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Psychi 9 - The Soul, oil paint on paper, orange contemporary whimsical butterfly
By Apostolos Chantzaras
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful whimsical original butterfly painting on watercolor paper, currently floated on a matboard, ready to be frame. Painting does not include frame. One of the Owls fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Monoprint, Oil
Songs of Dance
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shawn Faust, "Wise Dan" 24x24 Horse and Jockey Velazquez Equine Oil Painting
By Shawn Faust
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine piece, "Wise Dan" is a 24x24 oil painting on canvas by artist Shawn Faust depicting a racehorse Wise Dan with jockey John R. Velazquez mounted atop. An intriguing crop on the composition pulls the viewer inward, emanating a contemporary feeling. Pops of color from Velazquez's vibrant yellow silks stand out against the neutral gray background
Wise Dan is a 16 year old gelding that was born in 2007 and raced from 2010 to 2014. He was sired by Wiseman's Ferry out of the Wolf Power mare Lisa Danielle. He was trained by Charles LoPresti and raced for Morton Fink, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Morton Fink. Wise Dan has raced at Churchill Downs, Keeneland, Presque Isle Downs, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga, Turfway Park, Woodbine with wins at Churchill Downs, Keeneland, Presque Isle Downs, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga, Turfway Park, Woodbine. His stakes wins include wins in the 2014 Turf Mile (G1), 2014 Bernard Baruch (G2), 2014 Turf Classic Stakes (G1), 2014 Maker's 46 Mile (G1), 2013 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), 2013 Woodbine Mile (G1), 2013 Fourstardave Handicap (G2), 2013 Firecracker (G2), 2013 Turf Classic Stakes (G1), 2013 Maker's 46 Mile (G1), 2012 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), 2012 Turf Mile (G1), 2012 Woodbine Mile (G1), 2012 Fourstardave Handicap (G2), 2012 Ben Ali (G3), 2011 Clark Stakes (G1), 2011 Fayette Stakes (G2), 2011 Presque Isle Mile (LS), 2011 Firecracker (G2), and the 2010 Phoenix (G3).
About the artist:
Shawn’s love and fascination for drawing came as an unexpected gift from his grandfather at the age of 5. Young Faust was a tag-a-long during his grandfather’s impromptu plein air art lesson with his older brother in the back yard of his Aunt’s house. A retired director for the American Red Cross, Shawn’s grandfather, who had only recently picked up the brush himself, began a charcoal sketch that would forever change how Faust would see the world. From that brief lesson, Faust recalls vividly, “The techniques I witnessed from my grandfather that day, were pure magic!”
With his newfound gift of magic, Shawn quickly began practicing his art of 3D illusion for anyone who wanted to see it. During his childhood, you would be hard pressed not to find Shawn doodling on a piece of paper at some point during the day.
Among his favorite things to draw as a youngster were his comic book heroes. Instead of reading the comics, he spent all his time studying the line work and muscle forms of the comic book characters. And so, began his interest in portraying the human form.
Upon entering college at the University Of Delaware, Shawn enrolled as an accounting major yet emerged with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1990. At the U of D he is forever grateful for the privilege of studying under distinguished artists Stephen Tanis, Charles Rowe, Robert Straight...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
valentine cat, colorful greens, plants, interior by window
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early work - Mixed media on board
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with bound...
Category
1990s Fauvist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Rabbit" Realist Rabbit Portrait in the Field Oil Painting on Carved Wood Panel
By Chaval
Located in New York, NY
With the medium of traditional oil paint, this charming piece by Chaval is exceptionally detailed and thought-provoking. Following a realist approach, yet depicting some playful impe...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Varnish
Precarious Mimicry
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a BA in Environmental Studies from the U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Trip Park, "Yellow Horses", 20x20 Abstract Colorful Horse Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This Painting, "Yellow Horses", is a 20x20 oil painting on canvas by artist Trip Park. Featured in the painting is a repeating and overlapping pattern of a rider and horse in various...
Category
2010s Impressionist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shaman of the Park
Located in Bozeman, MT
Using a mix of inspirations, El Gato thrives in his world of 8th and 9th century storytelling full of ideas of alchemy, magic, occultism, folklore, and spiritualism and blends this w...
