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This artwork is a portrait titled "Shhhh" by contemporary American figurative painter Malcolm T. Liepke.

This artwork is titled “Rain Melancholy” by the contemporary digital artist Matthias Hauser.

It depicts a somber, deeply introspective portrait of a woman sitting in a fetal position, holding her knees tightly to her chest with her face concealed.

The piece expertly blends textured abstraction with surreal figurative elements. Heavy dark streaks mimicking rain run down a weathered, heavily layered wall in the background, blending into a dark reflective pool of water at her feet.

This mixed-media painting is titled “Waiting for a Text Back” by the contemporary Virginia-based artist Crystal James.

This artwork is an expressive abstract digital portrait by the contemporary British artist Russ Mills.

Russ Mills is renowned for his highly distinctive fusion of traditional drawing techniques and digital photo manipulation. His work typically centers on the human form, capturing intense emotional expressions wrapped in a chaotic whirlwind of movement.

This artwork is "California Sky," an original oil painting created in 2016 by American artist Erin Hanson.

This painting is titled “The Enlightening” by artist GC Myers, created in 2024 using acrylic on canvas.

This vibrant artwork is titled "Magical Sunset" and was created by the contemporary artist Olga Tkachyk.

It is an original acrylic painting on canvas that captures a brilliant seascape using thick, textured layers.

This piece is titled "Беседа" ("Conversation"), created in 2021 by the Uzbek artist Furkat Bozorov.

This mixed media artwork is by British artist Dan Parry-Jones, known for his unique blend of figurative imagery and texturized abstract backgrounds.

This expressive contemporary painting is titled “Stolen Slumber,”created by the American artist and designer Tracy Porter.

This artwork is titled "Festive Mood!" and was created by Latvian artist Viktor Sheleg.

This expressionist piece is an original oil painting titled "Lipstick" by the contemporary American figurative artist June Valentine-Ruppe.

This artwork is titled Unpredictable by the Swedish contemporary artist Kicki Edgren.

Edgren's signature style fuses raw, energetic street art influences with vibrant, emotionally charged abstract backgrounds. Her pieces typically focus on the human body as a form of symbolic expression, showcasing movement, dynamic high-contrast elements, and deliberate rough lining to evoke complex inner emotions rather than aiming for classical precision.

This original painting is titled "Reflected Memories" and was created by Ukrainian artist Alexander Aksyonov.

This digital collage artwork, titled "Boredom,” created in 2024 by artist Loic Morvant, features a stylized portrait heavily utilizing a black and red color palette.

This painting is titled “Matador,” created in 2018 by Norwegian artist Ingebjørg Støyva.

This artwork is titled "Flora,” a mixed media painting on canvas by artist Lana Frey, featuring a portrait defined by vibrant pink, blue, and gold tones.

This painting, titled "Girl in blue hat" by artist Serhii Silchenko, features a vibrant oil-on-canvas portrait of a woman wearing a distinctive hat.

This vibrant artwork is titled "Cheerful Daffodil Bouquet", created by contemporary Ukrainian artist Serhii Silchenko.

This artwork is titled "By the river", an original oil painting created by the Ukrainian artist Serhii Silchenko.

This striking figurative painting is titled Happy Moment (2022) by the contemporary Polish artist Adam Wątor.

The piece blends figurative art with elements of surrealism and abstraction. It is highly characteristic of Wątor's signature style, which frequently focuses on human forms and emotions expressed through body language, layered sketch-like contours, vibrant multi-colored textures, and prominent mirror reflections.

This artwork is titled "Trust Yourself" (also variationally cataloged as "In a Mood" or "Projection") by the contemporary Israeli painter and graphic designer Yossi Kotler.

This artwork is titled "Autumn Treasure" by contemporary artist and photographer LuAnn Ostergaard.

This artwork is an original contemporary mixed-media portrait titled "White Geisha" (sometimes alternative versions from the same series are titled "Red Geisha"), created by artist Kimberly Brayman.

This image is a figurative painting by American artist Malcolm T. Liepke, known for his painterly, expressive style.

This painting is by the Japanese artist Izumi Kogahara, who is known for her figurative abstract style exploring the human inner mind.

This mixed-media painting is titled “Paloma” by artist Corine Ko, and it features a textured composition fusing photography and painting.

This painting, titled "La Dolce Vita" by Michael Carson, depicts a figure in a polka-dot dress and sunglasses.

This artwork is titled "The Calm Before the Storm" and was created by Sonia Lera Preston.

It is described as a painting with a stained glass effect, featuring vibrant colors in a stylized mountain and lake landscape.

This is an acrylic on canvas painting titled "Barn under the beech tree" by artist Anastasia Trusova.

The artwork features a vibrant, textural style with thick brushstrokes, depicting a yellow-leafed tree and a purple-toned barn.

