Oils are perhaps the most versatile of all paint mediums. Yet for many artists oil painting is either shrouded in mystique or considered very difficult. For inspiration, we look at 20 Exceptionally Amazing Oil Painting Portraits.

Detail Frozen by Raipun

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Mind Over Matter. by FionaRose1

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The rose by ellejayess

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If I were a fish… by murkithefrog

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Girl in the window by petercmatthews

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Zoe by MichaelShapcott

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Stroke of Midnight by TeaPartyGirl

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Nadine – Tattoo Woman by caterangel

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When herbs are dying… by shvayba

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Fearless? by kamicokrolock

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Samourai by Raipun

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John Lennon by cblair

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Allison by bradwilde

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A Short Silence by hyper-tom

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43 by NikolaiShuryguin

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Three Eagles by nortagem

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England Expects by morganpenn

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girl at rest by ultraseven81

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Vanity by InsAnnaty

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Hannelore by SineSensus

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