Joshua Flint has always been drawn to the comings and goings of train stations and their transitory nature. His current series of oil paintings focuses heavily on that subject; specifically, on the people passing through Grand Central Station.
A self-taught artist, Stephen Magsig grew up and now resides in Michigan. He’s been painting city scenes from Detroit for over 25 years, and in the summer of 2007 he started his own blog called Postcards from Detroit to showcase his urban landscapes.
Have you ever looked at an image, made an assumption, then done a double-take to find out you were wrong? That was my experience with Francois Chartier. I was prepared to write an article about a talented photographer and then was shocked to find he was actually a painter!
After deliberately avoiding oil paint for 20 years, it’s somewhat poetic that Raymond Logan has finally found himself immersed in it on a daily basis. Now, he's a self-proclaimed daily painter for reasons of discipline and growth.
This week’s featured artist is Sally Tharp, a self-taught painter from Ohio. As you can see on her blog, although many of her older paintings conform to the traditional size for daily paintings, lately she’s taken a turn towards much larger works.
Each one of Paul’s paintings contains amazingly textured, nearly sculptural, elements. They’re full of ridges and lines, canvas texture and piles of paint. . . all of which are working to either conceal or reveal the physical and emotional state of the subject.
As I browsed through Darko's web gallery, there were two things that captivated me most about his art: first, the intense (almost physical) atmosphere in all his paintings; and second, the sparse, simple use of subject matter.
Today's featured artist is Alex Perez, a fourth-generation painter from Chile whose work ranges from detailed, realistic landscapes and seascapes to nearly abstract impressionist pieces.
Mina dela Cruz is a talented Canadian painter (originally from the Philippines) who currently lives and works in Toronto. A full-time artist since 2004, Mina's paintings are highly realistic, emphasizing skilled draftsmanship, classical technique and a deliberate eye for composition.
This week's featured artist is Jonathan Matthews, a talented Alabama artist whose beautiful figurative paintings offer a subtle homage to the long history and tradition of figure painting. As you'll notice in one of the paintings farther down. . .
Like most daily painters, Sherry DeGhelder paints a variety of small household objects - but unlike any other artist I've come across, she arranges all of her still-lifes on top of enlarged comic-strip panels, graphic novel pages, or Marvel Comic art cards.
I chose to highlight Mitch's landscape paintings today because of the way he manages to create a realistic representation of visual space while still retaining a painterly, loose style.