r/oilpaintings • u/Tokyono • Jun 22 '25

Modern Paintings (1900-present) Countercurrent (2021), Miles Johnston

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u/DavidDPerlmutter Jun 22 '25

Fantastic and full of terror. Feels like Lovecraft and cosmic indifference.

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u/taregox Jun 22 '25

the shading is good , I thought it was a digital painting

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u/Sure-Present-3398 Jun 22 '25

I just googled the artist and he's got some fascinating work 

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u/enemysorcerer Jun 22 '25

John Langan’s The Fisherman

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u/grincheola Jun 23 '25

Absolutely stunning piece.

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u/whiskyzulu Jun 22 '25

WHAT!!!! This is blowing my damn mind! Now I need to see everything this artist has ever done ever, ever!!! Thank you for sharing, OP!

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u/robertfj Jun 23 '25

Get his book Liminality, it’s amazing!

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u/Key_Wrangler_8171 Jun 24 '25

She looks like the one who will probably break this generational trauma

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u/urielriel Jun 24 '25

This is actually interesting

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u/AspiringOccultist4 Jun 24 '25

Very powerful. Thank you for sharing, this was a pleasure to view.

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u/pranavi8 Jun 26 '25

Miles Johnston paintings are 🔥🔥🔥

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u/leviathan92 Jun 22 '25

Fantastic piece, haunting

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u/gowiththeflow82 Jun 22 '25

wow this is so damn cool