Mark Harrison (born 1951) is a UK-based artist whose career spans both fantasy illustration and fine art painting. Initially establishing himself as a prolific freelance illustrator from 1974 to 2002, Harrison created over 480 book jacket illustrations primarily for fantasy and science fiction publishers across the UK and US. Around 2003-2005, he transitioned exclusively to fine art, initially working in chalk pastel before adopting oil paint as his primary medium. Harrison's work explores diverse themes, evolving from Southeast Asian influences and imaginative realism to evocative cityscapes of London and New York, and more recently, striking single light source paintings including moonlit scenes. His artistic philosophy emphasizes beauty and mystery beyond mere prettiness. Harrison's achievements include the British Science Fiction Association's prize for Best Artwork (1991/1992), multiple Chesley Award nominations, and exhibition in prestigious venues including London's Mall Galleries and Cork Street galleries.
"Frontage Road" Oil Painting
By Mark Harrison
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Frontage Road" is an oil painting that depicts an arid landscape with clouds and rock formations/ plateaus in the distance. Sometimes they are silent ep...
Linen, Oil
"Ice" Oil Painting
By Mark Harrison
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Ice" is an oil painting that depicts an arid landscape with clouds and a small unassuming building. Sometimes they are silent epic landscapes of the Dese...
Linen, Oil
"Crossing" Oil Painting
By Mark Harrison
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Crossing" is an oil painting that depicts an arid landscape with clouds and a weathered crossing sign. Sometimes they are silent epic landscapes of the ...
Linen, Oil
"Ham Rock" Oil Painting
By Mark Harrison
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Ham Rock" is an oil painting that depicts an arid landscape with clouds and towering rock formations. Sometimes they are silent epic landscapes of the D...
Linen, Oil
"Valley of the Rocks" Oil Painting
By Mark Harrison
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Valley of the Rocks" is an oil painting that depicts an arid landscape with clouds and towering rock formations. Sometimes they are silent epic landscap...
Linen, Oil
Shortcut, Original Oil Painting
By Mark Harrison
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Shortcut" is an oil painting that depicts an urban street with a towering city skyline at night. Sometimes they are silent epic landscapes of the Desert...
Oil
"From Pahlow Lane" - Realist Landscape, Oil Painting on Linen
By Linda Lillegraven
Located in Denver, CO
"From Pahlow Lane" is a beautiful and tranquil realistic oil painting created by American artist Linda Lillegraven. This piece is framed at 23.625 x 29.625 inches, wired and ready fo...
Linen, Oil, Panel
"Far Away, " Oil Painting
By Joseph McGurl
Located in Denver, CO
Joseph McGurl's "Far Away" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a vast landscape of valleys and mountains in the distance under the orange and yellow glow of sunrise or...
Oil, Panel
Shikantaza Oil Painting on Canvas, American Realist, 21st Century
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring a massive sculptural rock. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today, has painted coastal landscape...
Canvas, Oil
Si Tu Disais
By Francis DiFronzo
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born in San Pedro, California in 1969, Francis DiFronzo has been painting and exhibiting his artwork in the United States for more than thirty years. "I discovered at a young age that art had the ability to transport me out of my world and into the lives of artists I admired. When I looked at paintings by Andrew Wyeth or Edward Hopper, I felt as though I was momentarily living in the worlds they created. I wanted to do the same thing. I wanted my work to have that power." After receiving his B.F.A in 1994 from California State University, Fullerton, DiFronzo moved to Philadelphia, PA where he continued his studies in drawing and painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. There he worked and learned under the guidance of artists Murray Dessner, Jan Baltzell, Sidney Goodman, Vincent Desiderio and Irving Petlin. Di Fronzo...
Oil, Watercolor, Gouache, Wood Panel
Throwing Shade, Oil Painting
By Kent Sullivan 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The sun pierces through the morning mist, casting a warm, golden glow on the fields and meandering stream below. The aerial view captures the scale, depth, and ...
Oil
"Evening Light on the Western Landscape" painting by Joseph McGurl
By Joseph McGurl
Located in Greenwich, CT
Canvas size: 24 x 30 in. Frame size: Frame: 33 x 39 in. Signed lower right Evening Light on the Western Landscape by contemporary American realist painter Joseph McGurl. A luminist ...
Canvas, Oil
