Figure painting · Hand-painted oils on canvas

Women painted by hand in oil

Portraits, nudes and quiet figure studies: a woman half-turned in flat morning light, a veiled face in blues, loose tonal sketches and full-colour oils with visible brushwork. Every painting here is hand-painted in oil on canvas by university-trained artists, made to order in the size and framing you choose, and delivered free Australia-wide in 21 to 28 days.

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Three hand-painted oil paintings of women — an ochre portrait, a veiled blue face and a grey nude study — above a linen sofa
  • 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

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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 figure painting

Figure paintings get hung too high, and the eyes pay for it

With a figure, the eyes are the true centre of the picture, so measure to them rather than to the frame.

Standard advice puts the middle of a picture about 1.45 metres off the floor. On a portrait that often drops the face below where you actually meet it, and the whole painting feels like it is sinking down the wall. Measure to the eyes instead and bring them near standing eye level. Watch the direction of the gaze too — a subject looking out of the room and into a corner closes the wall off.

Scale matters more than people expect. A head painted near life size on a small canvas looks cramped, so go up a size rather than down, and over a sofa aim for roughly two-thirds the width of the furniture. Skin tones are the palette here: warm whites, putty and clay walls flatter them, while cool grey-blues can leave them looking ashen. Avoid the wall directly opposite a window, where raking light catches the impasto and flattens the face.

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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.

Celebrate the beauty, strength and grace of women with hand-painted figurative art — from elegant portraits to expressive figurative works. Explore the collection below, or read more about buying women in art from Direct Art Australia.

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Art honouring the feminine form adds elegance and emotion to living rooms, bedrooms and studios. Our range spans classic portraits, modern figures and contemporary, expressive works.

Why buy women in art from Direct Art Australia?

  • Best-quality paintings, 100% hand-painted by professional artists
  • Among the most affordable figurative oil paintings in Australia
  • Choose from various sizes, each painting made to order
  • Gallery-ready canvas, built to last for years
  • FREE delivery Australia-wide

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