Figurative artist directory, one common passion - the art of the human form unites this talented group of contemporary international figurative artists. From serene and sublime portraits to quirky and surprising life studies, each artist offers their own unique style of capturing the human body for your discovery.

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While some do not wish to be defined only as figurative artists, the love for the human form is what unites them on this site.

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FROM THE BLOG

Ann-Marie Brown, lush oil and encaustic paintings

Ann-Marie Brown is a Canadian artist painting in encaustic and oil. She is currently working out of a studio on the west coast between the forest and the ocean. Her paintings have been exhibited across North America and are included in public, private and corporate collections internationally. Ann-Marie Brown’s lush oil and encaustic paintings are …

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Blake Ward & Boky Hackel-Ward collaboration

For Years, This Couple Has Been Quietly Collaborating on Sculptures. Now, They Are Finally Showing Together The true extent of the collaboration between Boky Hackel-Ward and Blake Ward was a secret for years. Artnet Gallery Network, June 6, 2019 Conceptual artist Boky Hackel has quietly been informing the sculpture of her partner Blake Ward since …

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Steven Hudson, evolution is unfolding

Things are becoming different now; the climate is changing. More genies are being let out of more and more plastic bottles. Evolution is unfolding in shocking ways as life is made to adapt to our aggressive agency. This process is often reflected in unsettling juxtapositions, the geese in the mall parking lot or the polar …

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Arye Shapiro, sculpting & painting from life

I draw, paint, and sculpt from life. I draw in pencil and charcoal, paint in oil, and sculpt in clay. Some of my sculptures have been cast in bronze. About the Artist Arye Shapiro has been producing figurative art since 1998. He creates figure sculptures. drawings, and oil paintings primarily from life, as well as …

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Camille Barnes, portrait painter New Orleans

Artist Camille Barnes studied at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and attended many workshops. As a realist her paintings capture the essence of the subject matter, using color, light, and attention to details to make her subjects come alive. Much of her life has been a career of being a freelance artist, and …

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Michela Papavassiliou, contemporary abstract figurative painting

Perhaps it goes without saying that for me art is not just a primary need, it has always been my way of living, breathing, looking at things. My father, a surrealist painter, was certainly my Master of Art and Life. I remember when I was just 4 years old when he raised me in his …

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"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." Edgar Degas

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