This vibrant landscape is an original oil painting titled "Magic night" (or "La noche mágica") by the Russian, Madrid-based, artist Asia Klim.

The painting features a dramatic, glowing moon or setting sun enveloped by swirls of fiery red, orange, and golden brushstrokes. Swirling blue and silver-toned clouds slice across the top half of the composition, while a majestic domed church and stone-roofed village buildings below contrast with intense red shadows and cool blue-tiled roofs.

This artwork is a vibrant, contemporary digital piece by Argentinian artist Juan Carlos Brufal.

It is created in a vivid impasto expressionist style that mimics thick, heavily textured palette knife oil paint strokes.

This colorful mixed-media painting is titled "Reliable Shoulder,” created by the British-Nigerian artist Dada Adesoji Disu.

True to Yoruba artistic tradition, the heads are emphasized as the central focus of authority, consciousness, and spiritual destiny. The piece explores theme of intimacy, capturing two stylized lovers leaning on each other to find comfort, trust, and shared solace.

This artwork is an oil painting titled “Rebel” created by the contemporary London-based artist Rosso Emerald Crimson.

This digital painting is titled "The Arrow" and was created by the Italian pop surrealist artist Daria Petrilli.

This artwork is titled "The Crimson Cobalt Hallucination,” an original painting by contemporary Ukrainian artist Alexander Aksyonov.

The artwork shown is titled “To Stand in Beauty,” a 2019 acrylic on canvas painting by the contemporary American artist GC Myers.

This artwork is an original oil painting titled "Girl in scarlet" (2010), created by the contemporary Latvian artist Viktor Sheleg.

The painting exemplifies Sheleg’s signature aesthetic, which often features striking, suggestive portrayals of women heavily driven by emotion and raw energy. The piece relies on a highly texturized, layered background made of muted grays, whites, and blacks. This moody environment sharply contrasts with a localized, chaotic burst of vibrant, palette-knife applied scarlet red paint that forms the silhouette of the woman's dress.

This image features a contemporary figurative oil painting titled "Everything Was Beautiful, Nothing Really Mattered", created by the London-based Italian fine artist Rosso Emerald Crimson.

This is an oil painting titled "Blue On White" by the contemporary Japanese-American figurative artist Milt Kobayashi.

This image displays an expressive, impressionistic oil painting by contemporary artist Donna Young.

A young, red-haired girl looking downward in contemplation. She wears a vibrant pink dress and matching shoes.

This oil painting is an artwork created by American figurative artist June Valentine-Ruppe.

This artwork is a contemporary oil painting by the renowned American figurative artist Malcolm T. Liepke.

The artwork in the image is titled "Beyond the mundane" by the United Kingdom-based visual artist Iva Mara.

This painting is titled "Your Move" by artist June Valentine Ruppe, an oil on canvas piece featuring a woman with vivid blue hair holding a champagne glass.

This artwork is an oil painting titled "Biting Her Finger" by the contemporary American figurative painter Malcolm T. Liepke.

This painting is titled "In His Lap" by American artist Malcolm T. Liepke, known for its intimate subject matter and bold, impressionistic brushwork.

This work is the oil painting titled “Three in a Bar,” created by contemporary American figurative artist Malcolm T. Liepke.

This piece is titled "Dance Night," a 2023 oil painting by American artist Malcolm T. Liepke.

This artwork is an oil painting titled "In Her Arms" created in 2017 by contemporary American artist Malcolm T. Liepke.

Liepke is known for his intimate and melancholic figurative paintings, often capturing vulnerable emotions in a style inspired by masters like Degas and Sargent.

The piece depicts a close, emotional embrace with a stark purple background and dramatic, dark lighting on the subjects.

This oil painting by American figurative artist Malcolm T. Liepke depicts a seated woman in a purple floral kimono with distinctive loose brushwork and moody lighting.

This painting is titled "Behind the Mask" by Malcolm T. Liepke.

The portrait exemplifies Liepke's characteristic wet-on-wet ("alla prima") oil technique, layering thick, full-bodied paint before underlying coats dry.

The composition features a pale-skinned woman looking over her shoulder with dark hair and bright red lips, contrasted sharply against a stark, tactile canary yellow background.

This painting is by Milt Kobayashi, a Japanese-American artist.

This is “Last Dance,” an oil on canvas painting by the renowned contemporary American artist Malcolm T. Liepke.

This artwork is an oil painting titled “Celebration” by the contemporary American figurative artist Malcolm T. Liepke.

This painting is "Streetwise", an oil on canvas portrait created by the renowned American figurative painter Malcolm T. Liepke.

This is an oil painting titled "Peek-A-Boo" by American artist Malcolm T. Liepke.

This oil painting is titled “In The Mood,” created by the renowned Japanese-American artist Milt Kobayashi.

This artwork is a contemporary figurative oil painting titled "Holiday Party" by the renowned American artist Michael Carson.