The Kingfisher is bird often first noticed by its wild rattling call as it flies over rivers or lakes. It may be seen perched on a high snag, or hovering on rapidly beating wings, then plunging headfirst into the water to grab a fish. Artist Sylvia Beckman captures the Kingfisher with all its glorious plumage and brilliant colorings.

With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This detail color pencil drawing captures the eerie beauty that mother nature has given us. This artwork is framed in a simple grey toned walnut frame.

Reminiscent of John James Audubon specimen drawings, these two meticulously drawn swallow tail butterflies are matted separately and framed in a beautifully carved silver frame.

This color pencil drawing is reminiscent of a John James Audubon drawing with its precision and attention to detail, from the top of its downy head to its craggy feet. A baby heron chick, also known as a herony, is drawn in its natural setting of Southern Florida.

Depictions of dead birds have a long and rich history in Western Art having been used as a subject matter by artists from Albrecht Durer to Pablo Picasso. The Golden Age of Dutch Painting brought an iconic rise to still-life painting. Much like decadent, ripe fruit and extravagant, sumptuous floral arrangements, these taxadermied birds were transformed into stunning examinations of color, light and texture. Here, artist Tina Figarelli captures the stark reality and a variable discomfort that comes from finding visual pleasure in the creature's eerie stillness. This piece is framed in a wooden frame measuring 15 x 12 inches.

Depictions of dead birds have a long and rich history in Western Art having been used as a subject matter by artists from Albrecht Durer to Pablo Picasso. The Golden Age of Dutch Painting brought an iconic rise to still-life painting. Much like decadent, ripe fruit and extravagant, sumptuous floral arrangements, these taxadermied birds were transformed into stunning examinations of color, light and texture. Here, artist Tina Figarelli captures the stark reality and a variable discomfort that comes from finding visual pleasure in the creature's eerie stillness.

Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piece using compositional elements as well as color and light, encouraging the viewer to create their own answers to the questions the work of art presents. This oil painting is framed in a black carved wooden frame with silver accents.

Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piece using compositional elements as well as color and light, encouraging the viewer to create their own answers to the questions the work of art presents. This oil painting is framed in a deep brown ornate wooden frame with golden accents.

Once the innocence is gone, the true character of Eve is revealed in Rose Freymuth Frazier's painting entitled "Eve of Destruction". Complete with a tattooed belly and a necklace that reads "Bitch", this interpretation of Eve after her expulsion from the Garden is a truly modern one. She has a cigarette hanging from her mouth, is carving that poison apple with seemingly not a care in the world as a beautifully colored snake makes itself at home around her neck.

The sable colored mare bows her head to allow the viewer a better view of her intricate mane which is enhanced with red roses. Red-winged black birds flit around her, a symbol of protection, good luck and even prosperity. The amber rose background intensifies the softness of the horse's coat and the overall aesthetic.

"The couch paintings are cheekily inspired by psychoanalysis and loosely based on Freud's Theory Of Personality: Id, Ego and Superego. My family history, as the granddaughter of a German Jewish psychiatrist, who worked in infamous mental hospitals in the 1950s and 1960s, also informed the concept behind the paintings. My grandparents were forced to flee Nazi Germany and I recently accepted German citizenship as part of reparations. More and more, I feel a deep connection to the art and culture produced by German artists before the war, particularly works labeled as "degenerate" art. Like much of this work, my couch paintings attempt to explore the subconscious while addressing contemporary themes as well as personal issues.

My family roots are far flung but I was born and raised in a small gold rush town in Northern California and like so many first generation Americans, I didn't exactly fit in. The town was filled with cowboys, prospectors, hippies and marijuanna growers (before it was legal) and embodied the spirit of the American west. Gone Wild addresses the schism between my childhood in the rough-and-tumble west and the intellectual, artistic pursuits of my German Jewish heritage. It also explores universal themes of impulse control, untamed desire, choice, identity and the quest for ultimate liberation all wrapped up in kitschy Americana."

This White Persian Cat stares upward with her yellow eyes fixated on an unknown object out the viewer's sight. But what is in focus is the item that the cat has taken under it's paw - a effigy of the 45th President. The artwork is framed in a carved gold-toned frame measuring 27.5h x 21.5w inches.

Desert cactus, in full bloom, sit atop a tablescape while a squirrel leaps between snow covered pines in the background in John Hrehov's painting titled "Nexus". The saturated colors bring a liveliness and warmth to this surreal scene. This piece is floated in a white wooden frame.

