2026
Artist Comments
Sometimes, when painting a New York cityscape at sunrise, an artist takes liberties. They turn gray buildings blue, the blue sky gray, or replace the expected. In this surreal scene, artist Keith Thomson transforms a pigeon into a pterosaur, a flying dinosaur. He used oil paint and ink to create this artwork.
About the Artist
Alabama-based artist Keith Thomson creates quick-witted, mixed-media artwork that blends realism and surrealism. His background as a political cartoonist in the 90s is reflected in the sharp storytelling his artwork achieves. He combines stylized realism and everyday subject matter with surreal details and ironic twists. He begins his work as digital sketches using animation software, then he transfers the sketch onto the canvas and begins applying oil paint. In addition to painting, he is a writer, of mostly spy novels and nonfiction articles. His writing prowess shines through in his witty descriptions of his pieces.
Words that describe this painting: New York, cityscape, city, building, dinosaur, bird, sky, NYC, cool, skyline, architecture, surrealism, travel, oil painting, blue
Early Bird
Keith Thomson
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2026
14 in. h x 11 in. w x .75 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.
Large Bird in the Flatiron District, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Keith Thomson painted the Flatiron District on Manhattan's West 23rd Street en plein air. One of the most delightful aspect...
Oil
May-December, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
On a first date, an intimate dinner conversation unfolds between an elegant young woman and a somewhat older companion. They share a love of Italian reds, Shake...
Oil
Scraper, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A window washer dangles from a skyscraper so reflective it seems less like a building than a very ambitious cloud. What he is thinking is left to the beholder. ...
Oil
The Cliche, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson commissioned a formal family portrait, insisting their beloved pet elephant, Elbert, be included. Elbert is family, after all. When the co...
Oil
Swaying, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Xu presents a striking, minimalist exploration of architectural form and organic movement. A stark grey building frames a lone, slender tree, cr...
Oil
Cash Cow, Oil Painting
By Keith Thomson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A lone figure stands before a slot machine set against a wide Western horizon. The barren landscape reflects a sense of modern isolation. The man isn’t gambli...
Oil
Rise, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Craig Moran
Located in Yardley, PA
A circus of sorts Anonymous performers Reaching for the sky :: Painting :: Surrealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready...
Oil
"New Destinations" (2024) By Christopher Clark, Oil & Acrylic Painting of Bird
By Christopher Clark
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "New Destinations" is an original, handmade oil & acrylic painting that depicts an abstracted landscape with a bright sunset and a bird taking off in flight. Chr...
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Surrealist Composition, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Late 20th Century
By Domenick Capobianco
Located in Astoria, NY
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928) Surrealist Composition, Oil on Canvas, depicting burning candles and a clock, apparently unsigned, "Studio Domenick Capobianco" stamped to ver...
Oil, Canvas
Style Room II: Contemporary Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Unframed
By Jeroen Allart
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Interior painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his interior paintings he did in his home country the Netherlands. In all of his interior pi...
Acrylic, Canvas
Untethered, Surrealist Figurative Scene Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2026
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This surreal painting depicts a young man running along a floating staircase. The background features a distorted, dreamlike cityscape with inverted buildings and a bright sky in the...
Oil
"Building a Memory" (2023) By Neil Douglas, Original Oil Cityscape Painting
By Neil Douglas
Located in Denver, CO
"Building a Memory" (2023) by Neil Douglas is an original handmade painting that depicts a cityscape. This painting measures 105 x 75 cm in it's frame and is ready to hang.
Canvas, Oil
