Ivan Slavinsky

Art Appreciation

Ivan Slavinsky is perhaps one of my favorite contemporary artist. I came across his work while surfing Pinterest, recently. I quickly became a fan.

Originally from Leningrad, Russia, Ivan Slavinsky is a realist artist who is known for his realistic paintings that touches on impressionism and surrealism.

His cityscapes are amazing, and his portraits of women are absolutely beautiful.

You can see more of his work on his website.



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Sources: http://www.ivan-slavinsky.com/; http://kingsgalleryhk.com/2012/03/06/ivan-slavinsky/; http://www.artisticanatomyblog.com/various-works-by-ivan-slavinsky/; http://www.passportmagazine.ru/article/839; http://ggalleryslo.blogspot.com/2011/10/featured-artist-ivan-slavinsky.html#!/2011/10/featured-artist-ivan-slavinsky.html; http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2010/03/ivan-slavinsky-i-painted-and-drew-as.html; http://www.artisticanatomyblog.com/various-works-by-ivan-slavinsky/; http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/10/ivan-slavinsky-1968-russia-surrealist.html; http://marisecretgarden.blogspot.com/2012/04/painting-ivan-slavinsky.html; http://www.pinupcartoongirls.com/2012/09/ivan-slavinsky.html?m=0

Johannes Wessmark

Art Appreciation

Recently, I came across an image of what appeared to be a photograph of rocks in a stream (Maid Bay). I then learned that the image was not a photograph but a painting done by Swedish artist, Johannes Wessmark.

Born in 1962, Wessmark's painting techniques include watercolors, color pencil, oil, and gouache, a method similar to watercolor but with an additive that makes it opaque.

You can see more of his wonderful paintings HERE.





Maid Bay via emptyeasel

Pressbyrån Järntorget via artodyssey1

The Softest Beauty via artodyssey1

Sources: http://www.johanneswessmark.se/; http://www.redbubble.com/people/wessmark; http://www.saatchionline.com/profile/54036; http://artoncall.weebly.com/johannes-wessmark.html; http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/12/johannes-wessmark-1962-sweden.html;
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2010/04/johannes-wessmark-born-1962-live-and.html;
http://emptyeasel.com/2008/03/04/johannes-wessmark-photorealism-with-colored-pencil-and-watercolor/; http://sweet-station.com/blog/2011/06/johannes-wessmark/





 

Anwen Keeling

Art Appreciation

Anwen Keeling is a contemporary realist artist known primarily for her portraits of women in intimate settings.

The Australian born artist received a BA with Honours and University Medal from Canberra School of Art at the Australian National University. She then received a Master of Art from Winchester School of Art at Southampton University.

You can see more of her work HERE.

More Strawberries (2011) via sydneyartgalleriesandartcommunity

Tender is the Night (2007) via sidestreetsydney

The Letter (2008) via thesugarmill

Paramour (2007) via sexualityinart

Similar Artists: Lee Price, Sergio Martinez-Cifuentes, Vicente Romero

Sources: http://www.anwenkeeling.com.au/; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwen_Keeling; http://www.cofa.unsw.edu.au/about-us/staff/207; http://www.michaelreid.com.au/artists-view?aid=88; http://www.voiceless.org.au/voa3/artists/Anwen_Keeling; http://sydneyartgalleriesandartcommunity.wordpress.com/2011/07/; http://thesugarmill.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/oh-what-a-night-mid-february-something-something-arts-degree/; http://sexualityinart.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/anwen-keeling-2-of-2/

 

António Pedro Urbano Veiga de Macedo

Art Appreciation

Portuguese neo-realist painter, Antonio Macedo, is known for his still life and female nudes.

Born in Oporto, Portugal, in 1955, Macedo attended the School of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon and received a BSc in Chemistry from the United Kingdom's Open University, a distance learning facility.

You can see more of his work HERE.

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Sedução via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Sources: Wikipedia; http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2012/09/Antonio-Macedo.html; http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2011/08/antonio-macedo.html; http://www.cordeirosgaleria.com/artistas/am/am.html; http://www.1siir.de/Antonio-Macedo-Kimdir-f--ve-Yagliboya-Tablolari-.htm; http://pincezmoi.blogspot.com/2012/09/antonio-macedo.html#!/2012/09/antonio-macedo.html; http://ggalleryslo.blogspot.com/2011/11/antonio-macedo-portugal.html#!/2011/11/antonio-macedo-portugal.html