Hyper-Realistic Animal Moments in Lisa Ericson’s Acrylic Paintings

April 15, 2024April 14, 2024 Updated onApril 14, 2024

In a previous post, I shared 8 artists who are making fantastic art using acrylics. I had fun finding dramatically varied styles of work, since acrylic paint is crazy-versatile. I like to call it the renaissance man of art supplies. No I don’t; I just came up with that. 😆

Anyhoo, please enjoy the art of Lisa Ericson, who was included in my original acrylic artists post, and who I’ve been meaning to write more about, and here we are!

Lisa’s paintings are eye-popping in their photorealism and surrealism. Animals go about their business in impossible still lifes, with saturated colors and photo studio-esque directional lighting. What really gets me, though, is how so much emotion is conveyed – through the eyes? movement? facial expressions? of the animals. I think it’s the perfect combination of all of the above that truly inspired art can express.

Lisa Ericson: Website | Instagram

photorealistic acrylic painting of large fish with 2 fish hiding in its' tail on a black background

photorealistic acrylic painting of deer half-submerged in water perched on coral with fish swimming around it

acrylic painting of realistic turtle swimming with flowers on its' back - black background

acrylic painting in photorealistic style of mountain goat partly submerged in water, perched on rocks with fish swimming around

acrylic painting of animals in water with black background

painting - mouse with wings perched on orange can with the word 'bliss'

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