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Katie Hosmer's Blog Posts Tagged 'paintings' (3)

Gorgeous Lifelike Oil Paintings Mimic Photographs



Belgium-based artist Christiane Vleugels is a talented illustrator who creates incredibly lifelike paintings of human figures and faces. The artist, who has been drawing from a very young age, has mastered her techniques in order to produce these extremely realistic depictions of people. Her skilled use of light and shadow creates such detail that viewers may think they are…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on January 28, 2013 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Shifting Energy Into Layers of Color



When you see these paintings by artist Tobias Tovera, you may find yourself getting lost in the shifting, swirling sea of lines and shapes. The strokes of vibrant color evoke a sense of energy and the layers of pigment undulate across the panels in these complex scenes. Some of his pieces are reminiscent of distant nature landscapes. In the abstract shapes, I can almost see the ghostly…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on April 28, 2012 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Dreamy Freeze Frame Paintings



Swiss artist Andy Denzler depicts a hazy, abstract world in these oil on canvas paintings. The works are a collection of muted scenes, distorted by smears of brushstrokes and blurs of paint. Viewing his work is like trying to draw on a fuzzy memory or make sense of a low-resolution photograph on a computer screen.

The basic form of each subject is clear, but the details challenge the…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on March 28, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

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