Category
2010s Surrealist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Psst, Koala, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bold Abstracted portrait of a koala painted on stretched 20x20x2" canvas :: Painting :: Art Deco/Art Nouveau :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category
2010s Art Deco Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ducks in a Pond
By Bartolome Sastre
Located in Austin, TX
This serene and quiet scene depicts a small flock of ducks swimming in a pond surrounded by foliage. This piece measures 39.5" x 32" and is executed in oil on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Horse Sketch" impressionistic painting on panel of horse being washed by person
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil on wood panel sketch of a horse, on a sunny day. The horse stands before a bright green field. Wood panel remains exposed as your eye drifts away from the center of the painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Chicken Scratch, Michele Mikesell, Oil on wood, abstract figurative painting
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL
b. 1973, Alabama, USA
In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Mickey Mouse
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Mickey Mouse" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, yellows, and oran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Sinclair
By Will Lee-Ashley
Located in Bozeman, MT
Artist Statement-"I work in mixed media, laying down layers of spray paint, pencil, and traditional oil wash on wood or canvas before bringing in photography or other elements that c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
$3,000
Horses at Sunrise, Painting, Acrylic on Other
By Donna Bernstein
Located in Yardley, PA
Two horses, caught at sunrise. A morning, a quiet moment, grazing together. Abstractive, sensitive, subtle - all the beautiful qualities of horses in a pastoral setting. The natural ...
Category
2010s Modern Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Shepherd and his Flock, original 19thC oil on canvas, Belgian realist genre
Located in Naples, Florida
This is an original and unique oil on canvas painting by the Belgian 19th century artist Julien Jos, who was active from 1890 -1910.
He specialised in rustic genre scenes featuri...
Category
1890s Realist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fenced
Located in Bozeman, MT
Allison McIntyre (b. 1999 West Virginia) pulls from animal imagery and digital aesthetics to respond to contemporary human-animal relations, wrestling...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Three Ostrich on Light Green Brush
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 12 x 10 inches
Framed: 17.5 x 15.5 inches
*Painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Night Heron
Located in Bozeman, MT
With a striking palette and sharp, swirling textures, Night Heron offers a modern reimagining of this elusive marshland bird. The stylized rendering and explosive background patterns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Watermelon Apollo · Venus and Macaw Diptych. From the series Tropicalia.
By Paloma Castello
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In this series, Paloma Castello relocates classical gods to an unexpected territory: a tropical paradise where marble, fruit, birds, and intense color coexist without hierarchy. Apol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
The Painted Stallion
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Missouri, MO
The Painted Stallion
William Henry Dethlef Koerner (German, American, 1878-1938)
Oil on Panel
Signed Lower Right
Titled Verso
21.5 x 37 inches
26.5 x 42.5 inches with frame
Written ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Chinoiserie Jungle Party
By Charles Houska
Located in Saint Louis, MO
In Houska's Chinoiserie Jungle Party, you see his classic pop art style and use of soft colors to create a lively jungle scene with various iconic characters.
Category
2010s Pop Art Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Acorn Away
By Linda Ridd Herzog
Located in Napa, CA
Largely self-taught, Linda Ridd Herzog’s paintings boast unbelievably detailed animals and objects in fantastical, surreal scenes. Growing up in Utah, Herzog found herself so inspir...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gabrielle Benot, "Decorato", 48x36 Bright Contemporary Equine Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This abstract equine painting, "Decorato" by artist Gabrielle Benot is a 48x36 original mixed media painting on canvas. Depicted is an abstract horse portrait, from a side view, in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Antique Impressionist African Safari Elephant on the Sahel Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 7 by 11 inches overall and 5 x 9 1/2 artwork alone. Handsom...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Extraordinary Movement 3"- Vibrant, Colorful Coy Mixed Media Painting
By CAM (Craig Anthony Miller)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
CAM’s work can be seen as a moving meditation on the very nature of transformation and the notable significance of challenge as a rite of passage to sacred change.
Concerned with how we ultimately face the difficulties of life, his work offers visual cues that remind us of the fortitude of our humanity and inherent capacity to face, navigate and ultimately transcend all limitations.
CAM’s art combines his early fascination with stained glass and the energy of the urban landscape with symbols of freedom, strength, resilience and well-being. Using animal totems...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
At the Shore, Victor Huguet, 19th Century Orientalist Landscape , Oil on Canvas
By Victor Pierre Huguet
Located in Jacksonville, FL
With an expert command of light and movement, Victor Huguet’s At the Shore transports the viewer to a coastal expanse where a group of Arab horsemen and figures gather against a stun...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flip of the Coin, Oil Painting
By Kat Silver
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This is the second painting in artist Kat Silver’s ongoing series of cozy cat scenes celebrating calm indoor moments. At first glance, it appears to be a play...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Toy Spaniel pets with Blue Bows, 19th century oil on canvas
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Portrait of two pets in blue bows, these 19th century Victorian puppies look straight out from the canvas with soulful eyes. These two are French, painted by animal portrait artist I...
