Figurative Artists

• Allison, Lou - A Texas painter using oil pastels on canvas.
• Bernard, Arthur - Belgian artist living and working in the Netherlands and in France. Spontaneous oil and acrylic abstracts incorporating the figure. The site also showcases bronze, steel and mixed media sculptures.
• Brown, Terry - Original work from a primarily figurative artist. Works in oil, mixed media, and line drawings. Subjects include women and botanicals.
• Cline, Penelope - Paintings by an English artist, alive with light and color; beaches, markets, and the carnival.
• Cochran, Michael - Classic artwork in an old master figurative style. Portraits and homes also drawn from your photos.
• Imani, Masrur - Figurative works by Italian artist. Includes site news and biography.
• Kanegis, Dvora - Improvisational dance of colors created with and unconventional combination of materials; includes tango, Judaica, abstract and contemporary artwork.
• Kellogg, Mollie - Featuring figurative themed acrylic on canvas paintings. Includes reviews and show information.

• Leaning , Ray - Drawings, sketches, limited edition prints and paintings. Original sensual images of the female form, some nudes.
• LeDell, Cinder - New Jersey artist presents originals, limited edition signed prints, and greeting cards.
• McCarter, Gay - Portraits in oil, mosaics, watercolor with animal, figure and architectural subjects.
• Miller, Curt - Figurative expressionist offers originals and prints. Also offers commissioned portraits done in pointillism style.
• Moore, Jeri - Romantic, figurative paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and pastel.
• Muccio, Marlen - Online gallery by emerging artist from Miami, Florida, featuring oil, still life and abstract paintings and drawings. Includes biography.
• Norton, Helen - Offers original paintings, art prints, greeting cards, post cards and wrapping paper. Gallery locations in Fremantle and Broome, Australia.
• Nova, Olea - Original paintings and reproductions by Russian artist. Subjects include gaming, humor, fantasy, migraine art.
• Nunn, Tessa - Artist uses the figure, and space that it occupies, to challenge the currents in the material world. Includes workshop information and biography.
• Schultz, Suzy - Collection of paintings and drawings by artist include figurative, still life, illustration and portraiture. Includes gallery and exhibition listings.
• Seward, Jamie - Display of works by Canadian artist includes portraits, landscapes, still life, horses and wildlife. Provides originals, limited edition prints and contact information.
• Winik - A Canadian visual artist whose figurative paintings are psychological explorations of isolation, interpersonal relationships, gender analysis and female sexuality.
• Young, Richard - Offers original oil paintings and sketches of tasteful nude and figurative subjects. Includes artist biography and information on framing.

• Abnous, Anet - Armenian-Iranian woman artist paints in various abstract but representational styles. Includes images, statement, resume, and exhibitions.
• Abraham, Michael - Images, biography, statement, news, and scrapbook.
• Amina Contemporary Art - Afro-American amina contemporary painting.
• Amini, Victoria - Paintings and drawings by the painter.
• Anderson, Jackie - Transitory portrayal of the model's personality revealed in a delicate wash technique.
• Anderson, Leslie - Paintings and drawings by Saint Paul, Minnesota artist features artwork in the media of egg tempera and watercolor. Includes exhibition and contact information.
• Anderson, Tammy - Creates contemporary figurative paintings that have a strong emotional impact.
• Arévalo, Elena - UK-based Guatemalan architect-turned-artist, containing modern, impressionistic oils and pastels which represent human form, emotion, interaction and intimacy.
• Arkhipov, Anton - Paintings by Russian-born artist.
• Aydin, Ramiz - Portfolio of stylized figurative oil paintings of this Turkish painter.

