#The Painted

Un familiar te hereda su mansión con su propia colección de pinturas antiguas... qué podría salir mal 😅 🖼️ Descubre lo que esconden esas pinturas en: LA MALDICIÓN DE EVELYN en cines desde enero 15 🍿 #SíHayCine #LaMaldiciónDeEvelyn #ThePainted

This is where the sun finally touched the painting. Oil painting process on canvas. ____ #oilpainting #art #painting #artist #landscapepainting

I painted “IT” into thrift store art. #it #horror #pennywise #painting #art

Thank to everyone who shared/like/commented on my last painting reveal because this one sold! 🤩 I kept this in my private collection for over 2 years because I love it so much, and I’m so excited it found its forever home. If you were interested in this painting, I am working on another similar one (in the background) and also accepting commissions! DM me or contact via my website. #oilpaint #waterpainting #tahoe #california #landscapepainting

There’s something magical about an Imprimatura-Bistre! For all the details on this type of underpainting, grab a copy of my ebook – “Begin With an Imprimatura” – explains everything, and includes a step-by-step guide. Get it at the link in my bio or go to 👇 https://laynejohnson.com/ebook WIP 40"x40" Oil on canvas Music: Don’t Blink by composer Caleb Etheridge #imprimatura #oilpainting #cloudscape

Light has always been one of the hardest things to paint, not because it is bright, but because it moves, fades, reflects, and changes everything it touches. In these paintings, light is not treated as decoration or background. It becomes the subject itself. It shapes faces, reveals emotions, hides details, and decides what the viewer should see first. Each artist approaches light differently, yet the effect feels strangely real, almost alive. Some use softness, some use contrast, some let light fall gently, while others let it cut through darkness. What connects them all is the intention to make light feel present, not imagined. When you look closely, you realize that the light is never random. It guides the eye, creates depth, and gives meaning to silence within the frame. A small glow on the skin, a reflection on fabric, or a beam entering a room can tell more than expressions or actions. These paintings do not try to explain light; they let it exist naturally. That is why they feel believable. The brush does not shout. The colors do not compete. Everything slows down. Across different styles and periods, artists have returned again and again to this challenge, trying to understand how light behaves and how it makes us feel. Some capture the warmth of a single source, others explore shadow as much as illumination. In many of these works, darkness is not absence but balance. Light only works because shadow allows it to breathe. What makes these paintings powerful is not perfection but observation. They feel studied, patient, and honest. You are not being told what to feel; you are invited to look. And the longer you look, the more you notice. That is when the painting changes from an image into an experience. This is not about one artist or one style. It is about how light has been seen, understood, and translated onto canvas in different ways. When paint can make light feel this real, it reminds us why art continues to matter — not because it copies reality, but because it helps us see it more clearly. #history #painting #art

Painting in progress💫

Sometimes the painting whispers “it’s ruined”… But believing changes everything. Follow your feeling...peace always finds its way back. #oilpainting #artreels #originalart #paintingvideo #artistsoninstagram #creativeprocess

The original has already sold, but I have prints In my shop 🎪🦇 #laurasbeatingart #oilartist #oilpaintings #oilpaints #artist #painting #artwork #circus #spooky

When light appears,everything gains color #oilpainting #art #painting #artwork #aesthetics #wallart #collection #oilart #artcollector #artlover #creativeart #artist #artlife

Yesterday was my last day working on this painting and it was so nice to be able to paint outside. The weather was absolutely lovely(: • • • #oilpainting #oilpaint #painting #paintingoutside #paintingprocess #artstudio

so I accidentally became a set painter… and now it’s opening night 🎭✨ this project pushed me in all the best ways — scale, colour, movement, and a lot of green paint so grateful for this crew — I’ll truly miss working with them 🫶 hopefully we get to do it all again soon see you tonight — opening night 🎭✨ @villagetheatrewaterdown stay tuned for a sneak peek of opening night energy 👀 #openingnight #theatreart #setpainting #behindthescenes #hamiltonarts