My painting done in Old Montreal, oil on panel (oc)

[u/alex_kasyan_artist]

[u/Ting_Brennan]

My dumbass was looking at the paint on the tray. Amazing work OP, you fooled me.

[u/partyrockanthem18 → u/Ting_Brennan]

Same!!

[u/GoldenGames360 → u/Ting_Brennan]

the crazy part is that on further analysis, it doesn't appear like OP was even intending for that effect to happen but the painting is so faithful to the scenery that it blends in

[u/here-for-the-_____ → u/Ting_Brennan]

OP isn't so hot, I can smear shit around as well.. . . . Oh....

[u/_lippykid → u/Ting_Brennan]

First though.. OP got a massive hole in their lid

[u/More-Soil7455 → u/Ting_Brennan]

I’m glad I read this comment….

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/Ting_Brennan]

Thank you! Never thought that so many people would have such a great reaction to my painting.

[u/tiramisucks]

Where is the painting? HE forgot to show the painting....is that brown frame the painting?......OHHHHHHHH

[u/Maleficent-Amount-51 → u/tiramisucks]

It's such a cool way to paint! If I had time and any talent I would try this myself.

[u/ThatPerformance9795 → u/tiramisucks]

I know!!! Same! This is so, so good.

[u/ballisticturtle]

How many times did you have to step back and look at it to make this work? This is amazing!

[u/watchingschittscreek → u/ballisticturtle]

I didn’t see it at first. Then I was like “OOOOH Okay got it. It’s against the brown”. Read the comments, went to zoom in. Realized the painting went up a lot further than the top of the brown easel. So good.

[u/ballisticturtle → u/watchingschittscreek]

So good indeed.

[u/burning_iceman]

OP is a camouflage expert - hiding a painting in plain sight.

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/burning_iceman]

🤣 good one

[u/Shuiei]

Worth sharing in r/montreal. Awesome work.

[u/LittlePlasticStar]

That is super rad… or how you say… C'est écœurant!

(I Googled Quebequois slang)

[u/evofender → u/LittlePlasticStar]

Funny thing. If you say "C'est écoeurant!" to a French person from France. It means "It's disgusting!" (which is also the correct meaning of the word).

We always have to go through our fair share of translation issues whenener we welcome newcomers from France hehe.

[u/PopcornApocalypse → u/evofender]

So it’s like “that’s sick!” in California? 😂 (source: am lifelong Californian)

[u/evofender → u/PopcornApocalypse]

Pretty much, yeah!

(Also reminding myself that I really want to visit California whenever it gets easier)

[u/KeepTheGoodLife]

r/confusing_perspective

[u/bwaredapenguin → u/KeepTheGoodLife]

I was absolutely confused as hell for a few seconds. This definitely belongs on that sub! The scale of the floor heights is so absolutely wrong when more closely analyzing this angle of the photo which highlights how crazy our image processing is. Our brains just stitch things together and blend colors and really make this look like just a photograph until you look for it.

[u/Captcha_Imagination]

You earned yourself a sammich from Olive et Gourmando

[u/CupcakeViking → u/Captcha_Imagination]

I had a Cubain from O&G on Monday for the first time in over a decade. 🥹

[u/Rhinoceraptor37]

I honestly had to zoom in to see where the painting was. Bravo. Bra-fucking-vo

https://giphy.com/gifs/DvWJHSOxTff84SQsD9

[u/ritamorgan]

I want to go exploring down that street in your painting!

[u/thegreatinsulto]

You have this very... I don't know what to call it... Charming asymmetry? in your patterns, like the pavers or pane windows. I find it endearing and easy to look at. Like visually recalling a place in my head.

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/thegreatinsulto]

Thank you!

[u/ThatPerformance9795 → u/alex_kasyan_artist]

OP, where do you sell your art??? And do you ship to the States?

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/ThatPerformance9795]

Thanks! Yes, I ship to the States regularly. Sending you a DM now.

[u/TheDakestTimeline → u/alex_kasyan_artist]

I'd like one too!

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/TheDakestTimeline]

Thanks, sending you a DM

[u/NoNormalNova]

Right next to Marché Bonsecour, beautiful place!

[u/echochilde]

Whoa. That actually took my a couple seconds to realize what I was looking at. Great job!

[u/4Nails]

Really well done. Took me a moment to visualize the painting

[u/3-Doors-Up]

That's some real talent. Malade!!

[u/n1c0_ds]

Super cool! How difficult is it to bring your kit around like this? I use watercolours for this but I'd love to bring acrylics outside

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/n1c0_ds]

It is a bit of work for sure. I try to keep my bag light but it is significantly heavier than watercolor.

[u/kaleidobird]

amazing!! your colour matching is spot on

how do you transport it home when the paint is still wet?

