Elisabeth Baker

Mini alocasia painting

2021

Artist Commentary: This painting was created from a photo of a leaf I captured in Hawaii. I was inspired to use a warm, flat background to complement the intricate green details of t...

Artist Commentary: This is my winter painting from my "Vexation" series. I wanted the painting to look cold and dark. It reminds me of winter in Wisconsin when the trees loose their ...

Artist Commentary This painting was on display during the East Austin Studio tour. It is #2 of my "Vexation" painting series. The first painting was just vines, this (the second) one...

Skull, Original Signed Contemporary Black and Green Painting 18" x 18" x 0.75" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas Hand-signed by the artist. Finished with a gloss varnish. A black background allows the subject matter of this acrylic painting by artist Lindsay Hall, a human skull, to both pop forward and recede into the background. There is an amount of chiaroscuro happening on the left side of the skull, keeping it in shadow, falling into the depths. An item in a cabinet of curiosities, this memento mori work serves as a pausing point to sit and reflect on one's own mortality. The green tones to the white of the skull give this work an interesting dimensionality to it, almost imbuing it with life, ironically. The black background is reminiscent of artists like Caravaggio and the subject matter is highly reminiscent of Van Gogh's Skull of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette. Artist Commentary: I painted this when I lived in Richmond, VA above an oddities shop. Being in such close proximity to various curiosities like taxidermied animals, preserved animal organs, coffins, and the like definitely kept my mind in the spooky mood all year round. The building itself was black and had a giant grim reaper...

Artist Commentary: Bare branches carve through and explode against the gradient sky behind while complimentary colors accentuate the vibrancy of the natu...

Artist Commentary: This is an original acrylic on canvas still life painting. Keywords: still life, representational, mushrooms, pepper, peppers, still life, stroke, brush, color A...

This gorgeous and sophisticated still life by Ken Fleisch features a ceramic white and blue vase and a book surrounded by orange apricots. The backdrop is covered with an ornate brown tapestry...

Magnolia in the Mist by Gemma Bedford [2019] original Acrylic and mixed media Image size: H:101 cm x W:75.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:101 cm x W:75.5 cm x D:2cm Sold U...

Evening breeze by Mary Chaplin [2021] original acrylic on canvas Image size: H:65 cm x W:162 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:65 cm x W:162 cm x D:2,5cm Sold Unframed Please...

Tranquillity by Sarah Berger [2021] original Acrylic on stretched canvas Image size: H:61 cm x W:91 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W:91 cm ...

Colorful still life of a picnic by contemporary Houston-based artist Moisés Villafuerte. The work features a decadent selection of fruit, champagne, and an ornate fan laid out on a b...

"Wild Cactus Flowers I" is an illustration style painting by Romina Milano where a dance of gestures unfolds across colorful landscapes. Romina Milano is an Italian artist renowned...