The Art of Oil Painting

Antique book still life oil paintings feature old leather-bound books, manuscripts, scrolls and parchment, stacked or open on a table,… Continue Reading

Island beach oil landscapes depict tropical island shores, with palm trees, white sand, turquoise water and reefs, unlike temperate beaches,… Continue Reading

Drapery — folded cloth, robes, curtains, tablecloths — is a classical oil painting subject that teaches volume, light and texture,… Continue Reading

Standing full-length figures in interior oil paintings show a person standing in a room, hallway or domestic space, full-length, surrounded… Continue Reading

School classroom oil paintings depict students at desks, teachers at blackboards, books and the formal space of learning, rows of… Continue Reading

Genre oil paintings of traditional boat builders working in waterfront workshops depict skilled manual craft, large timber planks, hand tools… Continue Reading

Bathing, washing, and toilet scenes — figures at a washbasin, in a bathtub, dressing, or combing hair — are among… Continue Reading

Oil paintings of reading and quiet solitude depict figures absorbed in books, letters or writing, exploring themes of concentration, introspection,… Continue Reading

Café oil painting — from Degas’s absinthe drinkers to Manet’s Plum Brandy, Toulouse-Lautrec’s Montmartre nightlife, and contemporary coffee shop scenes… Continue Reading

Weekend handmade baking life oil painting takes modern people making homemade desserts in warm home kitchens on weekends as the… Continue Reading