Artist Jeffrey Batchelor definitely deserves a lot of attention having displayed the richness of his talent with his oil on canvas paintings. He demonstrates an interesting approach to the scenes he paints, creating a very magical and fun effects.
Conceptually, his work ranges from straight realism to surrealism, and from rectangular canvases to shaped canvas panels. Thanks to his extensive training in theatrical scenic construction. Often working with magnifiers, he delineate and define the myriad of reflections and refractions that exist within thick blown and cut crystal – realism for realism’s sake.
When realism becomes too constraining for him, he likes to reach into surrealism, to take an idea or a concept and develop it with a magical flavor. This allows him to elicit the viewer’s thought processes and visually define a concept, idea, or feeling. When a rectangle becomes constraining, he creates shaped panels that he paints in trompe-l’oiel fashion. This gives him endless possibilities for shape and depth illusions, as you will be able to observe here. These paintings and many more can be found on Jeffrey Batchelor official website! Enjoy…
The Girl in the Window
This is yet another painting inspired by the most famous painting in the world and perhaps the most influential artist of all time… “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci. It is artists hope that the viewer will forgive the pretentiousness of using such a masterpiece and appreciate his unique vision and execution.
Knight Watch
This painting incorporates some of Jeffrey Batchelor favorite metaphoric symbols, the first and most obvious being chess. Artist likes using chess as a symbol of the daily struggles of our lives. In this painting the figure is in a state of deep contemplation while kneeling in a “dream” environment that is a giant chessboard. Small chess pieces are scattered at her feet while in the distance a giant rook has fallen, and soaring into the sky are a black bishop and a king, whose color is not easily discerable.The figure is dressed in a white sheet and there is a crown on the ground in front of her, marking her as the white queen. The black bishop is a symbol of religion …
Flights of Fancy
Fortune and Fate
Threads of Thought
Master of Man
Grounded
The Hidden Artist
Oracle
Chasing Checkmate
what’s with the hands?
I noticed they are a recurrent theme in your works.
I really enjoyed studying your art. People, like yourself, who have the talent and eye for art always amaze me. Thank you for sharing…
So creative!!! Thank you for sharing:)
I believe you can buy one of his paintings, check out this website: //www.jeffreybatchelor.com/
Most impressive! I wish I could buy one.
They are fantastic artworks. I am lost of words………….. Thanks for sharing!
Very Dali-esque but unique enough to not be confused. Amazing stuff
He’s very much, maybe too much, influenced by Salvador DalÃ. Don’t get me wrong, this guy is very talented, but there will only be one Salvador DalÃ.
This is some beautiful artwork. Very well done.