Capturing the Human Experience

Difficult to nail and stunning when achieved, portrait art proves a technical challenge to many artists. Portraiture has a rich history as one of the oldest painting themes. It's natural that as a result it's the subject for many of the world's most prestigious art prizes. Bring a new friend into your life with this curation of spectacular portrait artworks from a variety of mediums and styles.

Curated by Megan George

(CreativeWork) Resting Nude 2 by Glenn Miller. Oil. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Resting Nude 2

ByGlenn Miller

51cm (W) x 76cm (H)

Oil
A$1,450
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An Ordinary Man

ByThomas R Poole

30cm (W) x 45cm (H)

Acrylic
A$180
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Jackson

ByEbony Busk

155cm (W) x 193cm (H)

Oil
A$3,960
Warren went to get his junk mail from his letterbox, only to be accosted by mice who had taken up residence in his largely unused letterbox. This painting won first prize in the RSPCA Wild Creatures Art Exhibition in January, 2020.

No Junk Mail

Bycasey charles

95cm (W) x 65cm (H)

Oil
A$1,530

Tangerine Girls

BySophie Carlon

75cm (W) x 60cm (H)

Acrylic
A$450

Lullaby

ByMax Horst Sokolowski

60cm (W) x 75cm (H)

Acrylic
A$1,300
This piece features a man sitting on a stone bench, on a winter morning in the city of Rome. I titled it 'Winter "Mourning" in Rome' because the man appears to be unhappy and contemplating something, maybe mourning a loss, or thinking about an important decision. No-one seems to notice his trouble except for one of the stray cats of Rome that is sitting on the bench beside him as though to comfort him. The shadows stretch out in the morning light across the pavement beside the balustrade which surrounds some unearthed Roman ruins (unseen in the view of the painting). The sunlight lights the faces of the men around the man, who all seem to be looking away. In the foreground next to the man is a man in black coat seated beside him and looking away. In the distance we also see another man in a brown winter coat looking away absorbed in his own thoughts, and finally in the background we see a man with his back to the subject in a relaxed pose. The composition is contemplative and thoughtful, with the viewers eye drawn from the bottom left to the top right. By using both brush and pallet knife I created a blend of realism and impressionism. The colours of the painting are grey, denim blue, terracotta and yellow.
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Winter Mourning in Rome

ByEdward Herman

91cm (W) x 91cm (H)

Acrylic
A$1,440
Person in the middle of a falling down world looking up.
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The Shift

ByCarmel Sayer

99cm (W) x 101cm (H)

Oil
A$4,100
image of the musician Lior with reflections of his face

Lior

ByJaq Grantford

113cm (W) x 123cm (H)

Oil
A$14,520
Reclining women amongst flowers in a green field
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Dreaming Without You

ByElise Judd

53cm (W) x 53cm (H)

Mixed Media
A$760

About the Curator

Megan George

Megan is the Content & Creative Manager at Bluethumb, working across our social media, digital marketing and creative production.
Melbourne born and bred, her days at Bluethumb are filled with many coffees, cuddles from the resident canine companions and of course, constantly adding to her burgeoning art collection.

Recent Curations

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