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Beautiful Brush-Less Portraits (12 pieces) One look at David Walker's beautiful brush-less portraits, and you probably wouldn't believe me if I told you he only started painting three years ago.

Beautiful Brush-Less Portraits (12 pieces)

For two of those years, he only painted in black, white, and pink because it was cheaper and allowed him to concentrate on his subjects more. Then, he came across a box of random colored paint that had been buried in the studio and he started exploring with as many colors as he could, all at once. "It just felt right at the time and it’s been a lot of fun," he says. Walker doesn't use brushes because he wants the pieces to raise questions about graffiti and traditional painting.

"People are normally quite surprised the work is made from spray paint and I think many are also surprised they actually like the work when its outside on a wall; suddenly they have connected with a scene that they previously had no time for at all. " Phan Thu Trang Paintings&-&AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life&-&AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life. Magnificent Oil Paintings by Leonid Afremov. Part 1&-&AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life&-&AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life.

Leonid Afremov is a Belarus born, Israeli modern painter who creates unique landscapes, cityscapes and figures using a palette knife rather than a brush to paint.

Magnificent Oil Paintings by Leonid Afremov. Part 1&-&AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life&-&AmO Images: Capturing the Beauty of Life

"I tried different techniques during my career, but I especially fell in love with painting with oil and pallette-knife. Every artwork is the result of long painting process; every canvas is born during the creative search; every painting is full of my inner world. - StumbleUpon. Game Over 3. Here are the four pieces I'm showing at Giant Robot San Francisco's third Game Over show.

Game Over 3

All four pieces have sold, but if you're interested in seeing them in person, gallery information is here. "Triforce" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 10" x 7" - SOLD (tabletop saturation bumped back in Photoshop) Vince Contarino & Escape Into Life. Better Half, 2009, acrylic on canvas over panel, 36 x 48 in.

Vince Contarino & Escape Into Life

Old Black, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 50 in. Untitled (10), 2011, acrylic on paper, 10.75 x 9 in. Artist Spotlight: Cherri Wood. By Teddy Zareva Newspaper cutout, hidden messages, and what Oliver Twist has to do with ink stains.

Artist Spotlight: Cherri Wood

Cherri Wood is one of those rare nineteen-year-olds who manage to translate their mandatory teen angst into wonderful works of art. Her drawings combine that childish, messy quality of art with the intensity of adult reality. Simple but rich like a haiku, Wood’s work reveals graphite kids standing in the watercolor dirt, daring you to fill in the wide white blanks of the world.

- StumbleUpon. Scott Everingham & Escape Into Life. Barely There, 2010, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 in.

Scott Everingham & Escape Into Life

Cotton Lodge, 2011, oil on canvas, 48 x 54 in. Wet Meteor Fallout, 2009, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in. Charles E. Williams II & Escape Into Life. Creative Colorful Installations As Street Art. A lonely gray road, an empty street, a concrete wall and dirty manhole covers can all be so much more fun when decorated with colorful art. That was exactly on the French street artist OakoAk’s mind when he started this street art project. He places humorous and clever installations at the most surprising places out in the streets. They are certainly eye catching and fun to spot when your out taking a walk. His inspiration is often from current social issues and other pop culture icons. A rectangle found on the sidewalk is easily turned into a Gameboy, a handicap sign into ice water with polar bears on it, and a white electronic box into a snowman. Another bad-ass street artist that is really killing it as well, is the famous MTO and his awesome graffiti.

Ultra-Realistic Portrait Paintings by Rubén Belloso. Prepare to get stunned, because in today’s showcase we will meet Rubén Belloso, a young and extremely talented painter. He has won several awards and his work is shocking realistic. Robot Graveyard. Bookshelves + Staircase = Bookstairs - ** Happiness Is...** I am so enthralled by these that I just might build some bookstairs that lead to nothing in my pad.

Bookshelves + Staircase = Bookstairs - ** Happiness Is...**

This beauty belongs to London-based Veronika and Sebastian. My only addition would be a space to keep a pillow or two so I can sit and read on the stairs if I feel so inclined. P.S. Here are 19 other unique bookshelf ideas. {Images via Creative Cloud} Marinina on the Behance Network. Stunning Realism in Oil Paintings by Pedro Campos. 46-year-old Pedro Campos – artist from Madrid.

Stunning Realism in Oil Paintings by Pedro Campos.

Using oil paints, he re-creates an incredibly realistic still lifes, which are very easily mistaken for photographs. He works in a variety of areas – from design and interior illustrations (in advertising) to the restoration of furniture, paintings and sculptures. A painting he generally began only 30 years old. “I think the development of my own drawing style strongly influenced the process of restoring paintings – said by the Spanish artist. – Restoration of the ancient art forces you to look for a solution in color: any personal contribution of the artist to remain unnoticed. ” While many compare Campos with other masters of realism, he admires artists such as Lucien Freud, Richard Estes, Francis Bacon, Antonio Lopez and Anish Kapoor for the specifics of their work.

Birds by Abby Diamond. Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes (12 pieces) Z.L.

Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes (12 pieces)

Feng grew up in Shanghai and began painting at the young age of seven. After experimenting with all kinds of different mediums, he finally settled on a favorite - watercolor. The artist always revered the medium because of its level of difficulty. “With watercolor you cannot cover your mistakes, so you must know what you are doing,” he says. One of Feng's favorite places to find inspiration is in the countryside of Virginia's New River Valley. Matthew Cusick : Paintings &Collage : Map Works. Sylvia Ji. Oil paintings by Esao Andrews. Esao Andrews grew up in Mesa, Arizona and moved to NYC in 1996 to pursue a life of art making.

Oil paintings by Esao Andrews

He attended The School of Visual Arts and now lives and works from his home in Brooklyn with his semi-faithful companion, Soybean. Official Web Site Facebook You might also like Comments Michael Dachstein Inspiration junkie :)