Category
19th Century French School Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Young Lightfoot
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional horse portrait “Young Lightfoot” in the manner of Edward Troye (1808-1874). Troye was born Edouard de Troy in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 12 July 1808. He was the son of...
Category
19th Century Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$32,000
“Squirrel”, Abstract, Yellow, Orange, Blue, White, Animal, Acrylic Painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Franklin, MA
Sandra Cohen's “Squirrel” is a 12 x 12 x 1 inch abstract painting on canvas, mounted on cradled wood. Varied brushed and pooling bright yellow, gold, and cream form the background. A...
Category
2010s Abstract Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Crayon, Wood Panel
"Itch" White Longhorn Cow on Black Large Painting Animal Portrait Chiaroscuro
Located in Austin, TX
David Ackerson
Texas Artist
Size: 30 x 40"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Markings: Signed LR "David Ackerson, Sola Deo Gloria"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sheep Mountain Rainbow Deer
By John Defeo
Located in Bozeman, MT
Johnny Defeo’s work belongs to the concept of souvenir, attempting to capture the experiences he has in the natural world, where he feels free and most at home. His paintings and rug...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chinese School Gouache Painting in Carved and Painted Frame circa 1940
s
Located in Rochester, NY
Decorative Chinese school painting. Fine detail and painted with rich colors. In a wonderful carved frame painted in pastel blue.
Category
1940s Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Paint, Gouache
Little Ol
Tex
Located in Austin, TX
David Ackerson (b. 1950, American)
Title: "Little Ol' Tex"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 18 x 24 in.
Markings: Signed LR "David Ackerson"
Signed & Ti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Bald Eagle II
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Forever Held
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Zen Circle of Togetherness No. 2
By Rocky Hawkins
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is an unframed original painting on paper. Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the myst...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Chickens
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Clifford Edgar Jones 1915-1975 American Chickens, 1948. Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches unframed and 34" x 27.5" inches including the frame. Signed at lower right Clifford Jones ‘48’. P...
Category
1950s American Modern Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressive Plumage - Original Peacock Portrait Mixed Media Painting on Paper
By Kellie Newsome
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Cats
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous whimsical oil on canvas of cats and a parrot in a foliage landscape. Great colors and cats are so realistically painted. Painting measures 40 inches high by 26 wide. The fra...
Category
Late 20th Century Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,200
Bee Baum Hummingbirds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Anne Wolff, "In the Sunlight", Racing Equine Oil Painting on Canvas
By Anne Wolff
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine racing painting "In the Sunlight" by artist Anne Wolff is a 30x24 original oil painting on canvas. This painting is a mix of the artist's use of realism to capture detai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Alarmed
Located in New York, NY
Ewing Flying Iron
(American Indian)
Title: Alarmed
Materials: oil on canvas
Size: 14 x 16 inches
Markings: Signed lower left and dated 1928
Ewing Flying Iron is an American Indian ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Large Art Nouveau Young Girl with Peacock
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful young standing life size realist girl with peacock by Elias Delman (1898-unknown). Oil on canvas, circa 1910. In a period frame, overall with frame 51x43 inches and image...
Category
Early 20th Century Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"11:17" Contemporary Surrealist Watercolor with raven, clock, tumbler of whiskey
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This watercolor painting depicts a profile of a large raven perched on a shelf, with a glass tumbler of whiskey with ice cubes and a small branch as a garnish. A large clock hangs o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Watching
By Paul Pitsker
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. Paul Pitsker’s watercolor paintings combine the tradition of still life with narrative elements exploring themes of confinement, thwarted yearning and looming disaster, subjects that are now too familiar to all of us whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. His interest is in "delicate subjects," a term meant not just literally as it applies to insect...
Category
2010s Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Nocturne 7
Located in Bozeman, MT
Formalism collides with a punk rock, folk art sensibility in his pop culture mash-ups that explore the liminal space between the natural and built environment. The animal kingdom acts as our proxy. His paintings are noticeably devoid of the human figure, replaced by a colorful bestiary cavorting in landscapes that echo speculative fiction...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Latin American Oil Painting Roberto Obregon Colombian Venezuelan Master
Located in Surfside, FL
Roberto Obregón, Venezuelan, born Colombia. 1946–2003
Pájaro en Verdes-Azules
Oil on canvas
Hand signed and dated verso
1964
Provenance: bears label from Phillips auction house
Dimen...