• Bailey, Edwin Ryan - Neo-Regionalist figurative and narrative paintings.
• Barabakh, Ihor - New York painter creates expressionistic nudes and other figural works in oil on canvas, oil on paper, and other media.
• Barbour, James Xavier - Figurative realism in paintings, sculptures and drawings combining a classic style with contemporary themes.
• Barnes, Ernie - Official website of figurative artist.
• Barnett, Jack and Vera - Renderings ranging from candid realism to whimsy and allegorical. A diverse offering from an artist pair.
• Barrett, Julie - Artist working in oils and mixed media in Dublin, Ireland. Images, biography, news, message board, and guestbook.
• Beck, Martin - Beck struggles to depict the human condition of his age, but within an altered framework. Images, biography, and reviews.
• Becker, Rudd - (1954, Amsterdam), deed zijn opleiding aan de Grafische School in Amsterdam en de Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Den Haag, waar hij nu woont en werkt. Naast zijn parttime baan als docent Beeldende Vorming houdt hij zich intensief bezig met het vervaardigen van schilderijen in acrylverf op linnen, gouaches en vooral linosnedes in vele drukgangen, in vaak dertig of meer kleuren.
• Bell, E. C. - Classic female nude renderings done with a rich, colorful palette. Includes slide shows and weblog.
• Berk, Chuck - Contemporary artist painting in acrylic, watercolor, ink and wash. Subjects include the artist and model, at work, in the studio.
• Bierman, Sandra - View artworks by this internationally known contemporary figurative oil painter, biography, resume, and awards.
• Bisco, Josephine - Compositions based on ancient Greek, Renaissance, and historic Christian elements rendered in a style suggesting their origins.
• Block, Julian - Powerful canvasses in the tradition of Goya ask us to explore our own attitudes to war, politics, the Holocaust, aging and the environment. Witty, disturbing and brilliantly painted.
• Blondal, Stefan - Biography, works, original oil paintings. Eroticism and sensuality, portraits, mysticism and spirituality.
• Blondell, Tina - Contemporary figurative paintings representing women, in watercolors and oils, by Austrian-American artist Tina Blondell. Images, statement, exhibitions, and curriculum vitae.
• Blondell, Tina - Tattooed figurative paintings by American artist. Represented by the Fraser Gallery of Washington, DC and Bethesda, Maryland.
• Board, Aaron - A feast for the hungry eyes of the art purist/social nihilist.
• Boots, Petrus - Paintings, pencil drawings, and lithographs, expressing human spirituality.
• Bordelois, Augusto - Cuban artist currently working in Cleveland, Ohio. Sensual magical-realism with vibrant colors and meaningful content. Images, resume, and news.
• Botto, Lucia - Brazilian painter exhibits acrylic paintings, done in a stylized and minimalist manner.
• Bragg, Charles - Prints and originals by renowned artist.
• Braithwaite, T.R. - The Lost Ladies Collection - "...intriguing intimate glimpses into a frame of mind and an artistic style that was the epitome of its time." -- Thomas P. F. Hoving
• Bruin, Randolf - A Dutch painter who lives and works in China. Mostly expressionistic female nudes implying social commentary, with some abstracts and other subjects. With comments by the artist.
• Brummel, A. James - A forum for the art of A. James Brummel.
• Burchartz, Sandra - A varied interest ranging from classic nudes and fashion to traditional religious icons.
• Burculet, Mihai Nechita - Romanian painter of religious and figural works with Early Renaissance echoes. Images and biography.

• Cerro, Lynne - Figurative watercolors rendered in the style of Classical Realism. Portrait commissions accepted.
• Chapman, Gary - Figurative oil paintings by the artist.
• Church, Marilyn - Acrylics, crayons, pencil, oil, watercolor. Artworks include portraits and figurative pieces.
• Cipollone, Rosanne - Ongoing exhibit "Children with Hats" containing paintings and drawings which will someday benefit children without hats. Also, recent figure studies in raw sienna and graphite washes.
• Comnick, Julie - Narrative realistic compositions of figures and objects with surealistic themes.
• Coombes, John - Presents work of Huddersfield-based artist and writer. Contains examples of his work, background information and advice on commissioning a portrait.
• Craig Srebnik - Nude Paintings - Dramatic lighting and a full range of skin color values enhance these traditional female nudes.
• Crook, P.J. - English woman painter of grotesque crowds, rendered in strongly colored acrylic.
• Laramee, Joelle-Circe - Female genitalia erotic paintings.

