Dancers in Moonlight (Watercolor? on Parchment)

Surprisingly, I like this one too. Not much effort was needed I’m guessing (?) but it’s nice.

Good job, Calaya 👍 

(Well heck. Now I kinda wish I’d bought it):

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/calaya-williams

Sock Monkey and Owl (Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas)

SIR SAMP: Has he not a rogue’s face?  Speak brother, you understand physiognomy, an Art Critic look to me—of all my boys the most unlike me; he has a damned Tyburn face, without the benefit o’ the clergy.

FORE.  Hum—truly I don’t care to discourage a young man,—he has a violent death in his face; but I hope no danger of one day reviewing an unfinished painting of a Sock Monkey and an Owl.

(From William Congreve’s Love for Love (1698)

Marbleized Canvas (Latex or whatever on Canvas)

The best one yet, I think? I’m not a fan of this technique but this one is colorful at least. If I had to not hate one of these things, this would be the one I’d pick.

Nice work, pal…

Ocean Scene (Acrylic on Canvas)

Really really really really not that great.

The icing on the cake is the fact that this painting is almost certainly the result of yet another Paint Night soirée (see below): Faugh!!!

https://valuevillageartgallery.blogspot.com/2026/08/ocean-scene-acrylic-on-canvas_01639091805.html?m=1

Cityscape (Acrylic on Canvas)

 I kinda like it. Not kidding…

Midnight in the Coal Mine (Acrylic on Canvas)

Magnificent. Simply magnificent!

The artist’s talent and vision seem to leap off the canvas and force the viewer to engage WITH the canvas instead simply looking at it. The viewer and the thing being viewed become one. This is was True Art is all about.

🤮

Mountain Landscape (Acrylic on Canvas)

Pretty umm not very good. It feels slapdash, hurried, low effort and phoned-in. I’m not a fan of the salmon-colored sky either. Sorry 🤷‍♂️

Patterns of Color (Acrylic on Canvas)

 I was in the process of writing the heading “Marbleized Canvas (Latex? on Canvas)” but then I realized that this isn’t an actual Marbleized Canvas painting: I’m pretty sure someone did this by hand and with a paint brush. From a distance it certainly looks Marbleized though.

Normally I’m not a fan of what this painting seems to be imitating. Once I realized this was probably (?) done by hand, I started liking it. Good job MsGodfrey! 🙂

Kids in the Woods (Acrylic on Canvas)

 (Value Village Art Galley Favorite)

Nicely done. There’s a lot here and it’s all in the right place, depth/perspective-wise. Kind of a un-Arsty subject but that’s just fine. This is a really good painting, for what it is. I personally like the lofty and highbrow stuff but that’s not a requirement for something to be Art.

Well done my friend. I hope you’re still alive and at it 🙂

Mountain Scene (Acrylic on Canvas)

Yet another one these darned things. And yet again, this one isn’t all that bad.

And if you’re thinking to yourself “ugh how can SadHoboClown say this isn’t so bad?” I suggest you keep looking. Because in no time at all you will run across some Mountain Scenes that will make you wanna gouge your eyes out.

Trust me: this is one of the decent ones…

Mountain Scene (Acrylic on Canvas)

Another “not that bad” one. This person was trying at least. There are some truly awful Mountain Landscapes in the gallery: throw a rock and you’ll probably hit one. Luckily this isn’t one of them. Whew!

Mountain Scene (Acrylic on Canvas)

This is…not a bad example of this very overdone genre. It’s reasonably good, and certainly better than a lot of these types of things we have exhibited here.

Flower (Acrylic on Canvas)

 

Again with the black and purple! It’s everywhere.

This actually isn’t that bad. It’s uninteresting and yawn-inducing but there’s talent here.

Artist: next time paint something more important, more worthy of your time paint and canvas.

Beach Scene (Acrylic on Canvas)

Cartoony, crayon coloring-book-y and very kid-like. Not very good at all. Sorry man…

Peacock Feathers and Hokey Slogan (Acrylic on Canvas)

I just hate this kind of stuff…

But if you think the above painting is bad, here’s what I spared you today, which is six of the following (different artist btw): I absolutely applaud the sentiments but I hate the execution…

Flowers and Bamboo maybe? (Acrylic on Canvas)

It’s good. Dull, but good. Technically proficient for sure. Someone would definitely like to own this I bet. Just not me. 

Mexican Skull (Acrylic on Canvas)

Niche and for a very specific audience but there’s some legit talent here. Time was spent, effort was exerted. I have no complaints.

Mushroom? (Acrylic on Canvas)

This is right up there with the very worst paintings we’ve ever exhibited here. It is without a doubt in the Top Ten, and might even be in the Top Three.

Nothing else needs to be said.

Forest Lake Scene (Acrylic on Canvas)

This feels…weird. Candyland-ish. Or CandyOutlandish. The colors are off. I expect to see the White Witch rolling up with her midget and offering me some Turkish Delight at any moment.

Mountain Landscape (Oil on Canvas)

By any objective metric this is a really really good painting.

It’s a shame that it’s of such a boring and overdone subject.

I’m beginning to think we have more paintings of Alaskan mountains here than there are actual mountains in Alaska. Whew…