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 […]
Hyper Realistic iceberg and ocean paintings by Zaria Forman
The inspiration of Zaria drawings began in early childhood when she traveled with her family throughout several of the world’s most remote landscapes, which were the subject of Zaria mother’s fine art photography. After a formal training at Skidmore college, Zaria now exhibit extensively in galleries and venues throughout the United States and overseas. In […]
Matte painting and concept art by Jonas De Ro
Jonas De Ro is a Belgian digital artist doing freelance and in-house art and currently is living and working in the UK, London. Bellow you will find our favorite artworks from his portfolio what can be found at the end of this article. The scenes are using a great lighting and the attention at details […]
Detailed urban drawings by Brian Boulton
Vancouver artist Brian Boulton captures singular moments of everyday life in his detailed drawings of anonymous subjects. Based on digital photos, these solitary figures face away from the viewer and are removed from their urban environment. The subtle difference in the texture of fabrics work together to construct a portrait of these anonymous individuals. These […]
Ultra realistic oil paintings by Daniel Sprick
An inheritor of pictorial tradition that goes back at least as far as ancient Rome and later compelled the best efforts of such Northern European masters as Roger van de Weyden and Jan Vermeer, Sprick finds much yet to be revealed in the still life and the interior. His ultra realistic oil paintings continue and […]
Amazing photorealistic paintings by Chuck Close
Chuck Close (b. 1940, Monroe, WA) is renowned for his highly inventive techniques of painting the human face, and is best known for his large-scale, photo-based portrait paintings. In 1988, Close was paralyzed following a rare spinal artery collapse; he continues to paint using a brush-holding device strapped to his wrist and forearm. The artist […]
Amazing realistic pencil graphite drawings by Paul Lung
Paul Lung is a Hong Kong based pencil artist with a very strong mark in portrait and realistic animal drawings. All he need is a mech pencil with 0.3mm 2B lead or 0.5mm with 4B lead to draw. When you are looking on his artworks and see so much details and effects created just with […]