• Danziger, Deborah - Sexual prowess and personal isolation themes in unconventional colors with figures cropped by the canvas edges give these paintings an individual style.
• Darragh, Ian - The life and work of the late painter, Ian Darragh. Varied human figure allegorical compositions.
• de Carlo, Tony - A native Los Angeles this painter captures the spirit of Latino Los Angeles, in his expressive distinctive style.
• De Kervalec, Isabelle - Artist transforms abstract emotions into figurative art. [English and French]
• De La Cruz, Jerry - Denver artist specializing in contemporary figurative works and large formate colorfield abstracts.
• Dempsey, Andrew - Online portfolio of veteran artist, illustrator and animator.
• Demsteader, Mark - Contemporary figurative artist painting powerful images of the human figure
• Depoorter, Ellen - A collection of realistic portrait paintings, in acrylic and oil on canvas. [Flash]
• Downs, Michael J. - Sensitive portrayal of subjects in private moments with dramatic contasts of light and shadow emphasizing the introspective mood.
• Drake, Peter - The graphic style figure in the form of antique toy soldiers and as nudes in stereotypical suburban settings.
• Drawn to the Figure - Derek Jones has painted draped and undraped figure studies of women in pastel.
• Dunbar, Amanda - Information about the artist, paintings, events, her journal and purchasing her work.

• Engel, Norman - Contemporary figurative paintings on canvas. Subjects include nudes, portraits and narrative. Includes short biography.
• Erichsen, Steen Kirkegaard - Danish painter's enigmatic portraits and group scenes, rendered in oil on canvas. Also includes drawing and photography.
• Escha van den Bogerd - Nude figure study paintings with abstract elements added to complement traditional poses.
• Esmann, Jan - Jan Esmann is one of the leading artist of the new figurative painting in Scandinavia. Combining expert craftsmanship and a firsthand experience of mysticism he evokes images of basic human predicaments.
• Eve's Passion - Oil paintings by a San Diego artist who specializes in oil paintings on tropical Hawaiian themes. Images and biography.

• Faiqaz - Figures and scenes in gouache and water color. The style is expressionist with an impressionist influence.
• FeBland, David - The paintings of New York painter David FeBland focus on urban realism themes. Represented by the Fraser Gallery of Washington, DC.
• First , Jane - Artist and creative director presents gallery erotic art and basketball paintings and drawings. Includes biography.
• Fleetwood, Hugh - Oil paintings by the distinguished English novelist and painter.
• Forfang, Ingrid - Images of women integrated into abstract settings as portraits of individuals and a series on "The Power Of Women"
• Francis, Audrey - Images of her paintings and pastels, curriculum vitae, and press cuttings.
• Frohlick, Pete - High color key compositions of figures and objects rendered in a style between realism and abstract.

• De Greef, Guido - Paintings of traditional semi nude fashion poses done in a graphic, posterized style with limited unrealistic colors.
• Garcia, Arenas - Gallery of original paintings and etchings from San Diego based artist.
• Geller, Barry - Stylized renderings of the female form using delicate line drawing and soft colors.
• Gibbs, Gale - Painting and collage, visual art
• Gonzalez, Anthony A. - Representational figurative fine art.
• Gonzato, Guido - Figurative paintings and grafic arts. Italian artist who lived in Switzerland (1896 -1955).
• Gorodenskaya, Elena - Painter and visual artist, an open studio for Elena's work, past and present.
• Goss, Bryten - Showcase of female model oil painting, and drawing.
• Greene, Kira - Paints bathers and divers, portraits, and still life, in oil, pastel, and aquatint.
• Grimes, Denise - A highly stylized, uncompromising view of women done with a graphic simplicity and intense colors.
• Gupta, Dwijen - An Indian artist specializing in figureative art in watercolour, oil, and mixed media. Images, introduction, and curriculum vitae.

