Extraordinary Oil Paintings by Nick Alm
36 year old Swedish artist Nick Alm is a Contemporary Realist whose paintings of both social and private scenes exude an ethereal gestalt accentuated by…
Sneak Peek of The Citiscape Show VIII at George Billis
I LOVE the Citiscape shows at George Billis. No surprise given that several of the participating artists are either personal friends or artists about whose work I have previously written or presently own. Danny Heller, Alex Blas, Rick Monzon and Matthew de Mosier (who kindly credits me with his inclusion in the show) are among the many artists whose work is featured. (more…)
Alex Blas: From Barbie Couture To Figurative Painting
I just recently learned of fashion designer Alex Blas' paintings. I had no idea he was a figurative painter in addition to designing high-end fashions…
Ben Johnson’s Startlingly Realistic Architecture Paintings
Patio de los Arrayanes, 2015, acrylic on canvas 220 x 220 cm
Artist Ben Johnson has been painting for 50+ years. He is best known for his realistic architecture paintings - large scale cityscapes and detailed architectural…
These Are PAINTINGS And No, I’m Not April Fooling You.
I thought this would be the perfect post for the first of April, a day when most people are punking, pranking, and just plain joking,…
Mundane Made Magnificent: Michael Ward Paints The Mystery Of The Ordinary.
A self-taught artist, Michael Ward captures what British-born philosopher Alan Watts called "the mystery of the ordinary" in his acrylic paintings of things we often…
New and Beautiful Paintings by Stephen Magsig. City Views Opens At George Billis Gallery.
above: Stephen Magsig, 68 Mercer St., Oil on linen, 30 x 24" I've been a longtime fan of Stephen Magsig's work having introduced you to…
Consider Your Mind Blown. The Phenomenally Realistic Graphite Drawings of Kelvin Okafor.
above: graphite drawing in progress by Kelvin Okafor Kelvin Okafor describes himself as a "Passionate penciled artist. Highly interested in detail and precision." I'd say…
Paintings That Are Truly Gems. Realistic Crystals and Minerals Rendered In Oils.
These amazingly realistic oil paintings on masonite by Carly Waito are really precious. Literally and figuratively. The small scale works range in size from 4.5"…
Two Different Artists Paint The Same Unusual Subject: Rubber Band Balls.
It may seem like an odd subject to you, but clearly not to artists Canadian Joanna Strong and Sandy Wilcox of the U.S., both of whom were separately inspired to paint a series of the same exact subject: Rubber band balls. (more…)