Untitled Portrait (2009)
Photo Dietmar Bachmann
Koh Samui | Leica M8.2

Trained by the church as a fresco painter, Marc Padeu draws on dramatic biblical stories to juxtapose momentous spiritual accounts with quotidian moments that emphasize Black joy, leisure, family, and fraternity.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/marc-padeu-paintings/

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Finished #portrait #painting of #Chef & #Humanitarian José Andrés

Very happy with how it turned out.
5x7” oil on wood.
(IRL the wood texture is not as obvious.)

Some of my past #SelfPortraits from 2013-2015.

Below's a photo of a #portrait that was made for a man in Minnesota last year. He asked me to paint one of his favorite photos of his kids to give to his wife as a Christmas gift. In the photo below it is all framed up, ready to be hung up on the wall.

Put your masks on.
Covid cautious N95 masks collage

A new one. Not listed yet but done. This one is all ink. #CreativeToots #drawing #ink #mastoart #womenartists #sparrow #birds #portraits #DailyDrawing

In Damien Cifelli's vibrant paintings, landscapes are as diverse and enigmatic as their inhabitants.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/inhabitants-of-a-fictional-world-search-for-understanding-in-damien-cifellis-vibrant-paintings/

Some #workinprogress photos of #paintings made for people in Poland, Indiana, Armenia, & California over the last several years ~~~
Msg me if you're interested in having something painted! ~~~

Here're #portraits done for people in the USA, Thailand & Poland over the last few years; msg me if you're interested in having any #artwork made by hand based on photos you provide me ~

From the studio to her childhood bedroom in Columbus, Georgia, to the museum, "Singular Moments" from Art21 presents a broad portrait of painter Amy Sherald.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/amy-sherald-singular-moments/