• Halsey, Mark - Figurative painter who regularly exhibits his work in The Gallery Manchester's Art House. View current and past works, biography and details of exhibitions.
• Harber, Paul - Graduate of Chelsea School of Art and Royal Academy schools, Hampshire-based artist displays his paintings. Also artist's statement and curriculum vitae.
• Haskel, Liz - Recent paintings.
• Heimann, Steve - Contemporary iconographic figurative paintings.
• Heldens, Wim - Paintings, portraits, contemporary psychological realism.
• Henry, Richard G. - Gallery of my Existential, Figurative Oil Paintings and short excerpts from my Novels and Plays. Five Galleries of recent work.
• Herbert, Helen - Norfolk-based artist Helen Herbert's paintings, mainly semi-draped figures and Mediterranean landscapes inspired by travel and a love of colour.
• Hersey, Andrew - Stylized nudes and landscapes, done in acrylic and latex paint.
• Hignett, Jimini - Nudes from a revolutionary perspective. Images, biography, and statement.
• Holland, Natalie Radina - Figurative painter, student of Odd Nerdrum. Online gallery, information about exhibitions and an interview.
• Holland-Hicken, Mark - Monochromatic, or nearly so, photo-realistic views of the female figure.
• Hondos, Nikos - Artist offers exhibit of acrylic on canvas paintings with a focus on the female nude. Includes biography and statement.
• Horton, Heather - Realistic rendering of figures and objects with a stylized, broken color modeling technique.
• Hudson, Sharon - Sensuous, realistic, expressive and abstract figures--with intriguing use of decorative patterns.
• Hui, Vincent - Interesting fantasy theme paintings that defy categorizing.

• Izurieta, Alvaro - Presents work by an Argentine painter specializing in the human figure. Oils, acrylics, watercolours, pastels, drawings. Includes biography. English, Spanish, and Italian.

• Jonland, Joan - Bright and colorful themes of people and places rendered with an individual style.

• Kawasaki, Audrey - Paintings of women on wood with a consistent, distinctive style.
• Kawliche, Boris - Springtime In Paris - A collection of paintings.
• Kelly, Andrea - Features oil paintings, pastels, and drawings of human figures and landscapes. Also contains exhibition information, artist's bio and photo, contact information and links.
• Kissmer, Willi - The site features subject forms wrapped in fabric in a photo-realistic style against an abstract setting for an interesting contrast.
• Kjellsson, Margareta - Oil paintings, watercolor drawings
• Kline-Misol, Mary - A unique interpretation of the figure with a distinctive, consistent style. The moods evoked by each work range from dream-like and whimsical to mysterious and haunting.

• Lapins, Gail - Contemporary figurative artist whose paintings express strong emotions through substance and metaphor. Lapins challenges viewers to create their personal interpretation of her powerful, original work.
• Laurence, Geoffrey - Realist portraits, male and female nudes, and Holocaust images. Includes images, biographical statement, and information on upcoming classes.
• Lawrence, Joseph D. - New York City figurative oil painter's slide gallery with artistic statement, artist's exhibitions, visitor's comments, and quote of the month.
• Lee, Ruby - Symbolic representational figures in oil and acrylic inspired by ancient Mayan glyphs.
• Leighton, Dan - Paintings and prints from the 80s and early 90s, using large canvases and high contrasts. Images and biography.
• Liu Yan - Avant-garde and colourful Chinese ink paintings by an accomplished Chinese woman artist. Could be described as contemporary Chinese "pop" art.
• Lombardi, Elizabeth - New Jersey artist shows portraits, figurative works, and abstract paintings.
• Lowly, Tim - Representational tempera and acrylic paintings. Also includes a link section, with an emphasis on conceptually engaged representational painting.
• Lu, Cong - Strong character portrayals from facial expression and body language empasized with dramatic lighting.
• Lux, Loretta - Formal surreal portraits of childhood. Galleries of her work and reviews.
• Lyapkalo, Viktor - Portraits and nudes by the Russian artist Viktor Lyapkalo (b.1956). Selected works from the 1980 and 1990s. Images, biographical and bibliographical notes, and studio photographs.

