Julie Ahmad reproductions · Hand-painted oil on canvas

The quiet drama of Julie Ahmad figures

Thirteen hand-painted oil reproductions after Julie Ahmad: solitary female figures, deep shadowed grounds, skin lit as though by a single window, fabric handled in thick confident strokes. Each canvas is painted to order by a university-trained artist in the size and finish you choose, so the brushwork and texture are real. Free delivery Australia-wide, 21 to 28 days.

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Three hand-painted figurative oil canvases of women in warm light above a linen sofa in a sunlit Australian living room
  • 100% hand-painted oil on canvas
  • Painted to order in your size, framed or stretched
  • Free delivery Australia-wide, 21 to 28 days
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
  • Rated 4.81/5 from 549 reviews

All 13 Julie Ahmad oil paintings

Every print is made to order. Stretched ready to hang, or with a floating frame. 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Why figurative art

Dark-ground figure paintings need less light on them than people assume

The shadowed backgrounds do the heavy lifting, so a softly lit wall usually reads better than a spotlit one.

People buy a figure painting, hang it, then aim a downlight straight at it and wonder why it looks flat. Work like this is built on the difference between a lit face and a nearly black surround. Too much light flattens that gap and the drama disappears. Hang it on a wall that gets ambient daylight or gentle lamplight and let the painted light source do its job. The oil surface has its own sheen and will catch what it needs.

Go bigger than feels comfortable. A figure reproduced small starts to look like a photograph on the wall; at 100cm and up, the brushwork stays legible and the painting holds its own. Hang the figure's face roughly at standing eye level rather than centring the canvas, which usually means a little higher than you think. Warm neutral walls, deep green and charcoal all work. Busy patterned wallpaper will fight it and lose.

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How your painting is made

  1. Choose the size and finishSeven standard sizes from 60 × 50cm to 200 × 135cm. Stretched ready to hang, rolled, or one of our frames. The size guide on every painting shows it to scale.
  2. Painted to order, by handA university-trained artist paints your piece in oils on canvas, working from the original. Two to three weeks at the easel, then drying time.
  3. Stretched, framed, checkedGallery-wrapped or framed in our workshop, then photographed and checked before it leaves.
  4. Delivered free, Australia-wideMade to order in 21 to 28 days, then tracked to your door. Thirty-day money-back guarantee if it isn't what you hoped.

Questions people ask

Is this a print or a real painting?

A real painting. Every piece is hand-painted in oils on canvas by a professional artist. Nothing here is printed, and nothing is a print with paint dabbed on top.

How close is it to the original?

Very. Our artists work from high-resolution references of the original and match composition, colour and brushwork. Because it is painted by hand, no two are identical, which is rather the point.

What sizes can I order?

Seven standard sizes, from 60 × 50cm up to 200 × 135cm, and custom sizes on request. Open the size guide on any painting to see each size to scale next to a sofa.

Framed or unframed?

Your choice at checkout: stretched and ready to hang, rolled in a tube, or framed in floating, classic or ornate frames. A floating frame adds a few centimetres each side; an ornate frame adds roughly 8 to 12cm.

How long does it take?

21 to 28 days, because it is painted to order. Delivery is free and tracked anywhere in Australia.

What if I don't love it?

Thirty-day money-back guarantee. Tell us within thirty days of delivery and we will make it right or refund you.

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I paint both abstracts and pet portraits. I need both the tightness and clarity of my dogs and the organic looseness of my abstracts to create balance. Each process not only compliments the other but is essential to each other's vitality.

My dogs have a pop art quality to them combing a flat, graphic style with bright colors.

My abstracts are painted in an intuitive style, not always having the final outcome in mind from the start. It’s a journey and practice in patience and trust. Getting there and discovering where the canvas will lead me, is often full of surprises. Layer after layer, a piece can take any where from 4 or 5 days to 4 or 5 weeks to create. The process is what it is and although not always to my liking, it must be honored.

Living almost a decade in New York City, working in the fashion industry, texture and color come second nature to me, the cross over to fine art was natural. The city is where my taste and style was molded, I love bringing that cosmopolitan energy into my work and sharing it with the world.