Inspired from a young age by his father, Adam Smith paints realistic wildlife paintings that spotlight animals in both North America and Africa. Recently, his portrait of a ram, “Full Curl,” took second place at the prestigious ...
Join Jen Starling (a Realism Live faculty artist) in this bonus oil painting lesson on how to see value shapes, manage edges, and control reflected light for convincing form—starting with a lemon.
The more I’m burdened with the technical aspects of painting, the less I see. So before I lay my first brushstroke, I have to ...
Contemporary realism artist Elsa Muñoz has come out of her shell over the last several years, stepping into the spotlight as an ...
Explore the emotive work of Narelle Zeller, a self-led artist whose narrative contemporary realism celebrates inner strength, self-love, and the beauty of youth.
Alex Dzigurski II shares four of his landscape paintings and the inspiration behind them.
The informal nature of the tronie can provide an opportunity for expressing painterliness. The word "tronie" is 16/17th-century Dutch for ...
Anthony Waichulis addresses the nature of art and the potential impact of AI technology.
Painter Sílvia Marieta takes us through the meaning and process of her figurative art, specifically “Soul (At the Core).” Be inspired by her philosophy and see the step-by-step development of her contemporary realism ...
"My painting, 'Infestation,' is based on a real-life experience I had many years ago," said ...