• Macdonald, David - Contemporary oil paintings and pastels of the female figure.
• Mahmood, Asma Arshad - Collection of sfumato figurative oil paintings by the Pakistani born artist, now living in Canada. [Flash]
• Mallory, R. - Painter in oils.
• Malmgren, Ulf - Mostly realistic nude paintings from special surroundings, such as the Red Light District, Amsterdam.
• Mandus, Ryl - Realist and surrealist paintings and drawings of male and female figures.
• Mannix, Max - Lively, colorful characters and scenes of life in the Australian bush.
• Marco, Kristen - Commissioned portraits, still lifes and ideal ladies. Images and biography.
• Martins, Raquel - Figure paintings and drawings ranging from a nearly abstract suggestion of form to a stylized graphic treatment.
• McGlashan, Barry - Paintings and drawings with a figurative mix of narrative, and personal experience.
• Merz, Geri - Paintings and drawings by the Swiss artist, with a biographical note.
• Mistretta, Pat - Mistretta Studios - Beautifully rendered figurative artwork on contemporary women. From bold and bright to soft and spiritual.
• Mnev, Artist Vladimir - Israeli artist exhibiting modern fauvist figurative acrylic paintings.
• Moeser, Chip - Celebrates the motion of the female body in acrylic, pastel, charcoal, and pencil.
• Muha Martin, Eniko - Allegorical figures in a very distinctive style. Oil, pastel, mixed media.
• Mullarkey, Maureen - Presents uncommon figure paintings and drawings, and guest painters of still life, interior, and landscape.
• Murphy, Tim - Presents his surrealistic explorations of the female figure, draped and undraped. Includes statement.
• Musovic, Tafil - Portfolio of symbolic and stylized figurative paintings and drawings.

• Nevay, Heather - A figurative painter based in Glasgow.
• Newberry, Michael - A very large collection (nearly 500 works) with some 228 renderings of the figure. The medium varies but the style is realistic and colorful.
• Nicoletta - Virtual gallery of her figurative painting, mostly about love and passion. Images of her work in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. English and Spanish versions.

• O'Connor, Chris - Portfolio of a figurative artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Mailing list.
• Okun, Alexander (Sasha) - One of the leading Israeli painters and teacher at the "Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design", whose artistry and unique style have been highly acclaimed by art critics in Israel and elsewhere.
• Olmstead, Clay - Oil paintings of clothed and nude figures in natural and man-made settings
• Onona, Michael - A British modern figurative artist, with a bold sense of style, and composition.
• Orseck, Ellen - Images of her exploration of the human figure, with a biography.

• Pascucci, Adriana - An Argentine artist, paintings, exhibitions, biography and links to another sites of art.
• Perry, Jessica - The artist explores the subject's mood with a color rich pallet, distinctive drawing style and the surrounding objects and environment.
• Pettit-Almasude, Joanna - Includes her latest series (last 5 years) about the people of Morocco. Especially in the invasion of Western modernity, and its impact on Moroccan women.
• Pevernagie, Erik - Belgian painter's gallery of stylized, and often symbolic, figurative works.
• Pinsolle, Martine - This is work with a distinctive graphic style using a full range of color values for dramatic modeling of the form.
• Ponce, Ann - Scenes of people at play, at work and posed for portraits; all done with a candid and colorful style.
• Poole, Barbara - The artist combines literal self portraits with fantasy to explore the varied identities of women.
• Potter, Alan - Examples of paintings and drawings by the Scottish artist.
• Puuram, Janar - Gallery of a young Estonian artist

• Rahmani, Pantea - Iranian painter studies the draped female figure and its surrounding space. Has images and a biography.
• Ronkin, Emmanuel - A young Israeli artist (1941-1967), whose work was exhibited at all major Israeli museums, was born in 1941 in Kibbutz Kfar Massaryk, Israel and died on the Golan Heights in the 'Six Days War'.
• Rosamond, Christine - The life and art of the most published female artist in history.
• Rosenbaum, Jennie - Expressive nude renderings with a bold style and limited color range.
• Russov, Lev - Portraits, nudes, and other figure paintings by the Russian artist Lev Russov (1926-1988). Selected works from private collections. Includes biographical note and photographs by the artist.

