realistic still life of a plant growing from a winking tea cup as a nu...

Samantha Buller's (US based) "Your Choice" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts one opened and two unopened green tea bags on a pink background. Bio/artist statement...

Sugar container on counter top

Arose, 2019

Rat Flower, 2020

Ready to Open, 2020

Samantha Buller's (US based) "Pozi Bales" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a stack of yellow hay bales. Bio/artist statement: Sama...

The Power of One, 2019

Gregory Block's "Orchid 1" is an oil on board created in 2020 depicting white orchids floating above a city. About the artist: Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1986 ...

Kim Lordier's "Evening Comes" (2023), a beautiful pastel painting on archival board, which depicts a venus flytrap mid-meal, resting alone in the morning light. Artist Statement and...

"The Reef" is a surrealistic still life by Kevin Sloan. Depicting a grouping of bleached coral on a grassy field, this work finds beauty in strife. Coral bleaching occurs because w...

Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "Road, Railroad, Canal, Trails" (2015) depicts a serene moment of a western plain at evening, with a trail winding down to a road...

Josh Talbott's (US based) "Untitled at Sea" is an acrylic painting that depicts a small toy red piano floating suspended in a light blue sea background. Bio: Josh Talbott grew up in suburban/rural Georgia in the southern US. His first work as a professional artist was in scenic painting and murals for various production companies. An attempt to deepen his well of possibilities led to New Orleans where as a street artist he sold works to people from all over the world before loosing everything in hurricane Katrina. With short stints in Santa Fe and then Los Angeles Josh arrived in the small coastal city of Los Osos, California where he lives and works today. His curiosity is voracious and interests are many, including scuba/ free diving, sailing, surfing, gardening, geology, rock hounding, rationality, AI, history, and philosophy. In his studio there is always an audiobook on, and outside of the studio there are all manner of activities making there way into his work. He has many private collectors scattered across the globe and murals in San Francisco. ARTIST STATEMENT We live in a time of extreme and accelerated change, growing complexity, and specialization. At every stage in our human trajectory from primitive beginnings crawling out of the sea to the present gauntlet of challenges, our thinking tools and their uses are central to the story of what it means to be human. My work is informed by a fascination with thinking tools and the effects of programming and environment through the different phases of life and our capacity for storytelling. My practice consists of constructing small-scale still life scenarios of toys and other artifacts of human development, then creating photorealistic acrylic paintings of these scenes. The work juxtaposes the familiar and playful with a contemporary, complex, adult world. While I am interested in the science of the mind, and what it means to be a human, my work seldom features the human form, focusing instead on the objects and items that are frequently left behind. As such, the subject of the painting becomes the viewer him or herself because their own humanity is ultimately what is revealed. My work honors toys as thinking tools for small people and the scenes depicted explore the ways in which the culture of our formative years leaves a lasting mark and continues to shape our storytelling. The plastic artifacts of my formative years carry memories of simultaneous confusion and wonder at the world around me. These are sensations and emotions still very much present in my life. What were your imaginings and dramas when you played with toys? Are you living them today? The multileveled still life paintings of familiar toys are bright and accessible and connect to the viewer's nostalgia and playfulness while provoking deeper insights into our current evolutionary, cultural, and technological moment. I place each little curio with care into meaningful relationship to their interlocutors and environment. The plastic dinosaurs often depicted are emblematic of childhood curiosities, of great wonder and speculation at past worlds and the depth of evolutionary time, and yet they are made of a material that illustrates our shortsightedness, a quintessential human quality that makes it quite possible that these plastic creations will outlast us all. I do my best to draw inspiration and resources from everywhere to build a visual language. In my divergent path I find the musical compositions and the story of composer, Philip Glass inspiring. The story of his devotion to his craft and his subsequent successes have encouraged and inspired me. I'm influenced by writers such as Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Sapolsky, and Yuval Noah Harari, the many books by Simon Winchester, Daniel Dennet, Robert Wright...

Josh Talbott's (US based) "The Knower" is an acrylic painting that depicts a human brain encased in a tank of purple pink liquid reminiscent of medical specimen...

David Carmack Lewis' beautiful original contemporary oil landscape "Fire Ring Over Winter Ridge" (2022) depicts a ring of rocks circling above a fire against the blue sky. This piece...

Skull and Tomatoes

Varying shoes lined up with blue background

Red bird with small toy car. Painted in trompe-l'œil style and sold unframed.

Still life of Skull in window

Adrienne Stein's (US based) "Ladew Topiaries" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting. About the artist: Adrienne Stein (b. 1986) is an award winning artist living and working...

Jon Doran's (UK based) "Recomposed No. 2" is an oil painting created in 2019 and it depicts white and pink roses on a white background. Artist statement: "I am interested in taking...

Rose Trio by Lu Haskew Oil 6x12" image size Still Life Painting of red roses next to a silver vase This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is un...

Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "The Past" (2015) depicts a serene moment of a western plain at evening, with a thin wooden fence extending through the field tow...

Adrienne Stein's (US based) "Star Gazers" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting. About the artist: Adrienne Stein (b. 1986) is an award winning artist living and working in ...

Jill Soukup's "Metal Hues" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a colorful expressionist close up of a train stopped on the tracks. About the artist: Jill Souk...

Mikael Olson's (US based) "Dissolve" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting. Artist Biography and Statement: Born in Denver in 1973, Mikael Olson has been painting for as long...

Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Rain on Windshield" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a cascading pattern of rain drops on a windshield that partly obscures t...

Gregory Block's (US based) "Strawberry Glaze" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pink glazed donut. Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1986 and moved t...

Copper and Carnations by Lu Haskew Oil 16x24" image size, 24x32" Framed Still life in reds and pinks ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu Haskew 1921-2009 "Life is good to me. Being able to go to ...

Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Ambassador" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a teapot sitting on a floral blanket. Artist Biograp...

Mikael Olson's (US based) "Nighthawk" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting, which depicts a woman alone in a bar at night, the neon glow from outside lighting the dim bar as ...

Gregory Block's "Bouquet" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts pink rose blooms with baby's breath and green foliage with a contrasting black background. About the ar...

David Cheifetz's "Life Beneath the Stillness" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an opulent table with red wine and silver contrasted with contemporary fruit and a la...

John McCaw's (US based) "Ridge Line" (2017) is a beautiful original abstract painting, made with acrylic paint on plexiglass. John McCaw (b. 1967), the eldest son of American expre...

Mikael Olson's (US based) "Feet in Water" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting, which depicts a woman floating in the water, their reflection wading out across the ripples. ...

Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Messenger" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a boat surrounded by birds. Artist Biography: The Soviet educatio...

Gregory Block's (US based) "Sticky Bun" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pastry topped with candied pecans and sticky glaze. Gregor...

"Rain on Windshield: Red Light" (2019) by Dianne L Massey Dunbar is a mesmerizing oil painting on board that depicts an intersection through a rain covered car windshield. This piece...

Dale O Roberts' encaustic abstract still life painting "A Jar" (2023) depicts a clear jar with a green lid resting atop a kitchen counter, which flows into a continually colorful a...

Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Arctic Blooms" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts yellow blooms contrasted with an arctic landscape. Mia Bergeron's interest in art was c...