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]]>This talented artist creates stunningly detailed oil paintings of landscapes that can be found in different parts of the world. She then shares her works on social media to offer internet users a chance to “travel” to amazing places without having to leave their homes.
In a recent interview, Myers revealed that she started painting landscapes a few years ago after coming up with the idea to capture the scenery of different countries on canvas. She started with the countries familiar to her, including her native United States, her husband’s home country of Mexico, and her family’s country of origin, Scotland. The series soon expanded to other territories.
So far, Myers has done paintings with landscapes from Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, and Nepal, among others, but doesn’t intend to stop there. She wants to eventually have a painting representing a landscape from every country in the world.
“Having only painted for only three years or so, I’m also trying to expand my portfolio and grow my skill—I feel like each painting has taught me something unique,” she explains.
Check out more of her paintings below.
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]]>Besides his mini paintings that could fit in your pocket, Robinson has also worked on major public art projects, like painting murals. So he could proudly say that he has mastered details in all sizes.
Also, the idea of painting a snow pile was inspired by @jamesgurneyart. Thanks for the inspiration James, that was fun! . . . #snowpile #pleinair #pleinairartist #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #altoids #altoidstinpainting #oilpainting #miniaturepainting #miniatureart #miniatureartist #minipainting #miniart #miniartist #tinypainting #tinyart #tinyartist #smallpainting #smallart #smallartist #micropainting #microart #microartist #bouldercolorado“I saw someone else doing it, and gradually started painting smaller and smaller things until I just said, ‘why not?’ and started doing these. That was about 2.5-3 years ago,” the artist told Bored Panda and added that by traveling around the world he has gained a global perspective about the impact of art in our lives.
You can see his work on his Instagram account where he has attracted more than 82,000 followers. He also publishes his work on his personal website and currently accepts commissions.
Scroll down and check out his miniature hyperrealistic art pieces below.
As is typical here on the front range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, there was a shelf of stratus clouds rolling east off of the mountains west of me, leaving a small gap of clear sky between the edge of the clouds and the mountaintops. Because of this, I had a small window of about 30 minutes of ‘golden hour’ light to make a painting, and this is the result. . . . #pleinair #pleinairartist #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #altoids #altoidstinpainting #oilpainting #miniaturepainting #miniatureart #miniatureartist #minipainting #miniart #miniartist #tinypainting #tinyart #tinyartist #smallpainting #smallart #smallartist #micropainting #microart #microartist #ultramini #ultraminiature #coloradoart #coloradoartist #bouldercolorado
. . . #bouldercolorado #coloradoart #coloradoartist #coloradoartists #pleinair #pleinairartist #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #altoids #altoidstinpainting #oilpainting #miniaturepainting #minipainting #tinypainting #smallpainting #micropainting #miniatureart #miniart #tinyart #smallart #microart #miniatureartist #miniartist #tinyartist #smallartist #microartist
problems are there to be solved! 
I made a painting of this red barn recently for a friend, but… then the painting was stolen! 
Before I went to the airport a couple weeks ago, I left the painting in an outgoing package in my mailbox for the mailman to pick up, and a THIEF picked up the package before the mailman! I was upset. But I had to recreate the painting, and in doing so, I learned many things. I think I like the new painting better than the old painting. What’s your opinion? Do you prefer barn painting # 1 or barn painting # 2? Swipe to see. It is my wish that this new year and this new decade go well for you – that you are able to have 20/20 vision in the year 2020 in terms of being able to find a silver lining in tricky situations like this one and making the best out of them. 
Happy New Year! . . . #learnfromyourmistakes #silverlining #personalevolution #newyear2020 #2020vision #pleinair #pleinairartist #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #altoids #altoidstinpainting #oilpainting #miniaturepainting #minipainting #tinypainting #smallpainting #micropainting #miniatureart #miniart #tinyart #smallart #microart #miniatureartist #miniartist #tinyartist #smallartist #microartist
: • one latte • one small pumpkin • one section of newspaper • one small bouquet of flowers in a Javier Servin vase. UPDATE: Sold! 
. . . #stilllifepainting #stilllife #tridentcafe #tridentbooksellersandcafe #bouldercolorado #halloweeneve #pleinair #pleinairartist #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #altoids #altoidstinpainting #oilpainting #miniaturepainting #minipainting #tinypainting #smallpainting #micropainting #miniatureart #miniart #tinyart #smallart #microart #miniatureartist #miniartist #tinyartist #smallartist #microartistThe post Miniature, Hyperrealistic Landscapes Depicted in Altoid Tins appeared first on PlayJunkie.
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]]>“I’ve never tried to make a painting look like a photograph, but time and again, when I feel I have finished, the work looks quite realistic,” he admitted in a piece he shared with Artsy Shark. Primarily self-taught, Sutter discovered an aptitude for composition, value, and hue in his mid 50’s, having not picked up a paintbrush in decades and never shown any of his work before.
Nowadays, his work is well recognized, having gained a few awards in the process, as well as memberships in the prestigious Copley Society of Art in Boston and the North Shore Arts Association in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Working mostly from source photos that either he or his clients have taken, and sometimes combining aspects of multiple photos, his work captures the very heart of Boston city life.
As for his toolbox, Sutter mainly works with acrylic, gouache, and watercolor. “I’ll be drawn to a set of colors or an interesting shape or to a scene I’d like to capture, but one that’s a bit off the bell curve for other artists,” he explains his creative instinct.
Here are some highlights from his Instagram page:
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]]>Born in Rhode Island and currently based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley, Edlund admits to being excited by the natural world and its inhabitants. This excitement is, in turn, expressed through her paintings. “The natural world compels me to explore it, delve deeper into it, and use the tools at my disposal to paint some frisson of my visceral connection to it,” she further explained in a piece she wrote for Artsy Shark. “All of my work is a communication between me and you, inviting you to create your own narrative within the context of the art and to experience the art in a positive and satisfying way.”
