OPEN ARTS FORUM / VISUAL ARTS
Art worth lingering over.
Original art, photography and creative portfolios—published with care, collected in one place, and open to real conversation.
ART / PAINTING
Bloom
Zoe Nikolopoulou
PHOTOGRAPHY / SERIES
Mirage: Japan 2026
Mark Preier
THE WORK
A living gallery.
Discover new images and unfamiliar perspectives, from gouache and mixed media to photographic journeys. Every work links to its original OAF publication.
MIXED MEDIA
My diaries from 2020
Armin Andreas Pangerl
DIGITAL DRAWING
Visions of Beauty
Susan L. Pollet
DRAWING
Great Auk With Egg
Mary MacGowan
PHOTO GALLERY
Summer in Iberia
Michael Ashley
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ten Flower Photographs
Jay Dougherty
PAINTING
No Place Like Home — Barn Owl
Vincent Bihn II
BEYOND THE SCROLL
The conversation is part of the work.
OAF isn't simply a place to upload images. Readers respond to the work, artists return to the conversation, and every piece has a lasting home.
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COMMENTS ON THE WORK
Selected works by Rick Merriman
Comments on a collection of paintings
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COMMENTS ON THE WORK
Summer in Iberia
Comments on Michael Ashley's photo gallery
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COMMENTS ON THE WORK
Ten Flower Photographs
Comments on Jay Dougherty's photo gallery
Read the conversationComment counts as of October 28, 2026.
THE ARTISTS
Follow the work. Discover the maker.
Explore a contributor's complete public archive, follow an artistic thread across years, or begin with a collected portfolio.
ART / WRITING / MUSIC
Jenn Zed
Expressive mixed-media series and interdisciplinary art.
View the artist's workPHOTOGRAPHY / PORTFOLIO
Mark Preier
Sustained photographic explorations of place and form.
View the artist's workCREATE & CONNECT
Bring your work into the conversation.
Artists and photographers are welcome alongside writers and musicians. Members can share work in the creative forum, while selected pieces receive a permanent public OAF publication.
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Share and discuss
Receive thoughtful responses to the work, not merely passing reactions.
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Publish with care
Editors select work for the public journal and credit each creator.
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Stay discoverable
Return to artist pages, photo series and curated portfolios long after the day of publication.
OPEN ARTS FORUM
A place for the work—and the people behind it.
Independent, interdisciplinary, and made for the curious.