This Isn’t What You Think It Is – And It’s Blowing My MIND

I used to paint when I was younger.

I did a little bit in college, too.

While I no longer paint, I still very much have an appreciation for it, and for the hard work it takes.

I stumbled upon this today, and HAD to share it with you all, because HOLY. FREAKING. SMOKES.

告知が遅れましたが記事にしていただきました。ありがとうございます。https://t.co/Bodo0QaluY

— 三重野 慶[email protected]東京 (@mienokei) May 19, 2018

Nope. Not a photograph of some chick in a creek.

THIS IS A PAINTING.

THAT SOMEONE PAINTED.

WITH THEIR HANDS.

HOW, THOUGH?

According to this:

Kei Mieno is a Japanese artist born in Hiroshima who has been painting professionally for more than 10 years already. This 33-year-old painter specializes in hyperrealism, and mostly uses oil paint to create his masterpieces.

Recently, Kei shared an image on Twitter of a woman lying in the river, and it left many of his followers speechless when they realized that the woman in the stream is created in the artist‘s head. The details and texture of the painting are so precise that it‘s not difficult to confuse it with a photo. This post was retweeted more than 46k times and has almost 130k likes already.

The technical MASTERY is legitimately MIND BOGGLING.

People are capable of such incredible things. Truly incredible, almost miraculous things.

It’s a shame so many of us waste our God-given gifts.

So I share this with you because this painting has inspired me to challenge myself. To pursue my passions…

We don’t yet know everything we’re capable of. But it’s never too late to find out.

Here are a few more of her truly inspiring pieces:

完成#art #oilpainting #油絵 pic.twitter.com/MEDYFAID9W

— 三重野 慶[email protected]東京 (@mienokei) May 9, 2018

#art #oilpainting #WorkinProgress #油絵 pic.twitter.com/PsTX9qAjQw

— 三重野 慶[email protected]東京 (@mienokei) May 8, 2018

ホキ美術館スモールコレクション無事終わりました。
購入応募件数が最終的に53件になったそうです。かなり多い数字でとても嬉しいです😃
ご来場、ご応募ありがとうございました！
大作２点はまだ20日まで展示されていますのでそちらも是非。

次回展示
7月13日〜28日東京日本橋茅場町
ギャラリースチ pic.twitter.com/WWWK8JRy5Y

— 三重野 慶[email protected]東京 (@mienokei) May 7, 2018

✍🏻#art #oilpainting #wip #油絵 pic.twitter.com/ORmo4PqvJy

— 三重野 慶[email protected]東京 (@mienokei) April 30, 2018