Tiny Art, Big World - 7 Exciting Places You've Never Thought of Before

May 08, 2024

By Chelsea Reed

One of the most exciting things about miniature art is how each tiny painting encapsulates a snapshot of an entire world inside. From familiar corners to unusual sights to exotic lands, the places you go through miniature art are practically limitless! Take a look at these exciting places you never thought to look in artwork before.

1. A River Runs Through by Rob Crouch, Oil Painting

Let’s face it, we all pine for our own secret hideaway. This peaceful valley with a blissful snow capped mountain looks like the perfect spot. We love how the sweeping brush strokes in the stream and the mountainsides capture a nostalgic Bob Ross feeling. 

2. Snappy Lunch by Tony Craig, Watercolor Painting

One of the best things about American towns is the local diner with tons of character. If your hometown still has one, it might look a lot like this vintage doorfront. The fun colors and metallic details remind us of a Cheers-like experience that will undoubtedly be a good time.  

3. Current Cruiser by Travis Humphreys, Oil Painting

Dude! Don’t you love this carefree sea turtle surfing the underwater current? Sea turtles really do ride currents like Crush did in Disney Pixar’s Finding Nemo. These currents are the highways of the open ocean. After they hatch, baby sea turtles take full advantage of them to escape from predators. Now that’s totally groovy. 

4. Heavenly Light by James Andrews, Oil Painting

This gorgeous painting captures a total solar eclipse, the crown jewel of the heavens. You can see the eclipse in its prime “diamond ring” phase, when a flash of light appears at the rim of the sun when it first reaches totality. The stained glass church windows cast their colorful glow in the eerie rare twilight.

5. Nature’s Beauty by Nan McCarthy, Acrylic Painting

Now that we’re back to Earth, we encounter another natural treasure. It’s a pristine waterfall in a lush green forest that seems to be tucked away. One can feel all the stress melting away by drinking in the sights of this little beauty. 

6. Sundown by Carol Lopez, Encaustic Beeswax Painting

The deserts of New Mexico obviously aren’t as supple as a forest, their arid xeriscapes are beautiful in their own right, especially at sunset. This painting curiously shows a desert sunset in a pueblo neighborhood from a keyhole. Pueblos are homes made from dirt and clay by Southwestern Native Americans. 

7. Girl in the Blue Kimono by Markissia Touleatos, Oil on Ivorine Painting

Last but not least, we end our adventure with a graceful woman wearing a kimono, a type of traditional clothing from the Far East. Did you know kimonos are sewn entirely from a single large piece of cloth? It takes great skill to create a kimono. A single kimono can be passed down from generation to generation in Japanese families. 

Come see more miniature art marvels at Seaside Art Gallery’s International Miniature Art Show, where you can find the perfect personal escape to just about anywhere on the globe! See the show now online, or visit the Gallery to behold these tiny gems up close. All art in the show can be viewed now through June 1, 2024.

Chelsea Reed is a copywriter who writes winning content, articles, blogs, and websites from her base in North Carolina. She might not be building sandcastles or swashbuckling with pirates these days, but the Outer Banks beaches continue to keep her young at heart.

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