Toy painting

Hello Pandas! My name is Brent Estabrook, I live in Los Angeles, and I gave up my 9-5 job to do what I love: ART! All my art inspiration comes from my pursuit of excitement and happiness. I have found that a life doing what you love will forever propel you positively forward. I often get asked why I paint stuffed animals and there are many reasons, one of the most important is to bring people back to the state of childhood when the pursuit of dreams and passions were encouraged.

above: Full Metal Jacket, oil on canvas If toys from your childhood like Mr. Potato Head, plastic Cowboys and Indians, Lego®s, Strawberry Shortcake, Play•Doh and View-Masters take you back, the paintings of Allan Innman will be like a trip down memory lane. above: Dump Truck, oil on canvas, mounted on board Rendered in oils and acrylics, Allan paints classic toys from the 70s and 80s in a realism style, capturing their colors and spirit. From Gumby and Pokey to Talking Teddy Ruxpin, his…

I had a blast painting these images of vintage toys! They are oil on wood panels that are 8"x8"x2" (and I guess I wouldn't be a good art marketer if I didn't mention that they are for sale at the Arizona Art Alliance Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.!)

Best known of late for large-scale, masterfully rendered paintings (it’s tempting to say portraits) of stuffed toy bears, Brent Estabrook’s work speaks directly to the power of perseverance in the pursuit of happiness.

"Childhood Happiness", a still life painting by Elena Morozova. Painted with oil on canvas, this colorful artwork depicts children's toys #stilllifepainting #fineartpainting #oilpainting

above: Margaret Morrison's Fisher Price People, 2010, oil on canvas, 48" x 48" From Wax Lips and Gummy Bears to Pez and Pull-toys, critically acclaimed painter Margaret Morrison captures nostalgia on canvas with her photo realistic oil paintings of candy and toys from our childhood. Trojan Horse: Menace (telephone pull toy): Sweet Nothings (Mickey and Minnie Pez): Marbles: Ring Pops: Wax Lips: Super Bubble gum: Gummy Bears: Gummy Worms: Gummy Centipedes: Hershey's Chocolate Kiss: Margaret…

Just some more experimentation with depth of field, lighting and reflection, and using childhood toys ties in nicely with my taste for nostalgia and sentiment!

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have students bring in favorite childhood toy to draw/paint (artist Alan Innman)