Emotions in paintings

Figurative artist Leah Kelly works with oils, acrylics and charcoal to merge portraiture and surrealism. An unusual combination of faces and bodies in a representational art style is used to express emotions and experiences common within the female experiences. Women’s suffering, power, and emotions are expressed- translated through original ideas and compositions, or retellings of iconic imagery.

I enjoy the emotions El Greco is able to convey just through his subjects' eyes. He really captures the essence of phrase "the eyes are the gateway to the soul." He captures the human element of his figures with his use of lighting and especially his use of highlights. The pinpoints of light he includes in the eyes truly bring them to life.

We often come across people who go crazy over any abstract work of art, they seem to have a special vision that makes them see beyond what is depicted on the

digital portrait