The Art of Oil Painting

Tree bark is a distinct oil painting skill separate from general foliage painting, because bark is vertical, deeply textured, and… Continue Reading

Sports equipment still life oil paintings feature balls, rackets, bats, gloves, helmets, arranged on a bench or field, with leather,… Continue Reading

Hands typing or writing oil paintings are close-up figure paintings of hands at a keyboard, typewriter or pen, writing or… Continue Reading

Composition — the arrangement of elements in a painting — is the foundation of all oil painting, regardless of style,… Continue Reading

Farm goose oil paintings depict domestic geese: white feathers, long necks, orange beaks, on farmyards, ponds or fields, unlike chickens,… Continue Reading

Figure-at-window oil paintings depict a person standing or sitting at a window, looking out, back or profile to the viewer,… Continue Reading

Snow is one of the most deceptive oil painting subjects, because snow is never pure white: sunlit snow is warm… Continue Reading

Bookstore interior oil paintings depict bookshops: shelves of books, customers browsing, counter, reading nooks, unlike library scenes, bookstores are commercial,… Continue Reading

Pocket watch and clock still life oil paintings feature old pocket watches, alarm clocks, mantel clocks or wristwatches, arranged on… Continue Reading

Snow-capped peak oil landscapes depict high mountains with permanent snow and glacial summits, unlike lower winter landscapes, these are high-altitude,… Continue Reading