 Because photorealism or trompe l'oeil (intended to create the illusion of a 3-D object) paintings are SO far from my wheelhouse, I've always had huge respect for artists who can create super three-dimensional, life-like paintings; just the sheer amount of patience + skill that it takes to create a trompe l'oeil painting is inconceivable to me! Thus, I am always blown away by paintings like the ones you see here today. I mean, that little piece of chocolate? To die for! These pieces are all by Chicago-based artist Kyle Surges and are from his "Nostalgia Series," which has a pop-art slant and depicts objects from days gone by, often painted at their actual size to make them look even more life-life. Each of these paintings take Surges anywhere from 2-4 months to create, and he paints them with a tiny brush so that he can get every detail juuuussssst right... You can check out some of my favorites below:       And just to be clear, YES, these are all oil paintings. Even the yo-yo one. Can you believe it!?!? I know, neither can I! So incredible. You can view more work by Kyle Surges on his website.  Comments are closed.
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HELLO!I'm Mary Catherine, a Cape Cod-based yoga teacher, painter, designer, writer, mom, and list-maker extraordinaire. My goal is to inspire you to start living a more creative, simple, joyful, + purposeful life.
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