michael fitts

"balloons," 2008, oil on scrap metal
i love michael fitts paintings, especially "balloons."
http://tinyurl.com/67rstqd

brian donnelly

i love this oil painting by brian donnelly.
http://tinyurl.com/nakqzb

alyssa monks

"steamed" 64x86, oil on linen, 2009
"Alyssa's paintings are of a representational narrative genre. She portrays a specific place and time with simultaneous empathy and detachment. Monks is part of the Continuing Education Faculty at the New York Academy of Art, where she teaches Flesh Painting. She currently is also an instructor at the Montclair State University."
http://www.alyssamonks.com/index.asp

glennray tutor

incredible photorealistic paintings by glennray tutor.
http://www.glennraytutor.com/
http://tinyurl.com/yerybd3

kim cogan

"5 stories night," oil on canvas, 72" x 64" 2009
beautiful oil paintings by kim cogan.
http://www.kimcogan.com/
http://www.designiskinky.net/

painter robin f williams

"place holder" 4'x4.5', oil on canvas, 2008
williams has some interesting oil paintings on his website. children and balloons are recurring subjects in his work. i love the poncho and water balloons in this one.
http://www.robinwilliamsart.com/
http://tinyurl.com/o8psu4

anthony micallef

"christ head" oil on linen, 140cm x 140cm
the gestural brush strokes and thin lines scratched into the paint add to the eerie quality of micallef's paintings. he has a solo show coming up at the lazarides gallery in london from september 25th to october 22nd.
http://www.antonymicallef.com/
http://tinyurl.com/nz8t85

linnea strid

oil on plywood, 27 x 35 cm.
swedish artist linnea strid has some beautiful realistic paintings on flickr.
http://tinyurl.com/lyokej
http://tinyurl.com/25jcq2

gregory thielker

"coming to a complete stop" oil on canvas, 36x48 in., 2008
i can't believe this isn't a photograph! his work is incredible!
take a look at more paintings on his website
http://tinyurl.com/mtoccz
http://tinyurl.com/molrdz

ben weiner's hyper realistic paintings

untitled (oil paint), 2003, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches
ben has incredible painting skills, as well as a pretty awesome last name
http://www.benweiner.com/work.html

new painting by joshua bronaugh

i posted 2 of joshua's paintings on wednesday may 20th. he thanked me for posting his work, and sent me this image of one of his new paintings! thanks joshua!
check out his website
http://www.joshuabronaugh.com/paintings.htm

pamela johnson

johnson has a series of hyper-realistic oil paintings of candy and other
tasty things on her website
http://www.pamelamichellejohnson.com/index.htm