Andrea Realpe Fine Art

   It is so very brrrr cold outside. It is about -11 degrees outside, but it feels like -35. These cold temperatures have made me stay in for the past two days. During this cold period, I managed to make use of my time and make this lovely watercolor painting. It is inspired by a photo by Lucia Benetti. The bird silhouettes are my favorite part of this painting. I hope you like it.  Please check out my video for this painting. This painting is also for sale at my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/174875212/female-birds-watercolor-painting?ref=shop_home_active

It all started with three simple rules: 1. Choose something from a famous painting; it can be the composition, the color palette, the style, or the abstract meaning behind the painting.... 2. Choose an object from your home 3. Choose a photograph      My painting called "Lost Traditions" was inspired by "Christina's World" painted by Andrew Wyeth. I found this painting to be extremely fascinating, not only by Andrew's refined technical skill, but also by the meaning behind his work. Andrew was inspired to create "Christina's World" after viewing his neighbor dragging herself towards her home. Christina, Andrew's neighbor suffered from polio and as a result she was paralyzed from the waste down. The distortion in Christina's torso and the composition immediately grabbed my attention. This inspired me to use a similar composition. Instead of Christina's home I placed the Cotopaxi stratovolcano from Ecuador in the top right c...

“Sunset at Montmajour” by Vincent Van Gogh This beauty has come to light and declared to be the work of the Dutch master, Vincent Van Gogh. I honestly have to say that this is one of my favorite pieces that he has created. I love everything about it, especially his brush strokes and his color usage. This painting was painted in Arles in 1888 around the same period that he painted his well known "Sunflowers", "The Bedroom", and "The Yellow House". I hope to go to the magical place where this painting resides. What a beauty! The world is that much more beautiful tonight to have another Van Gogh to see. Thank you Vincent.~Janet

"Sunflower Dreams" Oil Painting 12 x 24 inches        This oil painting was iNsPiReD by beautifu l sunflowers.   This summer I keep noticing sunflowers everywhere that I go. I can't help but to aDmIrE their beauty. This admiration led me to desire to witness a field of sunflowers. I looked up the closest sunflower field to my home, but unfortunately it is four hours away. However, instead of venturing away on this four hour trip, I decided to bring the sunflower fields to LiFe on my canvas. I also painted the figure and the landscape with bright DrEaM like features with a beautiful sunset over the mountains. It is also painted in an impressionistic style similar to Vincent Van Gogh's sunflowers. The sunflowers are painted with the tip of my paint brush with heavy impasto. The figure is day dreaming of this BeAuTiFuL scenery where he or she can can ImAgInE this beauty at any given moment. With this painting I would like to bring sunflowers into...

   Inspiration is taking over my soul this week. My little sister Aylin and sunflowers are a part of this inspiration. My sister is the sweetest little girl that I have ever met. I am not only saying this because she is my sister, but her actions have made me come to this conclusion. Her heart is nurturing, positive, and caring. In this painting I represent her beautiful caring hear t with sunflowers . "Aylin Carrying Sunflowers" Watercolor Painting   This is a sketch of Aylin.   This is a painting of my sister from a few years back.  

Hello people of the world,  I want to share my latest work with you. This painting is called "Distant Dreams". This work is a bit different from my other works. I decided to combine pencil and watercolor in the same piece. I believe they complement each other very well.  This painting is inspired by an eighteen year old photographer named Greta Tuckute, hair and make-up/stylist Margrethe Yasmin Kristiansen , and the beautiful model named Nanna Breinbjerg. Click Here to See the Photograph. Here is what it looks like when mounted on the wall. I am attached to this painting for some reason, so the original will stay on my wall. However limited edition giclee prints are now available through my store at this link if you are interested http://andrearealpe.bigcartel.com/products You may also watch me create this painting below or on my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDJdzSujBII Thank you for viewing. You may also leave me a comme...

    I am excited to show you the progress pictures of my latest original oil painting called "The Beauty Within".    This painting was inspired after a long talk with a close friend. We spoke about the internal beauty and what makes a person beautiful. Lets start by defining beautiful. To most people beautiful may signify qualities that enchant the senses.  This implies that beauty is physical by nature. On the contrary, I came to the conclusion that beauty is about the qualities that one posses within. Beauty is not defined in a person's physical qualities, but instead true beauty lies within the self. For example if someone is physically attractive, but is dishonest, disrespectful, and has a bad temper, that person will no longer look as attractive. However if a person is loyal, true to them selves, and patient, that persons beauty will shine.     My painting below is a symbol of inner beauty. The figure in the painting is pale with no f...