Can you believe these aren't photos? Canadian, Christopher Stott, is the artist behind these perfectly precise "contemporary realism" paintings of vintage still life objects.
I really identify with his work, because for me, being able to artistically replicate the subject matter before me comes very naturally. It's where I shine. Abstract art, on the other hand, as I discovered in my very first oil painting class, was torture. Those canvases were immediately trashed after the course ended. I always thought of myself as less of an artist because of this, so it's nice to see someone succeed with realism paintings alone.
Funny how our brains seem to work in one way or the other. If you're a visual artist, do you lean towards realism or abstract?
{Images via Double Takes}
