#FreshlySqueezed "Arbor Day" (cropped), oil on canvas, 16x20 inches, 2025 #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism #socialrealism

"As Beautiful as Rainbows" - graphite, watercolour, sequins on Fabriano Artistico 300lbs paper, 22x30 inches, 2015 - Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

#FromTheVault "Embellishments", oil on canvas, 18x18 inches, 2021. Private collection. #contemporarysurrealism #contemporaryart

#FromTheVault "The stockroom", oil on panel, 12x16 inches, 2017. Private collection. #contemporaryart #socialrealismart

#FromTheVault "Even in the quietest moments", oil on canvas, 24x36 inches, 2018. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

#FromTheVault "Town & Country I", oil on canvas, 36x36 inches, 2019. Available at CK Contemporary, San Francisco, USA - www.ckcontemporary.com #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

#FromTheVault "Town & Country II", oil on canvas, 36x36 inches, 2019. Available at CK Contemporary, San Francisco, USA - www.ckcontemporary.com

"Kabuki II (the performance)", oil on canvas, 20x24, 2024. Available at CK Contemporary, San Francisco, USA www.ckcontemporary.com #contemporaryart #socialrealism #contemporarypainting

#FromTheVault Because "The times they are a-changin' ": "Flow", graphite on Saunders Waterford paper, 22x30 inches, 2015. Collection of the Government of Ontario. #elbowsup everyone!

#FromTheVault "The visit", oil on canvas, 18x18 inches, 2020. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

#FromTheVault "Like a fish out of water", oil on canvas, 24x24 inches, 2020. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism #thegreatwave #hokusai

From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this

#FromTheVault "Objects may be closer than they appear", oil on panel, 12x12 inches, 2018. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

#FreshlySqueezed "The flood", oil on panel, 12x12 inches, 2025. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

#FromTheVault "T'was a lovely day (a groundskeeper's tale)", oil on panel, 24 inches D, 2019. Collection of J. J. Abrams. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

youtu.be/_OzbmriDgQc?... YES. WE. ARE.

#FromTheVault "Floaters", oil on canvas, 18x24 inches, 2018. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

Draw your own conclusions: "Tricksters", oil on canvas, 18x18 inches, 2024. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

"E-commerce", oil on canvas, 24x20 inches, 2024. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism #amazon

With so much at stake, let's not forget what the fight is about. This is "The rising (Slava Ukraini)", oil on canvas, 24x24 inches, 2022. Created in honor of a brave nation. #slavaukraini #standwithukraine

#FromTheVault "The watch", oil on canvas, 24x24 inches, 2017. Private collection. #contemporaryart

#FromTheVault "Ikebana 3", oil on canvas, 18x18 inches, 2020. Private collection. #contemporaryart #tulip

#FromTheVault "Wet paint 2", oil on canvas, 18x18 inches, 2020. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism #socialcommentary

#freshlysqueezed "Fleeting", oil on linen, 12x12 inches (30.5x30.5 cm), February 2025. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

#freshlysqueezed "Fill 'er up", oil on linen, 12x12 inches (30.5x30.5 cm), February 2025. #contemporarysurrealism #contemporaryart #monochromaticpainting #blue

#Fromthevault It seems to be Deja Vu all over again: "The plot (First We Take Manhattan, Then We Take Berlin)", oil on canvas, 12x16, 2020. Created when Trump was elected to his first term in office. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

From the "Exotic fruits" series: "The space between", oil on canvas, 20x24 inches, 2022. Available at www.ckcontemporary.com San Francisco, CA USA #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

From my "Exotic fruits" series: "Seedlings", oil on canvas, 18x18 inches, 2021. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

I feel like we all need it right now... "The rescue", graphite and watercolor on paper, 16x20 inches, 2010 #rescue #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

From "Exotic fruits": "Prototype I", oil on canvas, 30x30 inches, 2019-2022. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

From the "Exotic fruit" series: "The activist II (Stay)", oil on canvas, 18x18 inches, 2022. Private collection. #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

From my "Exotic fruits" series: "At the museum I", oil on canvas, 16x20 inches, 2021/2023. Available at www.tonihamelstudio.com #contemporaryart #contemporarysurrealism

I unintentionally deleted this post, so here's again (that shows how inept I am with this app - steep learning curve for me, lol!): "Last call", oil on canvas, 24x24 inches, 2022. Private collection.

#contemporarysurrealism #contemporaryart From my "In lieu of better days" body of work: "In lieu of better days", oil on canvas, 18x18 inches, 2024. Private collection.

From the "Exotic fruits" series: "The flock", oil on canvas, 24x24 inches, 2023. Private collection. #contemporarysurrealism

From my "Exotic fruits" body of work: "The cloud purveyors", oil on canvas, 24x24 inches, 2023. Private collection. Happy Monday, everyone!

Glad to join the BlueSky community! More to come soon ;-) Below is a recent painting of mine: "Drought", oil on canvas, 20x16inches. Available at www.ckcontemporary.com