The pristine, symmetrical and orderly landscape brings an unnatural stillness to John Hrehov's painting entitled "Rising". The owl is central to the sparse landscape peeking out of it's home in the tree. Straight lines and geometric patterns are used to compose a glossy concept of reality. The painting is framed in a simple dark gray wooden frame measuring 25.25 x 29.25 inches.

John Hrehov
Rising
oil on panel
24h x 28w in
60.96h x 71.12w cm
JHR012

A lion strolls in front of a Range Rover in this photorealistic painting entitled "Dark Mane" by Rick Pas. Though small in scale this painting delivers great impact. Every detail is captured in meticulous brush work, with each blade of grass and hair in the lion's mane a perfect rendition of life.

A play on celebrity headshots, artist Ric Pas presents "The Comic Wood Duck" - a meticulously detailed portrait of a male wood duck with human characteristics. The portrait is painted on a bright pink background to add to the comical nature of the painting.

"Salt Creek" by the Don Pollack is a remarkable oil painting that allows technique to shine in the spotlight. This masterpiece steps back from storytelling, placing the artist's extraordinary skill in the forefront. The result is a work of art that captures an almost photographic likeness, showcasing Pollack's mastery of realism.
In "Salt Creek," an eagle perches majestically at the pinnacle of a towering tree. The stoic presence of the eagle, set against a background of deep and vibrant blues, creates an intimate and silent connection with the viewer. The scene is both monumental and surreal, inviting you to enter a world where nature's grandeur takes center stage.
The painting's vibrant tones transport you into a realm of deep calm and serenity. The vivid blues not only infuse life into the artwork but also evoke a profound sense of tranquility, as if you could hear the eagle's silent contemplation amidst the serene surroundings.

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Bruno Surdo's Abduction of Europa portrays the climactic moment in Greek Myth whereby Zeus transforms himself into a bull to lure the princess Europa onto his back and carries her away to Crete. Europa would become the namesake for the continent of Europe and Zeus would immortalize the handsome bull forever in the cosmos as the constellation Taurus.

With obvious large brushstrokes, jarring color, and brooding subjects, Wesley Kimler’s paintings establishes a direct emotional connection between the artist and the artwork. Pulling from surrealism, figuration, abstraction, and street art, Wesley produces theatrically colossal works full of emotion and energy.

Canadian artist Carol Stewart focuses her practice around the art and exploration of still life painting. By deviating from the common understanding of still life as something grim, attributed by its strong connection to mortality, Stewart tackles ephemerality through nostalgia and refined beauty, evoking long lasting feelings through the bittersweetness of her imagery. Furthermore, Carol Stewart is able to create an intangible balance between representation and abstraction with her loose, yet precise style of painting.

Additionally, Stewart fabricates strong dichotomies through her use of bright vivid and pungent colors juxtaposed against the overall subtlety, delicacy and melancholy of her pieces.

In many instances still life tends to be understood as an expression of the past, a clear artistic disconnect from the vigorousness of contemporary living. However, Stewart takes these connections and turns them on themselves. By highlighting the emotional aspects on her paintings, Stewart redefines what still life can be and more importantly reaffirms its role and position in today's day and age.

Canadian artist Carol Stewart focuses her practice around the art and exploration of still life painting. By deviating from the common understanding of still life as something grim, attributed by its strong connection to mortality, Stewart tackles ephemerality through nostalgia and refined beauty, evoking long lasting feelings through the bittersweetness of her imagery. Furthermore, Carol Stewart is able to create an intangible balance between representation and abstraction with her loose, yet precise style of painting.

Additionally, Stewart fabricates strong dichotomies through her use of bright vivid and pungent colors juxtaposed against the overall subtlety, delicacy and melancholy of her pieces.

In many instances still life tends to be understood as an expression of the past, a clear artistic disconnect from the vigorousness of contemporary living. However, Stewart takes these connections and turns them on themselves. By highlighting the emotional aspects on her paintings, Stewart redefines what still life can be and more importantly reaffirms its role and position in today's day and age.

Lamenting the lack of clear queer imagery in Renaissance painting I decided to paint a Gay version of "La Tempesta" by Giorgione. The small creature in the foreground is facially expressing "kiss off if you don't like it." There's an Albrecht Durer tree and a lewdly leering herm from Tiepolo. Since I painted this the ever entertaining and brilliant Waldemar Januszczak has explained the myth that inspired Giorgione's painting.

