Ambiguous
24 August 2015 0 Comments
When Jim Warren was in high school, he began painting and selling artwork. Since that time, he has become a “Living Legend of the Art World”. In 1981, he painted the cover of the Grammy Award winning cover for Bob Seger’s “Against the Wind”. Regarding this limited edition print titled “After the Storm”, Jim Warren […]
Impossible
21 June 2013 0 Comments
Swiss artist Sandro Del-Prete is a master at painting beautifully-impossible scenes. As a young man, he attended the Florence Academy of Art. While in Florence, he began to discover and appreciate the works of Old Masters such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt. Today, his works have been featured in exhibitions in Switzerland, Japan, and […]
Hidden Objects
13 June 2013 0 Comments
Rusty Rust frequently creates deceptive paintings that have a hidden element to them. Here, he paints a young boy on a horse on what we can assume is a boring day on the farm. As his mind wanders, he slowly begins to daydream. As he does, an opening in the dilapidated barn begins to resemble […]
Ambiguous
8 November 2012 0 Comments
Looking at the man on the horse below, can you tell whether he is riding away from you or toward you? Does the dog walking along side of him give you any clues? What do you think? This illusion is very similar to The Photographer that was featured previously. It should be noted, however, that […]
Miscellaneous
29 June 2012 0 Comments
What exactly are you looking at in this deceptive photo? Is it a family of tiny horses or are the table and chairs gigantic? The horses are, of course, normal size. It is an over-sized table and chairs that create confusion when viewing this scene from a distance. The subject hidden in the cowboy optical […]