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Sojourn (Copy) View fullsize
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner of a woman holding a glowing orange orb in front of a colorful, abstract background with large circular elements and a cityscape. View fullsize
The Return, Oil on Canvas, 2017 (Copy) View fullsize
Autumn of 2014 (Copy) View fullsize
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner of a woman with black hair and a black tank top sitting with her arms resting on her knees, in front of a painted background featuring a saint George riding a horse and a red dragon. View fullsize
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner of a painting of a man riding a horse through a snowy landscape under a full moon, with bare trees and a distant horizon in the background. View fullsize
The Tempest (Copy) View fullsize
Prometheus Waits (Copy) View fullsize
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner inspired by Vermeer's Milkmaid of a woman wearing a headscarf and a yellow blouse with rolled-up sleeves, holding a jug, pouring water. View fullsize
Monday Morning, Oil on canvas, 6'x9' (Copy) View fullsize
Above or Undergloom (Copy) View fullsize
Heritage (Copy) View fullsize
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner of a woman with dark hair in a contemplative pose surrounded by rabbit illustrations and abstract circular backgrounds in warm tones. View fullsize
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner inspired by Raphael of a religious painting of the Madonna holding two children, surrounded by a decorative background with gold and black patterns. View fullsize
Hope (Copy) View fullsize
The Attendent (Copy) View fullsize
Return from the Hunt (Copy) View fullsize
The Romantic Struggle (Copy) View fullsize
The Secret (Copy) View fullsize
Sisyphean Execution (Copy) View fullsize
Ethics of Metaphysics I (Copy) View fullsize
Ethics of Metaphysics II (Copy) View fullsize
An impressionistic painting of a person with a bag on their head and an overall somber mood. View fullsize
A woman with long brown hair, dressed in an orange top and blue skirt, sitting on rocks holding an arrow. Behind her, there is a group of five people, including a person in a red jester hat, by a river with a landscape of hills and a cloudy sky in th View fullsize
A surreal painting of a shirtless man with a hammer in one hand, making a gesture with the other hand, standing outside on grass. The ground near him is broken, with a cracked toilet on the ground. In the background, there are industrial smokestacks View fullsize
Painting of a man crawling out of a dark hole, holding a small book, with another figure walking away in the background during sunset. View fullsize
A man with a beard and long hair standing in a barren landscape holding a shovel upright. The sky behind him is overcast with dark clouds. View fullsize
A man with a bald head and muscular build, wearing only a loincloth, sitting hunched over and holding a stick next to a black bird on a branch in a desolate landscape with a train on fire in the background and a cloudy sky. View fullsize
A digital painting of a young man with a beard and disheveled hair, sitting on a large rock in a vast open field with hay bales, looking down thoughtfully. In the background, a person with outstretched arms stands in the field, with stormy clouds and View fullsize
Sojourn (Copy)
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner of a woman holding a glowing orange orb in front of a colorful, abstract background with large circular elements and a cityscape.
The Return, Oil on Canvas, 2017 (Copy)
Autumn of 2014 (Copy)
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner of a woman with black hair and a black tank top sitting with her arms resting on her knees, in front of a painted background featuring a saint George riding a horse and a red dragon.
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner of a painting of a man riding a horse through a snowy landscape under a full moon, with bare trees and a distant horizon in the background.
The Tempest (Copy)
Prometheus Waits (Copy)
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner inspired by Vermeer's Milkmaid of a woman wearing a headscarf and a yellow blouse with rolled-up sleeves, holding a jug, pouring water.
Monday Morning, Oil on canvas, 6'x9' (Copy)
Above or Undergloom (Copy)
Heritage (Copy)
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner of a woman with dark hair in a contemplative pose surrounded by rabbit illustrations and abstract circular backgrounds in warm tones.
An oil painting by Joshua Adam Risner inspired by Raphael of a religious painting of the Madonna holding two children, surrounded by a decorative background with gold and black patterns.
Hope (Copy)
The Attendent (Copy)
Return from the Hunt (Copy)
The Romantic Struggle (Copy)
The Secret (Copy)
Sisyphean Execution (Copy)
Ethics of Metaphysics I (Copy)
Ethics of Metaphysics II (Copy)
An impressionistic painting of a person with a bag on their head and an overall somber mood.
A woman with long brown hair, dressed in an orange top and blue skirt, sitting on rocks holding an arrow. Behind her, there is a group of five people, including a person in a red jester hat, by a river with a landscape of hills and a cloudy sky in th
A surreal painting of a shirtless man with a hammer in one hand, making a gesture with the other hand, standing outside on grass. The ground near him is broken, with a cracked toilet on the ground. In the background, there are industrial smokestacks
Painting of a man crawling out of a dark hole, holding a small book, with another figure walking away in the background during sunset.
A man with a beard and long hair standing in a barren landscape holding a shovel upright. The sky behind him is overcast with dark clouds.
A man with a bald head and muscular build, wearing only a loincloth, sitting hunched over and holding a stick next to a black bird on a branch in a desolate landscape with a train on fire in the background and a cloudy sky.
A digital painting of a young man with a beard and disheveled hair, sitting on a large rock in a vast open field with hay bales, looking down thoughtfully. In the background, a person with outstretched arms stands in the field, with stormy clouds and
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Joshua Adam Risner
Greater Grand Rapids Area
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As a Portrait Painter and Fine Artist based in Michigan, Joshua Adam Risner provides museum-quality oil portrait commissions and bespoke fine art for institutional and private collections throughout the United States. Joshua's practice is grounded in 19th-century techniques to capture a living presence. Whether executing an official executive portrait or an allegorical narrative, each work is built with material integrity to serve as a lasting cultural asset.

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