"Surrealism is a way for me to create my own world,” says Klein. “Whether it be an archaeological recreation, deep sea representation, or a futuristic scene, my use of realistic juxtapositions proved to be my key to scientific art with the National Geographic Society. My ability to render in high detail and a vivid imagination are the prerequisites for creating accurate paintings of historic people, the places they lived and worshiped, as well as the inner workings of both animals and machines. After 26 years of scientific art, my work is now going full circle back to my fine art roots in surrealism, now reflecting realistic images in unnatural settings or unnatural images in even more bizarre environments”.

"Surrealism is a way for me to create my own world,” says Klein. “Whether it be an archaeological recreation, deep sea representation, or a futuristic scene, my use of realistic juxtapositions proved to be my key to scientific art with the National Geographic Society. My ability to render in high detail and a vivid imagination are the prerequisites for creating accurate paintings of historic people, the places they lived and worshiped, as well as the inner workings of both animals and machines. After 26 years of scientific art, my work is now going full circle back to my fine art roots in surrealism, now reflecting realistic images in unnatural settings or unnatural images in even more bizarre environments”.

As a Mexican musician sings and plays the guitar dressed for the day of the dead. He is being unknowingly stalked by a mythical beast. Little does he know that he is singing about his own mortal demise. Life is transient. This piece is framed in a heavy dark wooden frame.

Juxtaposing and altering unrelated natural objects with the machinations of man to create a scene of an impossible surreal world, the viewer enters the mind of artist Christopher Klein. Men and felines have always hunted birds in historic rural Maryland where the artist lives. "MusCATteer" imagines a new collaboration between the two as the cat becomes the ammunition for the prey. This piece is framed in a simple wooden float frame measuring 25.5 x 31.5 inches.

Christopher A. Klein
MusCATteer
oil on linen
24h x 30w in
60.96h x 76.20w cm
CK0021

Toying (e.g., rider on toy horse) with violent threats is not wise. The sounds (e.g., horn) of violence (e.g., spear and leopard) will never overtake wisdom (e.g., owl and pearl). This masterfully painted surrealist artwork draws in the viewer with its extraordinary detail. The artwork is framed.

An imaginary human hybrid representing “mother nature” resides in a ruined building symbolic of a decaying society. As the crows flutter and the human hybrid plays a bucolic tune, green shoots emerge from the ruins symbolizing rebirth and victory of nature over human destruction of the environment. This painting is framed in a simple black wooden frame.

"Surrealism is a way for me to create my own world,” says Klein. “Whether it be an archaeological recreation, deep sea representation, or a futuristic scene, my use of realistic juxtapositions proved to be my key to scientific art with the National Geographic Society. My ability to render in high detail and a vivid imagination are the prerequisites for creating accurate paintings of historic people, the places they lived and worshiped, as well as the inner workings of both animals and machines. After 26 years of scientific art, my work is now going full circle back to my fine art roots in surrealism, now reflecting realistic images in unnatural settings or unnatural images in even more bizarre environments”.

A violinist, playing a melancholy tune, helps conjure up the change of season from fall to winter on Halloween, as represented by the black cat. The cat is holding the Tempest in the Teapot kettle. The raven, who is bursting forth from the steam of this tempest, represents the cold, dark and harsh winter to come.

Juxtaposing and altering unrelated natural objects with the machinations of man to create a scene of an impossible surreal world, the viewer enters the mind of artist Christopher Klein.

The cat and bird are typically mortal enemies but here they are held together by this noble woman. This becomes a metaphor for how apposed aspects of our inner nature coexist and add dimension and richness to our personalities.

The raven is often thought of as a connection between the spiritual and physical world. In this painting, a wise young girl holds a raven in her hands up to her eye as if searching for some great meaning. A clock and a burning candle in the foreground suggests a symbolic connection between the two. The peaceful mountain landscape in the background brings an overall peaceful quality to the piece. This painting is framed in an artist made frame.

A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.

A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.

A school of mackerel swim across the paper in Jeff Conroy's drawing entitled "Mack Pack". The fish are drawn with the precision of a fine silver etching, showing every subtle shift in color and texture on this stunning species. Drawn on a vintage nautical map adds to the overall aesthetic. The piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.

A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of a reproduction fossil Ammonite shell and combining it with an actual octopus impression, the artist then uses watercolor pencils on the ink outline to bring this fossil creature into animated existence. The tinted color and texture of the mulberry paper creates the illusion of swirling water. The paper itself has a soft hue and slightly wavy texture adding the overall feel of the artwork. This artwork is matted and framed in a simple white wooden frame.