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Atmospheric oil paintings by Britt Snyder that capture his life through a lens

"My inspiration is to document the world and people around me through my personal lens," explains Britt Snyder, an artist from Boston. "I paint images of the people in my life with a focus on capturing a mood.

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Person in dark clothing holding a blue object against a wall, painted in muted tones with atmospheric brushwork by Britt Snyder

"I'm looking to capture the personality, atmosphere and story behind the person in a way that only an oil painting can. My paintings take on the feeling and vibe of wherever I happen to be at personally during the moment I created them. I see these as documents in a visual language and a history of my past four years in physical form."

With a process rooted in the many representational painters that have come before him, Britt loves to bring together his love for photography, movies and video games, as well as referencing painters like John Singer Sargent: "I'm fascinated with modern video technology and fusing those two worlds together."

Britt has exhibited across America, has been featured in Southwest Art, American Art Collector, The Artist's Magazine and High Fructose, and is the 2016 Grand Prize awardee of The Artist's Magazine all media competition plus awardee of the Portrait Society of America annual conference full tuition scholarship. Discover more of his stunning work, at brittsnyder.com.

All images courtesy of Britt Snyder

An oil painting of a woman and child interacting in a darkly toned interior, with loose brushwork and muted earth tones creating an atmospheric mood
Figure in pink top seated with head bowed against dark background, rendered in oil with gestural brushstrokes and atmospheric teal tones
Woman in black clothing leaning against a wall beside industrial machinery in an oil painting with muted tones
Profile of an older person in shadow gazing toward a window in an oil painting with muted grey and blue tones
A young boy with dark hair looks downward in an atmospheric oil painting with soft, muted tones of green and white
Atmospheric oil painting by Britt Snyder depicting a contemplative figure in muted tones with blurred, painterly brushwork suggesting movement and introspection
A child in a pink dress crawls through shallow water with a stormy dark landscape looming behind, rendered in loose, expressive brushstrokes
A person in a white shirt leans over a work surface in soft, diffused light, absorbed in concentrated work in an interior space.
A person in dark clothing clings to a steep, misty ice or snow-covered surface in an atmospheric oil painting by Britt Snyder
A figure in a burgundy dress sits on rocks beside misty water, gazing upward towards a white house perched on a distant hillside in this atmospheric oil painting by Britt Snyder
Oil painting of a person's torso and arms leaning over a dark reflective surface, rendered in muted greens and earth tones with atmospheric brushwork
Figure in dark clothing viewed from behind, bathed in bright light streaming through a window in a hazy, atmospheric oil painting
A woman's face illuminated by turquoise light emerges from shadowy, blurred surroundings in an atmospheric oil painting by Britt Snyder
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