A master painter known internationally and collected in Canada, England, Germany, France, Italy, and the United States, Edlund is represented by galleries in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In October 2018, she was a recipient of the Dutchess County Executive Arts Award for Individual Artist that recognizes an individual residing in Dutchess County [NY], whose achievements in her discipline are widely recognized and who has demonstrated a compelling or unique artistic vision.
“I find creative stimulation in unlikely places, such as a city street bathed in glistening, late-day light following a rain shower,” says Edlund. “Such stimuli are the seeds from which ideas grow.” Take a look at some of her stunning artwork:
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]]>After graduating from college, Hanson entered the art trade as a professional, inspired by landscapes and vantage points only beheld by the most adventurous. After a lifetime of experimenting in different styles and mediums, it wasn’t until Hanson began rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon that her painting style was consolidated by a single inspiration and force of nature. Rock climbing among the brilliantly colored cliffs of Nevada and Utah, watching the seasons, and the light change daily across the desert, provided endless inspiration for her work.
In these beautiful surroundings, Hanson decided to dedicate herself to creating one painting every week for the rest of her life. She has stuck to that decision ever since and has for the past decade been developing a unique, minimalist technique of placing impasto paint strokes without layering – a technique which has become known as “Open-Impressionism.”
Transforming landscapes into abstract mosaics of color and texture, her impasto application of paint lend a sculptural effect to her art. “I think the modern or contemporary art world shies away from landscapes or natural beauty,” she remarked in an interview with Art Aesthetics Magazine. “I don’t really understand why since it is one of the most pleasing art forms to the eye and certainly one of the most popular. I have a hard time keeping up with the demand for my work, so I am not so concerned about what the great ‘curators’ or ‘critics’ might say, but what the actual collectors and fans think and feel as a result of my works.”
Take a look at some of her striking landscapes:
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]]>Lauren was working towards a degree in English and Psychology when she decided to spend a semester in Sydney, Australia. It was her first trip abroad, and these four months changed her completely. She was in a foreign country, with no friends or family, and she was the happiest she’d ever been.
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@christabellatravels @petitevagabond @brunonigro7 @indiadventuresThen the semester ended. Lauren went back home, to the States, to finish her degree and find a job. After college, she started working a 9-5 job, supposedly living the dream of so many young professionals, but it just wasn’t enough. She would spend her days off traveling the world, and kept dreaming about leaving her job and traveling full-time.
Eventually, that’s what she did. With the love and support of her family and friends, she quit her job and applied for a teaching position in Thailand. After teaching for a semester, she again found an office job – which made her unhappy once again. So she left that too and started traveling full time, this time traveling to Europe, South America, and Africa.
Today, Lauren is living her dream, not giving in to others’ expectations or her own fears.
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]]>With so much going on, it made sense that he grew to become a successful painter. At only 15, he entered the Bridgton Art Show and won first place in the student category. This was also where he was introduced to Alan Magee, who won the grand prize for his painting entitled Stones. “I was amazed by his technique — such great realism, done so simply,” he writes. “Alan spent a great deal of time talking with me and set a standard of excellence not only in his work but in his person. I have never been able to match his skills, but I have instead cultivated merits of my own.”
These days, his paintings tend to focus on the surreal rather than the real. At times, his work reflects the colonial landscapes of his childhood, to which he adds a surreal twist. “There were times when I felt like giving up, but eventually I turned things around by perfecting my artistic talent,” he writes. “If it had not been for my weaknesses, I never would have discovered my strengths. As my body of work grew, so did my place in the art community.”
“Through my art, I have learned the importance of following my heart,” he concludes. Follow his unique works on Facebook:
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]]>But though her landscapes seem like imagined dreamscapes, in actuality they lean on Shaw’s reflections on her surroundings. Based between Melbourne and the US, her paintings are also very much inspired by her travels around the world. “Most of the time I really need to experience a place before I make work about it,” she explained in an interview with Lost At E Minor. “Recently, I did a residency at SIM in Iceland that allowed me to travel to some amazing places there. The lava flows and melting glaciers create incredible sculptural forms, which inspires how I translate this into the paintings. I am very visceral.”
Other times, she is inspired by what she calls “scientific facts”, such as that illustrated in Isao Hashimoto’s work, ‘1994-1998’. “With these works – for the exhibition ‘Nightingale’, for instance – I chose different locations were nuclear testing had occurred and tried to imagine a nuclear flash moment.”
According to Shaw, her interest in landscape painting sparked after a visit to Central Australia. “A visit to Central Australia in 2004 really helped me coalesce ideas about the materiality of paint and how this could connect with the material world through landscape,” she says. “The sedimentary layers of rocks literally looked like the paint I was playing around with in my studio, and it started from there.”
Her work has been exhibited around the world, anywhere from New York and San Francisco, to London and Hong Kong. But you can also peek inside her landscapes through Instagram:
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]]>At the beginning of her career, she taught printmaking courses to adults, but her real desire was to bring her work to a wider audience, so she quit the courses and dedicated herself to a new development process. In 2004, she opened her own printmaking studio called Horsley Printmakers in Northumberland, where she has been creating stunning work ever since.
Printmaking is her greatest passion and a constant source of invention. Inspired by the English landscapes and fascinated by the endless possibilities of monotypes and etching, she creates rich and powerful landscape compositions that express intriguing abstract ideas.
Her two-plate etchings have glowing colors and a variety of delicate, intricate textures with up to 12 colors in each one. Her monotypes are unique paintings achieved with layers of translucent ink that create a surface that is unlike any other art.
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