Sensual Series of Hyperrealistic Oil Portraits Featuring Women With Honey Running Down Their Faces

Mike Dargas - Whiskey and the Jar

German artist Mike Dargas has created a beautifully sensual series of giant hyperrealistic oil-on-canvas portraits that feature women with different shades of honey running down their faces. Formerly a tattoo artist, Dargas turned to oils after being inspired by such artists as Dali, Caravaggio, and HR Giger.

His works show the picture of people, painted realistically in oil on canvas. The precise technique gives, like a photography, a snapshot of the moment. The artist studies his motifs with such intensity, that each portrait pictures a profile of increasing intimate closeness. Mike finds his models in his everyday life and is not limited on certain types. He portrays young and old, beautiful and dark, fragile and strong people. They are lost in thoughts, show inner conflicts or transmit a unique and sometimes even holy calmness.

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Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.