Contemporary Oil Painters

With more than 25 years of artistic experience, Mehran Rashidfarokhy has traveled throughout Europe and the United States and painted some of the world’s most sophisticated, natural and awe-inspiring wonders. Today, we’ll take a look at a few of his impressionistic city and landscape. . . read more

Although oil painter Mollie Erkenbrack grew up in a world of boots, jeans and cowboy hats, her figurative portraits are both elegant and contemporary. As you’ll see in today’s paintings, Mollie mixes traditional realism with just the right amount of exaggerated expressionism to. . . read more

Originally hailing from Scotland, oil painter Denis Hopkins has traveled the world—from England to Canada and the United States, and then to France—looking for inspiring landscapes and rich country backdrops. Denis began focusing on landscape painting in earnest after his retirement,. . . read more

If southern California’s balmy, sunny weather gives you the impression that people are always outdoors, then that certainly rings true with California-based impressionist painter Kathleen Robison. Kathleen oil paints in plein air, driven by her determination to identify and create. . . read more

“Structure” and “meaning” are two words that could define any of Elizabeth Floyd’s still life paintings. A former architect, Elizabeth’s delicate use of layers of color and specifically chosen subject matter combine to form meaningful compositions which. . . read more

Californian painter Adriana Guidi originally didn’t know what kind of career she wanted growing up. As a kid, she embraced artwork as a fun-filled, challenging hobby. When her love for it never waned, Adriana began to think in terms of a lifelong career in the creative field. “I. . . read more

Oil painter Mary Erickson has been creating beautiful nature scenes full-time since 1993. Her studios in Venice, FL and Marshville, NC pay homage to her lifelong passion, devotion and respect for marine environs and shorebirds. Preferring to paint en plein air, many of Mary’s days begin on. . . read more

Croatian oil painter Ivan A. Tomicic has an affinity for peaceful, soothing landscapes, so it’s no surprise that he settled down in the beautiful Hawaiian islands—with all that tropical scenery, how can you be anything BUT inspired? Take Maui Golfer, for instance. A vast pink and blue. . . read more

Small paintings can still reach great heights, as Judy Crowe’s miniature still lifes prove. Judy’s twenty years of experience have honed her artistic ability to capture everyday life in her work, in a way that some full-size paintings never achieve. With cheerful colors and fruit. . . read more

As a painter of traditional realism, David Anderson admits that he is easily captivated by a shy smile, the aura of a sunset glowing through a window or even the elaborate way in which nature continually renews itself. In Gatelenburg, for example, David attempts to showcase the intricate. . . read more

Russian-born painter Anatoliy Rozhansky knows that we live in a world of material things, and yet he recognizes that no matter what the object may be, each carries with it certain meanings, feelings and sentiments. As a result, Anatoliy strives to combine his realistically painted objects and. . . read more

Painting has always revolved around collaboration for Raul Diaz, whether learning and sharing creative knowledge with artistic friends; or exploring the craft through video, books and workshops featuring the likes of Richard Schmid, Quang Ho and Frank Serrano. This Culiacan-based artist. . . read more

Perhaps the “P” in Dianne Panarelli Miller’s name should stand for “persistence” because neither an infection in her painting hand, nor a chronic neck injury triggered by her time at the easel has stopped this oil painter from. . . read more