The painting dates from 650 A.D. and has been found in caves in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley. The discovery reverses a common perception that the oil painting, considered a typically Western art, originated in Europe, where the earliest examples date to the early 12th century A.D. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

The motorist told police she was painting her fingernails at the time of the crash and did not notice the light was red. picked by kakana 7 months ago

4 hours of painting with Photoshop + 17 layers + skills = Cool result.

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picked by andrego 2 years ago

Bruce Elliott works on a new painting of Governor Rod Blagojevich in his Chicago studio on Thursday, December 18, 2008. Elliott's wife owns the Old Town Ale House where the painting will hang next to an earlier painting of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

EASTON, Md. -- An old painting dropped off at a rural Maryland Goodwill store turned out to be a work by a French Impressionist. And now, thanks to the sharp eye of a store employee, the charitable organization is $40,000 richer. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A widow has immortalised the memory of her husband by commissioning a painting using his ashes. picked by evadiva 4 months ago

The legend around this painting began in 1985 when a series of mysterious fires occurred all around England. In each case, the only item that remained un-charred was a painting of a little boy with a tear rolling down his cheek. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Painting of Tica by Dru Blair

I have a hard time believing this isn't a photograph, and even if it is a painting, wouldn't it be easier to just pick up a camera?! picked by nicky666 3 years ago

A 400 year old painting thought to be the only surviving portrait of William Shakespeare from his lifetime is to be unveiled.

The picture, painted in 1610, six years before the playwright's death, has been owned by the Cobbe family since the early 18th century. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Is this painting the earliest realistic depiction of a total eclipse of the Sun? Some historians believe it is. This painting was completed in 1735 by Cosmas Damian Asam, a painter and architect famous in early eighteenth century Germany. Clearly drawn is not only a total solar eclipse, but the solar corona and the diamond ring effect visible when sunlight flows only between mountains on the Moon. picked by FreeMind 2 years ago

A German student who bought a pullout couch for $215 at a Berlin flea market found a painting worth 128 times that amount hidden inside when she unfolded the sofa at home. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

A painting by artist Michael D'Antuono which was to be unveiled in NYC on Obama's 100th day in office, will not be displayed due to the barrage of protests. picked by suebe 7 months ago

He is an artist best known for his street painting and chalk murals using a projection called anamorphosis. These 3D chalk drawings on pavementhave been featured in many newspapers and on several television shows. In anamorphic art, paintings are meant to “deceive the eye”. picked by SunSeven 3 years ago

A man who claimed he found the subject disturbing put his foot through a 17th-century painting valued at $300,000 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Another cool Photoshop speed painting, this time from the movie 300. This guy has taken it to a whole new level and created an animation with it. picked by shredtone 2 years ago

Take a quick personality test to produce your very own work of art. No artistic experience is required.
Here is my painting. What was yours like? picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Time lapse speed painting of the Numa Numa guy with a spoon and chocolate syrup. Pretty dead on. picked by shredtone 3 years ago

Awesome time lapsed computer "painting" (ie. using MS paint). picked by Neiako 3 years ago

A lot of people seem to be fans of Julian Beever here. So I decided to post this link. Please visit to see his incredible art and the video of the artist at work. Julian Beever is an English chalk artist who has been creating chalk drawings on pavement since the mid-1990s that create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the right location. These trompe-l'oeil drawings are created usin... read full post picked by SunSeven 3 years ago

A North Carolina artist intrigued by the public obsession with celebrity has found herself feeding that obsession with a painting of actress Angelina Jolie as the Virgin Mary hovering over a Wal-Mart check-out line. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago