r/oilpaintings is a subreddit with 118k members. The community frequently discusses oil, canvas, oil painting, landscape, and portrait, and they frequently recommend/review brands, and the most common flair used is modern paintings (1900-present), other paintings (1500-1900), portraits, landscapes, and battles.
Welcome to r/oilpaintings! Here we post any oil on canvas painting. Please read the rules before commenting or posting, and please post if you can!
Logo: Portrait of George III by Allan Ramsay (1762)
Banner: The Great Day of Girona by Ramon Martí Alsina (1864)
Computer/Browser Background: Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck (1434)
Popular Topics in r/oilpaintings
#1
Oil
92 posts
#2
Canvas
55 posts
#3
Oil Painting
50 posts
#4
Landscape
45 posts
#5
Portrait
44 posts
#6
Vincent Van Gogh
12 posts
#7
Nature
11 posts
#8
Winter
9 posts
#9
Still Life
9 posts
#10
Realism
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/oilpaintings
Brands
1 review
#1
Gamblin
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/oilpaintings
#1
Modern Paintings (1900-present)
: "Jan Schmuckal - Between Night And Day (2022)"
36 posts
#2
Other Paintings (1500-1900)
: "Stack of gulls by cliff"
28 posts
#3
Portraits
: "Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle (1872) by Arnold Böcklin (1827 - 1901)"
8 posts
#4
Landscapes
: "Forest dream, me, oil, 2026"
4 posts
#5
Battles
: "The Fall of Babylon (1819) By John Martin (1789-1854)"
2 posts
#6
Unidentified
: "The Shoes Painting"
1 post
Member Growth in r/oilpaintings
Yearly
+47k members(66.7%)
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Last updated: July 3, 2026