Painting

American artist hyperrealist Patrick Kramer

'Cherry Blossom', oil on board. Hyperrealistic painting by Patrick Kramer
‘Cherry Blossom’, oil on board. Hyperrealistic painting by Patrick Kramer

American artist hyperrealist Patrick Kramer
Born in Kaysville, Utah, American artist Kramer is from the family of German immigrants. His highly realistic paintings include a variety of subjects, from still lifes to landscapes and city scenes. According to Kramer, he attended art lessons as a high school student, and then entered Brigham Young University. There, he improved his natural talent in art. While studying, he focused mainly on realism technical skills.
“In my work, I hope the viewer senses the tension between photography and the handmade. The instantaneous and the prolonged, the ubiquitous and the unique, the impartial and the personal.”
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Painting

Paintings by Anna Razumovskaya

Painting by Anna Razumovskaya
White Swan. Paintings by Anna Razumovskaya, Russian artist

Paintings by Anna Razumovskaya
According to Rostov-on-Don born artist Anna Razumovskaya, she did not plan to make a career in the visual arts. But at the age of 17, she entered the Art Department of Rostov State University, obeying the desire of her parents. Meanwhile, it turned out that her parents were right. Anna Razumovskaya has made the right choice, because her diploma work was recognized the best. After graduating from the University in 1991, Razumovskaya went to study in Germany, then in Holland, where the artist studied and mastered the techniques of rare paintings. Later Anna moved to Canada, where she still lives and works.
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Painting

Reasons to love autumn by illustrator Bird Born

Diving into autumn leaves. Reasons to love autumn by illustrator Bird Born
Diving into autumn leaves. Reasons to love autumn by illustrator Bird Born

Reasons to love autumn by illustrator Bird Born
Autumn – not a dull season at all, and everyone has his own reasons to love autumn. The beautiful paintings just prove this idea in a sweet, kind, pleasant and positive way. After all, it’s nice to go for a run around the park in the morning, when the air is fresh and frosty, and around – a riot of colors and shades. Or take a walk in the afternoon, when the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the trees shimmer with yellow-red lights. And the evening? Evening is amazing. Favorite show, the window quietly knocking rain and you warm yourself with hot chocolate and a fluffy blanket. This is fall, and everyone can find something good and enjoyable, like Russian illustrator Bird Born. Moscow based artist has created the set of drawings titled “Ten reasons to love autumn”.
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Sculpture

Lace Porcelain Art

Lace Porcelain Art
Figurine of a violin player. Lace Porcelain Art

Lace Porcelain Art
The ease and elegance, as well as the similarity to the woven lace gave the name to lace porcelain. Most often, the figurines appear to us as girls and young women, often ballerinas or dancers in a lush, airy dress, which consists of fine lace with small holes. A specially selected soft colors, such as pink or blue, make these figures even more light, soft and weightless. For its uniqueness and singularity, they are highly valued throughout the world.
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Nature Painting

Moss graffiti art

Moss graffiti art on city buildings
A bear in the woods. Moss graffiti art on city buildings

Moss graffiti art
First of all, moss graffiti – a new direction of art and it looks like it has a future. Environmentally friendly picture will just grow on the wall.
The author of these beautiful moss installations of animal figures appeared on the city buildings – a talented Hungarian artist Edina Tokodi. The “living pictures” camouflage outgrowths, attracting locals and visitors. According to Edina, her idea was simple – to show the relationship between man and nature. Meanwhile, such art has become in high demand, and the use of this technology over the last few years is growing. In addition to written “green poem” in London, street artists created numerous wall paintings in New York and Chicago. In fact, moss is a beautiful living material for decorating anything. Even if your garden is in the average square-cluster dacha, or a modest corner of the courtyard of the city, you still have chances. The chances to make a piece of art, like a backdrop for a romantic medieval history.
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Jewelry Painting

Precious stones painting by Alex Mosman

Precious stones painting by Alex Mosman
A tiger. Precious stones painting by Alex Mosman

Precious stones painting by Alex Mosman
A unique Siberian artist from Yakutia, Mosman has created original paintings of gems and precious stones. Gorgeous and enchanting landscapes of mother Russia laid out with a multicolored stone powder without any additional drawing. Sadly, this year, Alex passed away, he was 42 years old. Mosman said about his art: “A beautiful nature that surrounds me, to a large extent contributes to creativity. Yet, the genes speak of themselves, because my mother is Russian and father is German, so I do the painting with a Russian soul and German quality.”
According to the artist, he used multicolored stone chips of various minerals to create his paintings. In particular, chrome diopside (Yakut emerald), Charoite, carnelian, jade, malachite, serpentine, fluorite, jasper, obsidian, Morion, vermiculite, muscovite, phlogopite, biotite, marble, quartz, amazonite, etc.
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Painting

Illustrator Lora Zombie

Illustrator Lora Zombie
Bloody heart. Illustrator Lora Zombie

Illustrator Lora Zombie
Born May 30, 1990 in a small town in Russia, Lora Zombie is a Russian conceptual artist. According to Lora, she started painting at a very early age. The self-taught painter first gained recognition in the late 2000s as her work circulated online, reaching millions of people through blogs and social media. And now she is a top seller on the urban art scene and is gaining the attention of the art world. In recent years, Lora has taken the gallery scene by storm with exhibitions in Los Angeles, Toronto, New York and Russia – bringing in the interest of collectors and fans worldwide.
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