Gregory Block

"Chocolate Cruller" Oil Painting

2022

Gregory Block's (US based) "Sticky Bun" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pastry topped with candied pecans and sticky glaze. Gregor...

Gregory Block's (US based) "Before" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an open box of donuts with rainbow sprinkles. Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1...

Gregory Block's (US based) "Chocolate Coconut" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a chocolate donut covered with coconut shavings. Gregory was born in Kansas City, ...

Gregory Block's (US based) "Butterfingering" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a donut topped with butterfinger topping. Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri,...

This photorealistic still life of chocolate ice cream is one of a kind! Painted in oil on a smooth panel surface, layers and layers of thinned paint are applied to create the realist...

Kelly Birkenruth's oil painting "Chocolate Choices" depicts a chocolate cupcake with whipped cream and a cherry on top, a small chocolate cake, a chocolate eclair, Hershey Kisses, M&Ms, and chocolate footballs. About the artist: Kelly Birkenruth’s captivating paintings are in the style of contemporary realism while staying firmly grounded in the tradition of the Old Masters. She is able to pull the viewer into her paintings by interweaving emotion with a humanistic quality through her supreme handling of light. Through her portraits and still lifes she is able to evoke sensitivity and empathy, which in turn allows her to create images which transcend mere representation to capture the true essence of her subject. Kelly’s arresting compositions, draftsmanship, use of color and observation of detail allow her to create paintings with a timeless quality. After earning her degree from Pennsylvania State University, Kelly moved to southern California where she began a career as a fashion model. Her agency soon sent her abroad to Paris and Tokyo, where she spent the next several years modeling. When she wasn’t walking the runway, she spent endless hours in the great museums of the world, closely observing and studying the works of the Old Masters. “My time abroad, particularly in Paris, opened my eyes to the vast beauty and power of a great painting. After that I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to the pursuit of Fine Art” said Birkenruth. After returning to the States, Kelly studied at Otis College of Art in Los Angeles, CA. She then continued her studies through workshops and private study with renowned artists such as Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael and Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal. In the spring of 2019 Kelly...