Born 1977 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Alyssa Monks began oil painting as a child. She studied at The New School in New York and Montclair State University and earned her B.A. from Boston College in 1999. Using filters such as glass, vinyl, water, and steam, Alyssa distort the body in shallow painted spaces. These filters […]
Photorealism – These are not photos – Amazing Doug Bloodworth Oil Paintings
New York Observer called Doug Bloodworth “one of the premier Photorealists of our generation”. Doug Bloodworth’s artistic perspective is influenced by a childhood affection for American western classics and the quintessential youth of the American dream. A combination of Pop Art, photography and textural paint strokes, his work was born from inspirations that began when […]
Oil paintings by Vladimir Volegov
Born in Khabarovsk, Russia, Vladimir start to paint at the age of three and his talent was noted repeatedly throughout his adolescence. In 1990 Vladimir began traveling to Europe where he earned money by painting portraits on the streets of Barcelona, Berlin, Vienna and other European cities. Looking over his paintings is easy to discover […]