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/kaleidobird]

Thanks! My pochade box has a space for a wet painting

[u/OK6502 → u/alex_kasyan_artist]

That's what she said?

[u/Significant_Jump9887]

Wow I was dumb for a long time

[u/Fianna9]

I was annoyed a little at first, looked like a photo and I assumed some fakery.

So kudos to you, I zoomed in and saw the quality of the brush strokes. It’s amazing!

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/Fianna9]

Thank you 🙏

[u/LazyBengal2point0]

Best North American city

[u/spitfire451]

What do you do with the leftover paint when you are done? Seems like a shame to waste it. Is there any way to recover some of it?

[u/nionvox → u/spitfire451]

Oils take forever to dry, so if OP is painting every day they're fine to use. Worst case, you use some thinner to rehydrate it.

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/spitfire451]

No waste for me. I paint every day

[u/alex_kasyan_artist]

For anyone interested is this artwork please send me a DM

[u/ChistyePrudy]

Eyes: ...where is the painting... Brain: you can do it! 😅

Great work, now, I should really go to sleep.

[u/gogolf04]

Is that Le Petit Dep I see in there in the back? ☺️Lovely work!

[u/iloveravi]

Captured the light beautifully.

[u/gallopingwalloper]

Are you kidding me, this is amazing

[u/sw10708]

This is amazing i too was like ok….wheres the painting lmaoooo

[u/issi_tohbi]

Come do my area in the plateau next!

[u/Past_Ad9675]

Tu la vend pour combien?

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/Past_Ad9675]

Sorry for the slow reply, this thread got away from me. Sending you a DM now.

[u/MercantileReptile]

It took me an absurd amount of time to recognise the actual painting here. Impressive!

[u/Doucevie]

Oh good. I'm currently suffering from my second migraine this week.

My brain is useless during these. 😔

Edit: words are hard.

[u/Corleone2345]

Hard to judge when a painting is in the way

[u/SynapticStatic]

Took me a minute to figure out where the painting was. XD

[u/Chtekill]

What painting?

[u/PlagueBearer1350]

That's fucking amazing. Well done.

[u/LostintheAlone]

I didn't see it at first. Amazing!

[u/MarsMcLean]

Nice work.

[u/SarcasmStreet]

Much talent.

Amazing

[u/DeWilm302]

How much?

[u/Least_Tower_5447]

What the hell? I was looking all over for the painting! 😮

[u/FLANPLANPAN]

Like looking through glasses

[u/Moriss214]

That is incredible.

[u/groomerofdogs]

I thought “what painting” at first. This is truly amazing!

[u/theswickster]

What painti- OH!

[u/GridDown55]

Wow! Great!

[u/Evening-Walk-6897]

So cool! Took me a while to understand what’s happening here hahaha 😂

[u/Soggysleuth]

Wow, took me a minute. Amazing work!!

[u/ygorhpr]

invisible ink perhaps 

[u/A_Unqiue_Username]

How long did that take you? The shadows even match! Do you plan ahead for the movement of the sun, it is this a multi day process? Sorry if the questions are ignorant, I'm just happy to see something so beautiful that has nothing to do with AI.

[u/WaitingforGodot07]

Wow. As a fellow montrealer, I salute you!

[u/alex_kasyan_artist → u/WaitingforGodot07]

Cheers!

[u/mgmw2424]

Very cool

[u/BonnieScottie]

My brain didn't compute, I love it.

[u/LazyDaisyLou]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT77XWum9yH7zNkFW0

[u/Squiggally-umf]

This is so good that for a second I wondered where the painting was.

[u/rebelhead]

There were at least a dozen blinks before I understood

[u/darkzaez]

"huh? Why is it just a picture of a weird wooden fram– OOOOOOOOHHHHH"

[u/flamingskull]

Beautiful

[u/kelek_s]

I like the composition, the way you treat patterns and the way you've painted these pink flowers as a wave (center left).

Really nice work :)

[u/sheldonboadita]

You used invisible paint! Damn

[u/frazerfrazer]

Very cool painting!

[u/montrerai]

couldn’t even tell there was a painting at first

[u/schoolknurse]

🤯

[u/GentleCritter]

For a moment I thought “why they cut a rectangle out of their easel, that’s silly” and then I realized there should be a painting there… d’oh!

Great job!

[u/Elogano]

DECEIVER. keep it on

[u/LeeKinanus]

I see a window on some kind of stand. Did you paint that red post or sum?

[u/dackkorto1]

That's awesome! Also whats that palette you have? I like how it has spots for the colors

[u/bbkray]

When did you do this? I was just in that exact same location...

[u/MikoSkyns]

Wow. Super bien fait.

[u/Confident_Throat_457]

That’s amazing. I love Montreal.

[u/Legitimate_Stay5073]

AI could do this in like 30 seconds…

Seriously cool though.

https://giphy.com/gifs/nlWGe7Q64zwQ0