Andrea Realpe Fine Art

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...

Below is the entire process of "Center Stage". It took me about a year to finally complete this painting. This is a current painting that I am working on  called "Center Stage". It is inspired by Salvador Dali.  Someone told me that my work has surrealistic tendencies, so i decided to work with it.  This is the first progress pic of Center Stage. I painted over another painting called Lady in the Water that I was not found of. Either way I enjoy starting fresh because it gives me the opportunity to make an even better painting. It is also a great learning experience, so time is never wasted. I said my goodbyes to the painting and so I started with the dark blue sky and then slowly worked my way down. I then proceeded to paint the blue mountains. I am fascinated with cobalt blue for some reason. I use it in most of my paintings. This is when I painted the curtains and noticed the right curtain looked like a face. I worked with it and made ...

"A Place of Solitude" Oil painting, 16'' x 20'', by Andrea Realpe This painting was inspired by a piece called Blossom Tree Maleri. It is a piece that caught my eye at first glance because it is pure nature. This painting can take you into a dream world where your senses are one with the earth. I created a dreamy, hazy environment where the main focus is the red tree. This is a place where anyone can go to for a place of solitude. You may sit down on the grass and relax by the water. You may also want to feel the water with your bare feet while taking in the view of the scenery.  Some may say that the red tree is lonely, but it is not. The tree is surrounded by grass, mountains, streams, rocks, clouds, and everything else that mother nature has to offer. If you would like to own this original oil painting, click on the Art For Sale tab on this site.:)

I ordered a fifty pack of business cards from moo.com the other day. I wanted to write about them because the quality is amazing. This site allows you to customize the business cards to your preference. I included my logo and also my paintings. Each business card has a different painting on it. The coloring and the matte finish is very professional. I thought I would share this with you just in case you are looking to purchase business cards. I highly recommend this site moo.com .

   Hello my lovely's this is the painting of the day. It is a gorgeous hummingbird with hibiscus flowers.  I am inspired by these flying little creatures. They ignite my imagination and creativity. I hope this painting will do the same for you.   This painting is available for sale at the link below http://www.andrearealpe.com/p/art-for-sale.html Thank you for viewing:)

This is the painting that I am currently working on. I hope you like it. The moon has been incredibly large and beautiful for the past few nights, so I thought I should paint it:) Close up of Path of Life.

  I finished painting this a while back, I thought I would share it. Its called Facing the Storm. This painting is being exhibited at Urban Brain and Body. Close up of top left corner of painting   Close up of bottom right corner of painting Here it is!

Its been a while since I have posted, so I thought I would share my latest custom tattoo design. I am extremly happy with the results. It is very similar to the Hidden Dragon Tattoo, but this time I chose to have the dragon be a part of the weeping willow tree. On the other tattoo the dragon and the cherry blossom tree wrapped around each other. Here is the link for it http://www.andrearealpe.com/2010/04/hidden-dragon-tattoo.html I was very hesitant to create the other tattoo since it was my first time. The second time around I felt much more confident. I enjoyed creating this so much that I am going to be creating tattoos on my spare time. I hope you like it. The characters represent Willow.

This is my latest acrylic painting that I completed a few weeks back. I am extremely satisfied with the results. In this painting you will notice a girl holding up her puffy colorful dress. She is walking through a dreamy forest of endless possibilities of where the path may lead her. She also looks as if she is blooming out of a a flower. This represent growth and renewal. Everyone grows as a person with every experience whether negative or positive. This is me finishing up minor details. Endless Dreams Acrylic Painting 22 x 28 inches

I worked on this new piece last night. I was experimenting with texture, color, and style. After working on it for a bit, I realized how far I have come as an artist and how much I have yet to learn. I remember when I was a little girl I would try to replicate my mom's rose drawings and now here I am years later with the same passion to evolve. I started painting about five years ago and I am enjoying every part of it. This painting is called Evolve. The budding rose in this painting represents myself as an artist and the wings coming out of the stem represents my aspiration to grow as an artist.