Calgary-based painter David Grudniski is a storyteller. It doesn’t matter that he uses bright colors instead of characters, or scribbled lines instead of words—each of his...
Contemporary Acrylic Painters
Looking to buy original acrylic paintings by up-and-coming artists?
If so, you're in luck! At EE, we feature acrylic painters nearly every week!
Scroll down to find unique acrylic paintings for sale by emerging artists, as well as art by more established painters. If you find a painting you'd like to buy, just click through to the artist's website to purchase! You'll find landscape paintings in acrylic, portraits, still life paintings, and a lot more.
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With an eye for bright color and interesting shapes, Bettina Schopphoff’s paintings are destined to lift the spirits of everyone who views them. Bettina’s subjects are...
Kaloyan Ivanov, or K, is an artist from Sofia, Bulgaria who graduated with a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He works in painting, performance art, and installation pieces, and currently splits his time between Sofia, Brooklyn, and Oklahoma City. K has completed several series of paintings (all of which can be seen on his website, along with some of his installation and performance art)...
Put any two people in front of the same majestic landscape, and they’ll both remember it in their own unique way—and that concept influences everything Bulgarian...
Mike Fullarton is an abstract painter originally from Scotland, now working in Krakow, Poland. His large, geometric compositions explore the ideas behind fractals—repeating, increasingly-complex patterns filled...
Love bold, expressive brushstrokes that feel carved into the canvas? Dynamic compositions? Intense monochromatic contrast? Sean Patrick’s highly sought-after paintings are all that and more. Known for his expressive, abstract portraits (jump to the second painting down for a great example of that) Sean’s work is incredibly energetic, even chaotic, shaped almost entirely by his movements as he conveyed paint onto the canvas. A series...
Lisa Frances Judd is a self-taught artist from The Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia who has been drawing and painting as long as she could hold...
From the bright sandy shores of Malta throughout Canada, the US and Europe, Edward Abela’s plein air paintings capture the beauty of nature in brief, impressionistic...
After graduating from Mumbai University with his art degree, Vivek Vadkar dove into painting, combining his two favorite subjects: landscapes and figures—and the results are simply stunning. Vivek’s eye for composition is excellent, elevating normal, everyday moments into fine art. Whether it’s an outdoor market, lined by woven baskets filled to the brim with food, or a dirt path winding towards a distant town, each...
Ever-fascinated by naturally-occurring cracks, shadows, and repeating patterns in nature, Don Wunderlee’s vividly-painted abstracts are—at their core—a gorgeous re-imagining of the world around us. At first...
Gerard Boersma paints people doing things they rarely think about—like walking on the street, standing at the deli counter, or getting cash from an ATM. Given...
Nicarauguan-born artist Allegra Sleep lived in Central America, South America and the Caribbean before moving to Taos, New Mexico in 1990. Deaf since the age of sixteen, and primarily self-taught, Allegra’s paintings often reference memories of her childhood in Latin America, and incorporate themes of family and friendship, nature, and kinship with animals. Sleep of Reason, seen below, is one of several paintings currently shown...
Sharon Sieben’s paintings are a wonderful mix of bold colors and strong lines. Her favorite subject is the human figure, often depicted in a loose, gestural...
Chad Raymo is a self taught Edmonton-born artist who paints primarily in acrylic—with a little bit of mixed-media experimentation thrown in, when the occasion calls for...
With an eye for color and a steady hand, Gill Miller’s Southern California abstracts are simply a joy to behold. Each one is created with vibrant hues of acrylic spray paint applied in vertical stripes and geometric patterns—and while you’d expect to see this type of painting displayed on the walls of a high-end gallery, it might suprise you to know where these stunning pieces...
If you ask me, there’s nothing quite so awe-inspiring as standing outside at night (far away from the lights of civilization) and seeing countless brilliant stars...
After studying at the Art Students League of New York as a young man, Howard Ziff spent most of his life in the world of business—but...
Diane Griffiths’ paintings are a blend of fantastical colors and real-life scenery, inspired in part by the impressionists, yet always based on true-to-life drawings taken from the gorgeous British countryside. As a child, Diane was encouraged to draw “inside the lines,” and currently her day job is in finance (where spreadsheets are the norm). Is it any wonder her art seems to leap off the...
No doubt it’s happened to you before. You hurry to snap a photograph of the most gorgeous sunset or sunrise in the world, but by the...
Are you experiencing the world as the magical place it can be? If not, take inspiration from Australian artist Cathy McClelland’s nature-filled acrylic paintings. Blazing with...
If you’ve ever looked into a kaleidoscope and fell in love with the swirls of color and ever-changing patterns, you’ll probably be equally fascinated by Hufreesh Dumasia Chopra’s abstract paintings. Hufreesh’s artwork stems from a natural expression of her being—her subconscious—unfolding in all sorts of wonderful ways, through poetic nuances of color, uninhibited forms and alternating techniques. Take a look! Jade Dream is one of...