Category
1960s Modern Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturne 3
Located in Bozeman, MT
Formalism collides with a punk rock, folk art sensibility in his pop culture mash-ups that explore the liminal space between the natural and built environment. The animal kingdom acts as our proxy. His paintings are noticeably devoid of the human figure, replaced by a colorful bestiary cavorting in landscapes that echo speculative fiction...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Four Horns
Located in Austin, TX
David Ackerson (b. 1950, American)
Title: "Four Horns"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 40 x 30 in.
Markings: Signed LR "David Ackerson"
Signed & Titled...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cave Canem" Dog Animal Oil Painting American Folk Red Minimal Contemporary
By Charlotte Andry Gibbs
Located in Wellesley, MA
Cave Canem Oil on Canvas, 10 x 12 Inches
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at ...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Leopards of Mumbai - Leopard Trees Gold Map India Nature Animal Painting, 2022
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
Three spotted leopards in dynamic, powerful poses are dramatic and meticulously painted, layered beneath an intricately detailed map of Mumbai, India in bright shimmering gold. In th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mica
Chinese Bed Canopy Painting of Peonies and Pheasants, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The experience of art itself can be an intimate one, and this bed canopy, hand-painted over 100 years ago by an artist in Canton, was more intimate than most. Delicately painted pheasants...
Category
19th Century Qing Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood Panel
$3,416 Sale Price
30% Off
"Linda Holt: Recent Koi
Abstractions"
By Linda Holt
Located in Wellesley, MA
NOTE: The painting on the left of this diptych has been sold however it can
be replaced with the 30" x 40" ("Two Koi June") pictured individually as an
added image. It's the one w...
Category
2010s Expressionist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Shawn Faust, "Stepping onto the Track", Black and White Equine Horse Race
By Shawn Faust
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine drawing, "Stepping onto the Track" is a 30x40" black and white charcoal on canvas by artist Shawn Faust depicting a horse and jockey heading towards the big race. Complimentary to Faust's traditional oil works, these charcoal on canvas sketches boast a clean and contemporary feeling exhibiting the muscle tone and mass of these majestic creatures. Fixed with varnish, these charcoal works are permanent and best framed or unframed.
About the artist:
Shawn’s love and fascination for drawing came as an unexpected gift from his grandfather at the age of 5. Young Faust was a tag-a-long during his grandfather’s impromptu plein air art lesson with his older brother in the back yard of his Aunt’s house. A retired director for the American Red Cross, Shawn’s grandfather, who had only recently picked up the brush himself, began a charcoal sketch that would forever change how Faust would see the world. From that brief lesson, Faust recalls vividly, “The techniques I witnessed from my grandfather that day, were pure magic!”
With his newfound gift of magic, Shawn quickly began practicing his art of 3D illusion for anyone who wanted to see it. During his childhood, you would be hard pressed not to find Shawn doodling on a piece of paper at some point during the day.
Among his favorite things to draw as a youngster were his comic book heroes. Intsead of reading the comics, he spent all his time studying the line work and muscle forms of the comic book characters. And so, began his interest in portraying the human form.
Upon entering college at the University Of Delaware, Shawn enrolled as an accounting major yet emerged with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1990. At the U of D he is forever grateful for the privilege of studying under distinguished artists Stephen Tanis, Charles Rowe, Robert Straight and Rosemary Lane.
Shortly after graduating, Shawn embarked on a career in Illustration. By 1993 he had quickly become one of Delaware’s prominent architectural illustrators working for more than 75% of the homebuilders in Delaware.
Between illustration jobs, Shawn pursued his interest in portrait painting. In 1992 Faust was commissioned to paint the official portrait of outgoing Delaware Governor, Michael Castle. Continuing his quest to learn more about portrait painting, Faust studied with Daniel Greene in 1995. He credits Daniel Greene for giving him the greatest key to unlocking a whole new way of seeing and interpreting color.
By 1995, Shawn’s portrait commissions and easel paintings were supporting him as much as his illustration jobs, so he decided to focus entirely on his fine art career. This included opening a gallery and custom frame shop with his wife and brother. During the twelve years of owning and operating the gallery, Shawn continued his intense portrait research by focusing his studies on the eyes of his favorite subject, the horse.
His head studies of horses caught the attention of Mr. Richard Golden, a prominent horse owner in Chesapeake City, MD and president of Northview Stallion Station. Northview is best know for standing Northern Dancer...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Varnish
Rattlesnake
Located in Bozeman, MT
"By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/presen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Gold Bear and Cubs
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Animal Painting #09-6574 (deer)
By Les Thomas
Located in Bozeman, MT
Les Thomas has long recognized painting as a language in its own right, and its diversity in terms of poetic and conceptual messages, exhibited by each individual picture.
Les Thoma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Animal Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil, Panel
