r/oilpaintings is a subreddit with 126k 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)
: "Leah Gardner - Whiskey and Coke (2025)"
120 posts
#2
Other Paintings (1500-1900)
: "Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov - Cat (1878)"
46 posts
#3
Portraits
: ""Gimme Da Cash!" - my oil painting, 12"x16""
21 posts
#4
Landscapes
: "Albert Bierstadt - Storm in the Mountains (circa 1870)"
10 posts
#5
Battles
: "Evening Approaches"
2 posts
#6
Paintings (1000-1500)
: "The Painting “Cold Space”"
1 post
Member Growth in r/oilpaintings
Yearly
+43k members(51.6%)
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Last updated: September 22, 2026