r/oilpaintings is a subreddit with 128k 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)
: "Jim Holland - The Green Room (2011)"
52 posts
#2
Other Paintings (1500-1900)
: "Heinrich Gogarten (1850-1911) - Sunset over the Winter Forest"
30 posts
#3
Portraits
: "John Singer Sargent, Dorothy, 1900"
6 posts
#4
Landscapes
: ""View of Istanbul in Moonlight" By, Wartan Mahokian (American, 1869-1937)"
4 posts
#5
Battles
: "“Greene at Guilford Courthouse” by Dale Dillion, 1989. The battle was fought on March 15, 1781, and despite great efforts from regiments like the 1st Maryland, Greene ordered troops to flee the field, giving the victory to the British."
1 post
#6
Unidentified
: "Determining value"
1 post
Member Growth in r/oilpaintings
Yearly
+42k members(49.1%)
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Last updated: October 3, 2026