Painting
Explore painting across every medium and style. From classical oil paintings to modern acrylics, find artists working with color and canvas to create lasting visual experiences.
Explore by Medium
From oil on canvas to carved stone, discover artists by the way they work.
Oil Painting
Oil paint dries slowly, which allows blending, glazing and reworking over days. Oil on canvas or panel has been the main medium of European painting since the Renaissance, and many artists still value its depth and luminosity.
Acrylic Painting
Acrylic is water-based and dries quickly, so artists can layer color without long waits. It works on canvas, paper and wood, and it can be thinned for washes or applied thickly for texture.
Watercolor Painting
Watercolor uses pigment suspended in water on paper. Transparent washes let the white of the paper show through, and artists often plan light areas in advance because the medium is hard to lighten once applied.
Pastel Painting
Pastel is pure pigment formed into sticks, applied directly to a textured surface. Soft pastel gives intense, velvety color, while oil pastel allows thicker, more opaque marks.
Tempera Painting
Tempera mixes pigment with a binder such as egg yolk and dries to a matte finish. Before oil became dominant, it was the standard medium for panel painting, and it is still used by artists who want fine detail and a luminous surface.