Loose realism

Leng Jun 冷军 (Chinese, b. 1963), graphite {figurative realism art asian female seated woman reading book #hyperreal cropped drawing #coldarmy} lengjun.artron.net

sold I had the idea for a tea series the other day when I was waking up from a nap. I don't take them often, but they do seem productive for ideas, so I guess I should take more! What a hardship.

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This is 8 x 6 inches, oil on hardboard. Sold

Marcia Burtt

Debra Latham explains how to achieve an impressionistic look in a landscape painting, and still retain that “touch of realism.”

Red Shirt on the Steps is part of a series that depicts the female figure reading. These paintings work best when they're done small in size. As in this painting, it's as if a small piece of life the viewer discovered. $ 180.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen www.dtfineart.net SOLD

Click Here to Bid (8x8in. - starts at $100) I took the references for this one at our Saturday Market here in Eugene, right before I left for Italy. What's funny is that I felt really funny about taking pictures of people in my hometown, when I don't at all when I'm anywhere else. I ended up leaving after about 20 minutes, and this was really the only usable scene I captured. What was I afraid of? I'm not sure. Anyone else had this experience?

Kim English