/r/painting
Welcome to /r/Painting!
Functioning like an artist cooperative gallery, this is the place where beginning to advanced painters display their work in an ongoing group discussion. Artists who post their work are strongly encouraged to interact with their fellow subscribers and be prepared to discuss their concept, process & technique.
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/r/painting is a place for painters of reddit to share their work with fellow artists.
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/r/painting
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Cozy ghostie gouache painting
My latest gouache painting!
23:35 UTC
Process for my painting ‘Flamingo’
23:04 UTC
A recent oil painting I finished
Now all that remains is to continue
Oil on canvas 122 x 122 cm (48 x 48 in)
22:47 UTC
Prophet Elijah
with a bit of photobashing
22:44 UTC
Marker on photo paper
22:32 UTC
I painted this beautiful bird to order for a customer. I confess it was challenging. Did you like it?
21:54 UTC
brown pelican (summer 2024)
hi y’all! fist time poster to this sub, wanted to share a painting i made this summer (acrylic on canvas) i’d like to know what you guys think of this piece as i’m hoping to sell prints of this and a few others at craft fairs this upcoming summer. this is based off a photo my mom took in florida a few years back.
21:49 UTC
Frosty the Snowman canvas painting
21:47 UTC
Small Xmas painting
A whimsical Xmas Tree for the Holidays ( Fluid Acrylic swipe technique)
21:43 UTC
A little landscape
Done in gouache paint!
21:37 UTC
Quick little sketchbook study in oil
21:20 UTC
Community service- acrylic and oil on canvas 24”x36”
21:01 UTC
Beach sunset for a friend
20:00 UTC
"Total Convergence" acrylic on canvas (my first one)
20:00 UTC
Getting back into painting (acrylics). Still feel like my eye for color composition/mixing needs work, but fun to get back into.
19:24 UTC
Pup Splash!
I took a lovely class with James Swanson and each day we completed a painting. I loved this one for all the splashes and learning his technique to create movement. 12x16 oil on canvas
19:23 UTC
Funny dachshund, oil. 🐕 What do you feel?
19:10 UTC
Opinions on the composition?
I’m the girl who did the controversial sushi painting. This is the image I took for the painting I’m redoing, (ignore the background) what do you think of the composition?
19:06 UTC
Squawk of the mountain giants, acrylic on wood, by me
19:02 UTC
My attempt at humanizing presidential portraits
18:59 UTC
G-ride on the Southside
Made this while listening to DJ Screw
18:26 UTC
Did this study of a Sargent painting today, and I’m really proud of the result and wanted to share somewhere :) critique welcome
17:51 UTC
Any feedback for this good boy? (5"x7") Quick 90 min piece
17:45 UTC