Love This! Photorealism at it's BEST.

As if you all didn't already know, I have a complete obsession with extremely realistic paintings of unique objects (especially those of food, clothing, and random, man-made household items). So, you won't be surprised that when I came across the work of Tjalf Sparnaay, a painter from the Netherlands, I was COMPLETELY enamored (completely isn't even a strong enough word here!). 

So, since the best way to make you understand is to show you, please take a look below. 
I've picked a variety of his works, so that you can see his range and his ability at rendering anything and everything in a completely realistic way. 

Enjoy!

Um, yes. I promise you, this is a painting!

Had to include the apple ;)

See what I mean? Aren't you blown away? And what about the meat-n'-potatoes painting? Isn't it INCREDIBLE!?!? His ability to capture every detail is almost eerie. If you're as enamored as I am, you can view more of his work on his website, here. 

Gotta love this fancy internet contraption for allowing us to view the work of so many talented people from all over the world!

Namaste,
Mary Catherine