Untitled 514 Les Diaboliques

These intense paintings are by artist Francoise Nielly.  Nielly paints mostly with oils on canvas using various palette knife techniques.

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Michelle's Place - from Grand Theft Auto IV - Oil on cradled wood panel 30" x 30"

There is nothing new about artists taking inspiration from other created works, but there is something here worth discussing.  People tend to connect with landscape or cityscape paintings of places they have seen before and that is part of the beauty in them.  A painting of the Streets of Charleston is going to connect with me in a way that it cannot connect with someone who has never been there.

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Sleepwalk - 2009 oil on canvas 24" x 30"

Finding Marion Pecks work on the web was a wonderful surprise!

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Children’s Stoves - Oil on Linen 40 x 60

I crossed paths with Patrick when I featured one of his T-shirts in my post, 25 T-shirts for Artists and Wannabes. I later found out that Patrick is also a talented painter.  Patrick’s paintings are rich in exaggerated color depicting typical suburban American scenes and adding a bit tension it.
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Oil on canvas 30in x 24in

Shawn Barber is best known for his life-like tattoo portrait paintings.   Barber has an extensive collection of work on his site, so make sure you check this guy out.

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oil on a canvas

I have not featured a painting in a while so I was glad when Nancy sent this to me.  I love how she has captured the feeling of being at the concert.  The singer is full of life, the lighting is amazing and Nancy’s painting style sparks movement on the canvas.  The black background feels a little flat compared to the rest of the painting, but it could be that the background looks better in real life and does not translate well in a photo.  In any case, this is not something that keeps me from enjoying the work.  This is a strong painting and Nancy does a great job of bringing the singer to life.

artist & website: Nancy Desrosiers - http://www.nannerland.com

Oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches

This painting was commissioned by the Wall Street Journal for their special Inauguration edition.  Barber is known for his amazing tattooed portraits and you can checkout his site for those.

artist & website: Shawn Barber - http://www.sdbarber.com/

Oil Painting on Canvas

artist and website: Rebecca Campbell - http://www.rebeccacampbell.net

Resin, aluminum sticks, stainless steel wires, springs and oil paint

Lee imagines what the skeletal structure of cartoon characters might look like.  Pictured here are the three nephews of Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie in case you do not remember.

artist & website: Hyungkoo Lee - http://www.hyungkoolee.net

oil on canvas

artist & website: Laura Sanders - http://gallery.atomicperception.com/