• Salas, Susan Stone - Artistic, figurative expressions of the effects of child abuse with accompanying text.
• Satish, Joshi - The work of a noted contemporary Indian artist, living in New York, working in a wide variety of media - stone and metal sculpture, mixed media painting in abstract and figurative styles, and works on paper
• Severini, Francesco, and Ginochietti, Silvia - Paintings by Francesco Severini and Silvia Ginocchietti. Most of Francesco's works are related to the Old Masters, while Silvia paints mainly contemporary portraits. Images, comments, and links to art sites.
• Silman, Erwin - Brightly colored portrait and figurative works, done in acrylics.
• Simmons Presley , M - Fine art paintings, drawings, pastels, digital art, and graphics. Primarily figurative, botanical, and allegorical subject matter; mat/frame color selection viewer and over a hundred links to museums and galleries.
• Smith, Aaron - Figurative oil paintings and charcoal drawings by this allegorical realist. Images with artist's comments, curriculum vitae, and news.
• Smith, Brian - Classic style drawing and painting from the figure as well as abstracted figure renderings.
• Stanford, Joe W. - Contemporary paintings and drawings.
• Szyszka, Roswita - Figurative paintings and reproductions on canvas, mainly with overtones of analytic cubism.

• Shanti-thomas - Allegorical themes of the human condition. The psychology of interactions, relationships in the family, sexuality and identity.
• Teraberry, Peter - Football players, cowboys and the American family all viewed with a moody expressionist style.
• Terranova, Elisa - A visual diary of paintings and self-portraits with classical, surreal and baroque elements.
• Theriot, Keith - Expressionistic figure paintings and drawings, with emotion laden comments by the artist.
• Thomas, Kyle V - Figures in oils among subjects including portraits, still lifes, and landscapes.
• Tice, Michael - Colorful narrative paintings and drawings, that are concerned with themes of childhood, relationships, memory, and dreams.
• Tichy, Jan - Expressionist and abstract paintings, mainly of landscapes and female nudes. Includes an introduction. Czech and English.
• Tomas, Nicoletta - Figurative painting about love and passion, acrylics and watercolours.
• Tomlinson, Elise - Presents the work of an Alaskan figurative artist. Colorful, stylized oil paintings of women with exaggerated forms. Includes comments and a biographical note.
• Torrens, Bernardo - Paintings depicting the human figure. Realism.
• Turner, Frances - Figure paintings and drawings. Images arranged by exhibition, biography, and courses.

• Georgette Van Boven paintings/schilderijen kunstenares - Realistic style figure renderings with an interesting graphic influence in bold colors and perspective. Limited english descriptions.
• van Eijnatten, Wendy - Collection of expressionist nudes and portraits, done in oil.
• Van Holstein, Toos - The main theme in Toos van Holstein's paintings is the rendering of human shapes in open or covered spaces, which are part of vaguely indicated architectonic edifices.
• van Woggelum, Yvonne - Magical-realistic paintings by the Dutch artist. Images and curriculum vitae.
• Vandersluis, Marjolein - Dutch artist offers female portraits and figures, and florals for viewing.
• Viens, Julie - Paintings, illustrations, masks, and miniatures, influenced by fantasy.
• Vistaunet, John - A realistic style with subtle but effective use of cast shadows to enhance modeling of the figure.

• Wang, Victor - Realistic and symbolic figure paintings.
• Weger, Arjan de - Dutch artist paints oil paintings of the female figure influenced by 1950s pulp style. With a short biographical note.
• Willmott, Charles - These are realistic renderings of the female form elegantly modeled with dramatic light and shadow and in classical poses, ballet settings and portraits.
• Winslow, John - A representative sampling of work in oil and watercolor from the past five years.

• Yankov, Ivan - Bulgarian artist specializing in realistic figurative painting and printmaking.
• Yeates, Sam - A classic figure rendering technique in narrative compositions in oils and acrylics.

• Zourabova, Natalia - Scenes of people and places rendered in a consistent, colorful and graphic style.