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Colorful Portraits, Hands, and Figures Painted by David Agenjo

Colorful Portraits, Hands, and Figures Painted by David Agenjo portraits painting

I just stumbled onto these beautiful acrylic paintings by David Agenjo who is a self-taught artist born in Madrid but living and working in London. He has a number of prints and several original works available over on Saatchi Online.

By Christopher on May 30, 2012 • painting portraits

Hyper-realistic Painting by Omar Ortiz

Hyper realistic Painting by Omar Ortiz painting hyperrealism

A beautiful hyper-realistic painting by artist Omar Ortiz (nsfw). Such an incredible use of paint to create depth of focus and the reflection of light on skin. (via cosas cool)

By Christopher on May 27, 2012 • hyperrealism painting

Bugs on Book Covers

Bugs on Book Covers painting insects books

I’m really enjoying this collection of bugs painted on book covers by Bristol-based artist Rose Sanderson. See more and read a brief interview over on Daily DuJour.

By Christopher on April 30, 2012 • books insects painting

New Optical Illusion Skull Portraits by Tom French

New Optical Illusion Skull Portraits by Tom French painting optical illusion anatomy

Painter Tom French just posted a number of new paintings in preparation for his upcoming exhibition titled Don’t Look Back at Zero Cool Gallery in London later this month. French’s acrylic works often depict couples in seemingly amorous relationships that create the optical illusion of a skull, pieces that walk the line between beautiful and unsettling. Just squint or take a few steps back from your monitor for maximum effect. You can see much more of his work on Flickr, and prints are available at Zero Cool.

By Christopher on April 16, 2012 • anatomy optical illusion painting

A Stunning Watercolor Speed Painting by Agnes-Cecile

A Stunning Watercolor Speed Painting by Agnes Cecile watercolor painting

Since first discovering the work of self-taught Italian painter Silvia Pelissero aka Agnes-Cecile (previously) earlier this year, I’ve become a huge fan of her drippy, ethereal watercolor paintings. I just now learned that she’s recorded several timelapse videos showing how she creates each piece. The recent clip above shows a painting she completed over 1.5 hours as part of the 1000drawings project last month. How anyone can gain control over little pools of water like this is completely beyond me. (via booooooom)

By Christopher on April 10, 2012 • painting watercolor

A Finger-painted Mural Made with Charcoal Dust

A Finger painted Mural Made with Charcoal Dust painting murals fingerprints

I first discovered the work of Judith Braun about a year ago and wrote a short piece about her beautifully symmetrical finger drawings that she refers to as “fingerings”. Braun’s work recently exploded in both scale and complexity, shifting from the abstract to the literal in this new mural entitled Diamond Dust. The piece was painted over several days in February in front of a live audience at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia using fingerprints created from the fine powder of ground charcoal. Diamond Dust is on display through June 1. (via job’s wife)

By Christopher on March 22, 2012 • fingerprints murals painting

New Portraits by Françoise Nielly

New Portraits by Françoise Nielly portraits painting

A number of wonderful new portraits by French painter Françoise Nielly who is absolutely prolific, posting a new works to her website every couple of days it seems. Nielly grew up in the South of France and now lives and works near Montmartre in Paris and her latest exhibition was at Villa del Arte in Barcelona earlier this year.

By Christopher on March 21, 2012 • painting portraits

Portraits by Michael Shapcott

Portraits by Michael Shapcott portraits painting

Connecticut-based artist Michael Shapcott creates wonderfully colored portraits by starting with graphite underdrawings that are then painted with washes in oil and acrylic. He currently has work at Thinkspace in Culver City through March 24th, and you can buy prints at Society6. Shapcott also shoots detailed process videos and makes them available via YouTube.